| European Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
 | HJK Helsinki | 2 | 3 | Manchester United | D 1 | Olympiastadion | 25,000 | |
| Pahlman, Peltoniemi | Lineups | Herd, Connelly, Law | | | | |
| European Fairs Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
| D 1 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Roma |  | Stamford Bridge | 32,753 | |
| Venables 3, Graham | Lineups | Barison | | | | |
| League Cup Round 2 | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
| D 1 | Blackpool | 5 | 2 | Gillingham | D 3 | Bloomfield Road | 6,717 | |
| Charnley 2, Lea, Ball (p), Horne | Lineups | Gibbs, Pulley | | | | |
| D 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | Aldershot | D 4 | Burnden Park | 8,329 | |
| Lee 2, Davies | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Chesterfield | 3 | 0 | Bradford | D 4 | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 5,820 | |
| Godfrey, Salisbury, Hollett | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Colchester United | 2 | 4 | Middlesbrough | D 2 | Layer Road | 7,777 | |
| Stratton, Hall | Lineups | Irvine 2, Horner, McMordie | | | | |
| D 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 1 | Cardiff City | D 2 | Gresty Road | 5,832 | |
| King | Lineups | Lewis | | | | |
| D 2 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 1 | Grimsby Town | D 3 | Selhurst Park | 13,285 | |
| | Lineups | Green | | | | |
| D 4 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Swindon Town | D 3 | Feethams Ground | 5,430 | |
| Conlon, Lawton | Lineups | Rogers | | | | |
| D 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 4 | Burnley | D 1 | Belle Vue | 24,988 | |
| | Lineups | Lochhead 3, Towers | | | | |
| D 3 | Hull City | 2 | 2 | Derby County | D 2 | Boothferry Park | 15,565 | |
| Houghton 2 (1p) | Lineups | Thomas 2 | | | | |
| D 1 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | Hartlepools United | D 4 | Elland Road | 11,081 | |
| Cooper, Johnson, Belfitt, Storrie | Lineups | Cooper, Wright | | | | |
| D 2 | Leyton Orient | 0 | 3 | Coventry City | D 2 | Brisbane Road | 5,326 | |
| | Lineups | Hudson, Harris, Machin | | | | |
| D 2 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | Leicester City | D 1 | Maine Road | 13,246 | |
| King OG, Murray, Pardoe | Lineups | Roberts (p) | | | | |
| D 3 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 1 | Birmingham City | D 2 | Field Mill | 9,344 | |
| Middleton, Scanlon | Lineups | Beard | | | | |
| D 3 | Millwall | 4 | 1 | York City | D 3 | The Den, New Cross | 7,619 | |
| Neil 2,Curran, Jacks | Lineups | Provan | | | | |
| D 1 | Newcastle United | 3 | 4 | Peterborough United | D 3 | St James' Park | 16,110 | |
| Hilley, Bennett, Iley | Lineups | Beesley, Conmy 2, Watson | | | | |
| D 3 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 2 | Portsmouth | D 2 | Boundary Park | 8,259 | |
| Holden | Lineups | Tindall, McCann | | | | |
| D 2 | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | D 2 | Deepdale | 10,583 | |
| Godfrey | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Reading | 5 | 1 | Southend United | D 3 | Elm Park | 7,664 | |
| Fairchild 2, Terry 2, Cook | Lineups | Firmani | | | | |
| D 2 | Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | Watford | D 3 | Millmoor | 9,051 | |
| Galley, Pring | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 0 | Bristol City | D 2 | Gay Meadow | 7,158 | |
| Clarke | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | Rochdale | D 4 | The Dell | 12,183 | |
| Chivers 3 | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | Norwich City | D 2 | Victoria Ground | 12,890 | |
| Burrows, Vernon | Lineups | Bolland | | | | |
| D 1 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Sheffield United | D 1 | Roker Park | 22,300 | |
| Mulhall, Sharkey | Lineups | Reece | | | | |
| D 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | Walsall | D 3 | The Hawthorns | 40,168 | |
| Brown 2, Bennett OG | Lineups | Taylor | | | | |
| D 3 | Workington | 0 | 0 | Brentford | D 3 | Borough Park | 3,374 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Wrexham | 1 | 2 | Fulham | D 1 | Racecourse Ground | 12,001 | |
| King | Lineups | O'Connell, Dyson | | | | |
