1972-09-06
| Cup and International Matches |
| League Cup Round 2 | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
| D 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | Blackpool | D 2 | Dean Court | 10,577 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Leeds United | 4 | 0 | Burnley | D 2 | Elland Road | 20,857 | |
| Lorimer 2, Jones, Cherry | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Manchester City | 4 | 0 | Rochdale | D 3 | Maine Road | 17,222 | |
| Marsh 2, Bell, Lee | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | Leicester City | D 1 | Carrow Road | 22,498 | |
| Bone 2 | Lineups | Sammels | | | | |
| D 3 | Notts County | 3 | 2 | Southport | D 4 | Meadow Lane | 7,004 | |
| Needham, Mann, Cozens | Lineups | Moore, Provan | | | | |
| D 2 | Oxford United | 2 | 2 | Manchester United | D 1 | Manor Ground | 17,177 | |
| Skeen, Clayton | Lineups | Law, Charlton | | | | |
| D 2 | Portsmouth | 0 | 1 | Chesterfield | D 3 | Fratton Park | 6,972 | |
| | Lineups | Moss | | | | |
| D 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 3 | Hillsborough | 15,903 | |
| Joicey, Eustace | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Southend United | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | D 1 | Roots Hall | 24,160 | |
| | Lineups | Garland | | | | |
| D 1 | Stoke City | 3 | 0 | Sunderland | D 2 | Victoria Ground | 17,600 | |
| Greenhoff 2, Hurst | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | D 2 | White Hart Lane | 21,422 | |
| Gilzean, Chivers | Lineups | Pugh | | | | |
| D 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | D 2 | The Hawthorns | 8,282 | |
| Brown AJ (p), Evans OG | Lineups | Givens | | | | |
| D 1 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | Bristol City | D 2 | Upton Park | 17,688 | |
| Best, McDowell | Lineups | Galley | | | | |
| D 4 | Workington | 0 | 1 | Sheffield United | D 1 | Borough Park | 7,188 | |
| | Lineups | Dearden | | | | |
