| FA Charity Shield 1979 | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
| D 1 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | Arsenal | D 1 | Wembley Stadium, London | 92,000 | |
| McDermott 2, Dalglish | Lineups | Sunderland | | | | |
| Anglo Scottish Cup Rd 1 |
Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 2 |
Burnley |
1 |
2 |
Preston North End | D 2 |
Turf Moor |
6,171 |
Gr 1 |
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Sunderland |
1 |
2 |
Oldham Athletic | D 2 |
Roker Park |
7,964 |
Gr 2 |
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| D 2 |
Notts County |
1 |
3 |
Cambridge United | D 2 |
Meadow Lane |
2,553 |
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Bristol City |
1 |
0 |
Fulham | D 2 |
Ashton Gate |
6,116 |
Gr 4 |
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| League Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
| D 3 | Blackpool | 1 | 1 | Rochdale | D 4 | Bloomfield Road | 5,342 | |
| McEwan | Lineups | Jones | | | | |
| D 4 | Bradford City | 0 | 2 | Darlington | D 4 | Valley Parade | 3,179 | |
| | Lineups | Walsh, Peachey | | | | |
| D 3 | Bury | 0 | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | D 3 | Gigg Lane | 6,143 | |
| | Lineups | Brotherston 2, McKenzie | | | | |
| D 3 | Chester | 2 | 1 | Walsall | D 4 | Sealand Road | 3,872 | |
| Henderson 2 | Lineups | Serella | | | | |
| D 3 | Chesterfield | 5 | 1 | Hartlepool United | D 4 | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 3,493 | |
| Birch 2 (1p), Moss 2, Walker | Lineups | Harding | | | | |
| D 3 | Colchester United | 2 | 0 | Watford | D 2 | Layer Road | 4,638 | |
| Hodge (p), Gough | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Gillingham | 3 | 0 | Luton Town | D 2 | Priestfield Stadium | 6,222 | |
| Price 2, Barker (p) | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | D 4 | Blundell Park | 5,083 | |
| Ford 2 | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Halifax Town | 2 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | D 2 | The Shay | 1,904 | |
| Johnson, Mountford | Lineups | Turner, Maguire | | | | |
| D 4 | Hereford United | 1 | 3 | Exeter City | D 3 | Edgar Street | 3,278 | |
| White | Lineups | Bowker 3 | | | | |
| D 4 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | D 4 | Leeds Road | 2,944 | |
| Brown, Sutton | Lineups | Davies | | | | |
| D 2 | Leicester City | 1 | 2 | Rotherham United | D 3 | Filbert Street | 11,210 | |
| Young | Lineups | Finney, Gooding | | | | |
| D 4 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | Barnsley | D 3 | Sincil Bank | 6,733 | |
| Peake, Cunningham | Lineups | Riley | | | | |
| D 3 | Mansfield Town | 1 | 0 | York City | D 4 | Field Mill | 3,117 | |
| Taylor | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Newport County | 1 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | D 3 | Somerton Park | 4,574 | |
| Tynan | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Oxford United | 1 | 5 | Reading | D 3 | Manor Ground | 5,387 | |
| Foley | Lineups | Kearney, Earles 2, Wanklyn, Williams | | | | |
| D 4 | Peterborough United | 3 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | D 2 | London Road | 4,140 | |
| Kellock 2 (1p), Guy | Lineups | Walker | | | | |
| D 4 | Port Vale | 1 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | D 4 | Vale Park | 9,978 | |
| Woolfall | Lineups | Peplow, Lumby | | | | |
| D 4 | Portsmouth | 1 | 1 | Swindon Town | D 3 | Fratton Park | 3,213 | |
| Rogers | Lineups | Rowland | | | | |
| D 3 | Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | D 4 | Bramall Lane | 9,748 | |
| Flood | Lineups | Dowie | | | | |
| D 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | Hull City | D 3 | Hillsborough | 9,152 | |
| Curran | Lineups | Edwards | | | | |
| D 4 | Stockport County | 2 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | D 4 | Edgeley Park | 6,004 | |
| Czuczman, Sherlock | Lineups | Houghton | | | | |
| D 2 | Swansea City | 4 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | D 4 | Vetch Field | 13,500 | |
| Waddle 3, Toshack | Lineups | Chambers | | | | |
| D 4 | Torquay United | 1 | 2 | Bristol Rovers | D 2 | Plainmoor | 4,506 | |
| Lawrence | Lineups | White, Barrowclough | | | | |
| D 3 | Wimbledon | 4 | 1 | Aldershot | D 4 | Plough Lane | 3,463 | |
| Parsons, Cork, Leslie, Knowles | Lineups | Wooler | | | | |
| D 2 | Wrexham | 1 | 1 | Carlisle United | D 3 | Racecourse Ground | 5,878 | |
| Vinter | Lineups | Kemp | | | | |
