| European Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
 | Gornik Zabrze | 4 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | Stadion Górnika | 70,000 | |
| Norman OG, Musialek, Wilczek, Pol | Lineups | Jones, Dyson | | | | |
| European Cup Winners Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
 | Glenavon | 1 | 4 | Leicester City | D 1 | The Oval | 10,000 | |
| Jones | Lineups | Walsh 2, Appleton, Keyworth | | | | |
| European Fairs Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
 | Valencia | 2 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 1 | Estadio Mestalla | 46,000 | |
| Waldo 2 | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | Southport | D 4 | Oakwell | 4,498 | |
| Oliver 3 | Lineups | Blore 2 | | | | |
| D 4 | Barrow | 0 | 2 | Portsmouth | D 3 | Holker Street | 3,630 | |
| | Lineups | Chapman, Middleton | | | | |
| D 1 | Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | Swindon Town | D 3 | St Andrews | 11,596 | |
| Neal | Lineups | Smith | | | | |
| D 1 | Blackpool | 2 | 1 | Port Vale | D 3 | Bloomfield Road | 10,494 | |
| Charnley, Parry | Lineups | Llewellyn | | | | |
| D 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | D 2 | Burnden Park | 13,125 | |
| Stevens | Lineups | Fogarty | | | | |
| D 3 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2 | 2 | Torquay United | D 3 | Dean Court | 5,332 | |
| Dowsett, Weller | Lineups | Jenkins, Hancock | | | | |
| D 4 | Bradford City | 3 | 4 | Aston Villa | D 1 | Valley Parade | 9,768 | |
| Webb 3 | Lineups | McEwan, Wylie 2, Burrows | | | | |
| D 1 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | Wrexham | D 4 | Ninian Park | 6,749 | |
| Jones OG, Ward | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Chesterfield | 2 | 3 | Norwich City | D 2 | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 4,822 | |
| Lunn, Havenhand | Lineups | Allcock, Hill, Savino | | | | |
| D 4 | Colchester United | 1 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | D 4 | Layer Road | 4,806 | |
| King | Lineups | Smith, Lord | | | | |
| D 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 2 | Grimsby Town | D 3 | Belle Vue | 4,466 | |
| Haigh, Broadbent (p), Leighton | Lineups | Scott (p), Rafferty | | | | |
| D 1 | Fulham | 1 | 1 | Sheffield United | D 1 | Craven Cottage | 5,580 | |
| Brown M | Lineups | Docherty | | | | |
| D 2 | Leeds United | 4 | 1 | Brentford | D 3 | Elland Road | 4,517 | |
| McCole 4 | Lineups | McLeod | | | | |
| D 3 | Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | Accrington Stanley | D 4 | Sincil Bank | 2,681 | |
| Tracey | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Luton Town | 2 | 1 | Northampton Town | D 3 | Kenilworth Road | 7,512 | |
| Foley OG, Turner | Lineups | Cooke | | | | |
| D 4 | Millwall | 1 | 2 | Walsall | D 2 | The Den, New Cross | 7,902 | |
| Burridge | Lineups | Wilson, Richards | | | | |
| D 2 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | D 2 | St James' Park | 14,372 | |
| Hale, Allchurch | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Preston North End | 3 | 1 | Aldershot | D 4 | Deepdale | 6,608 | |
| Thompson 2, Alston | Lineups | Hasty | | | | |
| D 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 2 | Crystal Palace | D 3 | Loftus Road | 10,776 | |
| Bedford 2, Angell (p), Francis 2 | Lineups | Smillie 2 | | | | |
| D 3 | Reading | 4 | 2 | Chester | D 4 | Elm Park | 7,786 | |
| Walker, Allen 3 | Lineups | Cooper, Jones | | | | |
| D 2 | Southampton | 0 | 0 | Rochdale | D 4 | The Dell | 7,783 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Southend United | 0 | 1 | Stoke City | D 2 | Roots Hall | 7,553 | |
| | Lineups | Bullock | | | | |
| D 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 6 | Middlesbrough | D 2 | Prenton Park | 9,077 | |
| Arnell 3 | Lineups | Peacock 3, Burbeck 2, Day | | | | |
| D 4 | Workington | 3 | 0 | Coventry City | D 3 | Borough Park | 4,682 | |
| Commons 2, Kirkup | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | York City | 3 | 0 | Bristol City | D 3 | Bootham Crescent | 8,379 | |
| Weir, Stainsby, Wragg | Lineups | | | | | |
