| European Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
 | Dundalk | 1 | 4 | Liverpool | D 1 | Oriel Park | 16,500 | |
| Flanagan | Lineups | Whelan 2, Rush, Hodgson | | | | |
| European UEFA Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
 | Spartak Moscow | 3 | 2 | Arsenal | D 1 | Luzhniki Stadium | 68,500 | |
| Shvetsov, Gavrilov 2 (1p) | Lineups | Robson, Chapman | | | | |
| League Cup Round 1 2nd Leg | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
| D 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | D 3 | Dean Court | 3,353 | aet agg 3-2 |
| Funnell, Brignull, Morgan | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Aldershot | 0 | 1 | Colchester United | D 4 | Recreation Ground | 1,680 | agg 0-3 |
| | Lineups | Allinson | | | | |
| D 4 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | Chester | D 4 | Bloomfield Road | 3,429 | agg 7-2 |
| Serella, Hetzke, Deary, Stewart, Pashley (p) | Lineups | Thomas | | | | |
| D 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | Carlisle United | D 2 | Burnden Park | 4,039 | agg 7-3 |
| Henry 2, Doyle, Moore | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Brentford | 2 | 0 | Wimbledon | D 4 | Griffin Park | 5,747 | agg 3-1 |
| Mahoney 2 | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | Swindon Town | D 4 | Ashton Gate | 3,752 | agg 3-2 |
| Boyle, Ritchie | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | Bury | D 4 | Turf Moor | 3,548 | agg 3-1 |
| Cruickshank OG, Laws (p), Hamilton | Lineups | Madden | | | | |
| D 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | D 3 | Belle Vue | 4,690 | agg 1-2 |
| | Lineups | Brown | | | | |
| D 2 | Fulham | 4 | 2 | Southend United | D 3 | Craven Cottage | 4,641 | agg 4-3 |
| Yates OG, Coney, Houghton, Davies | Lineups | Pennyfather, Yates | | | | |
| D 2 | Grimsby Town | 0 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | D 4 | Blundell Park | 3,347 | agg 2-1 |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Hull City | 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | D 3 | Boothferry Park | 7,119 | agg 2-3 |
| Flounders | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Newport County | 6 | 0 | Exeter City | D 3 | Somerton Park | 2,686 | agg 8-1 |
| Lowndes, Elsey, Aldridge, Vaughan 2, Tynan | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Northampton Town | 2 | 2 | Millwall | D 3 | County Ground | 2,855 | agg 4-2 |
| Massey 2 | Lineups | Martin, Neal | | | | |
| D 3 | Orient | 2 | 0 | Gillingham | D 3 | Brisbane Road | 2,003 | agg 2-3 |
| Osgood, Cunningham | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Portsmouth | 1 | 1 | Crystal Palace | D 2 | Fratton Park | 10,689 | agg 1-3 |
| Biley | Lineups | Lovell | | | | |
| D 3 | Preston North End | 1 | 1 | Walsall | D 3 | Deepdale | 3,137 | agg 2-1 |
| Elliott | Lineups | Preece | | | | |
| D 4 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | Port Vale | D 4 | Spotland | 1,536 | agg 2-1 |
| Wellings 2 (1p) | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | Wrexham | D 3 | Gay Meadow | 2,850 | agg 2-1 |
| Brown, Cross | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 1 | Stockport County | D 4 | Springfield Park | 4,008 | aet agg 2-2 6-5p |
| Bradd | Lineups | Park | | | | |
