| League Cup Round 2 1st Leg | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
| D 1 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | Villa Park | 26,353 | |
| Bremner, Blair, Morley | Lineups | Gray, Gallagher | | | | |
| D 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 2 | Ewood Park | 7,900 | |
| Garner | Lineups | Taylor | | | | |
| D 4 | Bradford City | 3 | 4 | Mansfield Town | D 4 | Valley Parade | 4,293 | |
| Bord OG, Campbell, Black (p) | Lineups | Lumby, Wood, Bird, Smith OG | | | | |
| D 2 | Derby County | 2 | 3 | West Ham United | D 1 | Baseball Ground | 13,764 | |
| Stewart OG, Hector | Lineups | Cross, Brooking, Stewart (p) | | | | |
| D 1 | Leeds United | 0 | 1 | Ipswich Town | D 1 | Elland Road | 16,994 | |
| | Lineups | Gates | | | | |
| D 3 | Lincoln City | 1 | 1 | Notts County | D 1 | Sincil Bank | 4,943 | |
| Peake | Lineups | Hooks | | | | |
| D 1 | Liverpool | 5 | 0 | Exeter City | D 3 | Anfield Road | 11,478 | |
| Rush 2, McDermott, Dalglish, Whelan | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | Stoke City | D 1 | Maine Road | 23,146 | |
| Smith OG, Hartford | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Newcastle United | 1 | 2 | Fulham | D 3 | St James' Park | 20,247 | |
| Barton | Lineups | Wilson, Coney | | | | |
| D 2 | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | D 2 | Carrow Road | 9,732 | |
| Jack | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | Rotherham United | D 2 | Roker Park | 10,450 | |
| Rowell (p), Ritchie | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | Manchester United | D 1 | White Hart Lane | 39,333 | |
| Archibald | Lineups | | | | | |
