| European Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
| D 1 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | Besiktas |  | Villa Park | 167 |
* |
| Withe, Morley, Mortimer | Lineups | Eksi | | | | |
| European Cup Winners Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
 | Coleraine | 0 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | The Showgrounds | 12,000 | |
| | Lineups | Archibald, Crooks 2 | | | | |
| D 1 | Swansea City | 12 | 0 | Sliema Wanderers |  | Vetch Field | 5,130 | |
| Charles 2, Loveridge 2, Irwin, Latchford, Hadziabdic, Walsh 3, Rajkovic, Stevenson | Lineups | | | | | |
| European UEFA Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
| D 1 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | Valencia |  | Old Trafford | 46,588 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
 | Roma | 3 | 0 | Ipswich Town | D 1 | Stadio Olimpico | 60,000 | |
| Osman OG, Pruzzo 2 | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Southampton | 2 | 2 | Norrkoping IFK |  | The Dell | 19,000 | |
| Williams, Wright | Lineups | Pettersson 2 | | | | |
| League Cup Round 1 2nd Leg | Venue |
Gate | Notes |
| D 2 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | Halifax Town | D 4 | Baseball Ground | 8,534 | aet agg 6-4 |
| Skivington, Hill, Buckley 2 (1p), Wilson | Lineups | Davison 2 | | | | |
| D 4 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 0 | Chesterfield | D 3 | Victoria Park | 1,122 | aet agg 3-2 |
| Barker, Bainbridge | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Hereford United | 1 | 2 | Cardiff City | D 3 | Edgar Street | 3,301 | agg 2-4 |
| Pejic | Lineups | Gibbins, Hemmerman | | | | |
| D 3 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | York City | D 4 | Sincil Bank | 2,716 | agg 4-3 |
| Cunningham 2 (1p), Hobson | Lineups | Thompson OG | | | | |
| D 3 | Oxford United | 2 | 0 | Reading | D 3 | Manor Ground | 4,882 | agg 4-0 |
| Vinter, Thomas | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Peterborough United | 4 | 2 | Darlington | D 4 | London Road | 2,117 | agg 6-2 |
| Benjamin, Imlach, Cooke 2 | Lineups | Winters OG, Walsh | | | | |
| D 4 | Torquay United | 0 | 4 | Bristol Rovers | D 3 | Plainmoor | 3,204 | agg 0-6 |
| | Lineups | Platnauer, Barrett, Randall, Stephens | | | | |
| Notes |
| *Played behind closed doors as punishment for the behavour of supporters away to Anderlecht the previous season |
