| European Cup Round 1 | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
| D 1 | Aston Villa | 5 | 0 | Valur Reykjavik |  | Villa Park | 20,481 | |
| Morley, Withe 2, Donovan 2 | Lineups | | | | | |
 | Oulun Palloseura | 0 | 1 | Liverpool | D 1 | Raatti Stadion | 8,400 | |
| | Lineups | Dalglish | | | | |
| European Cup Winners Cup Round 1 | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
 | Ajax Amsterdam | 1 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | Olympisch Stadion | 21,742 | |
| Lerby | Lineups | Falco 2, Villa | | | | |
| D 1 | Swansea City | 0 | 1 | Lokomotive Leipzig |  | Vetch Field | 10,295 | |
| | Lineups | Kinne | | | | |
| European UEFA Cup Round 1 | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
 | Grasshopper Zurich | 1 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | Hardturm | 8,100 | |
| Fimian | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 1 | Aberdeen |  | Portman Road | 18,535 | |
| Thijssen | Lineups | Hewitt | | | | |
 | Limerick United | 0 | 3 | Southampton | D 1 | Rathbane | 8,000 | |
| | Lineups | Moran 2, Armstrong | | | | |
 | Panathinaikos | 0 | 2 | Arsenal | D 1 | Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium | 20,000 | |
| | Lineups | McDermott, Meade | | | | |
| League Cup Round 1 2nd Leg | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
| D 4 | Blackpool | 0 | 0 | Bradford City | D 4 | Bloomfield Road | 5,722 | agg 1-3 |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | Cardiff City | D 2 | St James Park | 4,449 | aet agg 4-3 |
| Kellow (p), Fisher, Cooke | Lineups | Sugrue | | | | |
| D 4 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 1 | Northampton Town | D 4 | Victoria Park | 1,975 | agg 2-3 |
| Newton, Houchen | Lineups | Denyer | | | | |
| D 3 | Millwall | 3 | 2 | Orient | D 2 | The Den, New Cross | 4,784 | agg 4-3 |
| Chatterton, Dibble, West | Lineups | Moores, Jennings | | | | |
| D 3 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | Southend United | D 3 | Fratton Park | 10,019 | agg 4-1 |
| Rafferty, Doyle, Berry, Kamara | Lineups | Spence | | | | |
