| League Cup Round 2 | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
| D 1 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | Manchester United | D 1 | Highbury | 36,161 | |
| Macdonald 2, Brady | Lineups | McCreery, Pearson | | | | |
| D 1 | Birmingham City | 0 | 2 | Notts County | D 2 | St Andrew's | 14,993 | |
| | Lineups | Carter (p), Sims | | | | |
| D 2 | Blackpool | 2 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 3 | Bloomfield Road | 10,101 | |
| Walsh (p), Hatton | Lineups | Bradshaw, Tynan | | | | |
| D 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | Lincoln City | D 3 | Burnden Park | 11,467 | |
| Waldron | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | D 2 | Goldstone Ground | 20,218 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | Norwich City | D 1 | Turf Moor | 6,477 | |
| Morley, Noble, Ingham | Lineups | Ryan (p) | | | | |
| D 2 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 2 | Wrexham | D 3 | The Valley | 8,288 | |
| Flanagan | Lineups | Shinton, Smith OG | | | | |
| D 2 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | Southampton | D 2 | Selhurst Park | 19,565 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Grimsby Town | 1 | 2 | Watford | D 4 | Blundell Park | 4,345 | |
| Donovan | Lineups | Bolton, Jenkins | | | | |
| D 4 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 2 | Coventry City | D 1 | Leeds Road | 8,577 | |
| | Lineups | Wallace, Holton | | | | |
| D 1 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 0 | Northampton Town | D 4 | Portman Road | 15,443 | |
| Whymark 2 (2p), Gates, Woods, Mariner | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | D 1 | Anfield Road | 33,170 | |
| Dalglish, Case | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 0 | West Ham United | D 1 | City Ground | 18,224 | |
| O'Neill, Bowyer 2, Withe, Woodcock | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Peterborough United | 1 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | D 4 | London Road | 3,697 | |
| Turner | Lineups | Pilling | | | | |
| D 3 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | Leicester City | D 1 | Fratton Park | 13,842 | |
| Green, Kemp | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Sheffield United | 0 | 3 | Everton | D 1 | Bramall Lane | 18,571 | |
| | Lineups | King, Latchford, McKenzie | | | | |
| D 2 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Middlesbrough | D 1 | Roker Park | 26,297 | |
| Holden, Rowell | Lineups | Armstrong 2 | | | | |
| D 3 | Swindon Town | 5 | 1 | Cardiff City | D 2 | County Ground | 8,919 | |
| Anderson 2, Guthrie, Moss, McHale | Lineups | Buchanan | | | | |
| D 3 | Walsall | 0 | 0 | Preston North End | D 3 | Fellows Park | 5,445 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 3 | Luton Town | D 2 | Molineux | 14,682 | |
| Richards | Lineups | Husband, Boersma, Carr | | | | |
