1978-08-30
| Cup and International Matches |
| League Cup Round 2 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 3 | Villa Park | 31,152 | |
| Shelton | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | Ipswich Town | D 1 | Bloomfield Road | 10,029 | |
| Davidson 2 | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Chester | 2 | 1 | Coventry City | D 1 | Sealand Road | 8,598 | |
| Edwards, Mellor | Lineups | Thompson | ||||||
| D 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | Notts County | D 2 | Gresty Road | 3,178 | |
| Wilshaw, Davies | Lineups | |||||||
| D 2 | Leicester City | 0 | 1 | Derby County | D 1 | Filbert Street | 18,827 | |
| Lineups | Hill | |||||||
| D 1 | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | Stockport County | D 4 | Old Trafford | 42,384 | Venue switched |
| Jordan, McIlroy, Greenhoff J (p) | Lineups | Thompson (p), Park | ||||||
| D 3 | Oxford United | 1 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | D 3 | Manor Ground | 4,255 | |
| Seacole | Lineups | Fear | ||||||
| D 4 | Reading | 1 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | Elm Park | 13,107 | |
| Earles | Lineups | |||||||
| D 2 | Sunderland | 0 | 2 | Stoke City | D 2 | Roker Park | 12,368 | |
| Lineups | Doyle, Irvine | |||||||
| D 2 | West Ham United | 1 | 2 | Swindon Town | D 3 | Upton Park | 19,672 | |
| Robson | Lineups | Miller, Guthrie | ||||||
