| European Cup Round 1 1st Leg |
Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
 | Odense OB | 0 | 1 | Liverpool | D 1 | Odense Stadion | 28,000 | |
| | Lineups | Dalglish | | | | |
| European Cup Winners Cup Round 1 1st Leg |
Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 1 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | Dukla Prague |  | Old Trafford | 39,745 | |
| Wilkins (p) | Lineups | Kriz | | | | |
| European UEFA Cup Round 1 1st Leg |
Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
 | Drogheda United | 0 | 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | United Park | 7,000 | |
| | Lineups | Falco 2, Crooks, Galvin, Mabbutt 2 | | | | |
 | Kaiserslautern 1.FC | 3 | 1 | Watford | D 1 | Betzenbergstadion | 19,906 | |
| Allofs, Nilsson 2 | Lineups | Gilligan | | | | |
| D 1 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | Vorwaerts Frankfurt |  | City Ground | 14,994 | |
| Wallace, Hodge | Lineups | | | | | |
 | Vitoria de Guimaraes | 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | 30,000 | |
| Freixo (p) | Lineups | | | | | |
| League Cup Round 1 2nd Leg |
Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 4 | Chester City | 3 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 3 | Sealand Road | 1,502 | aet agg 3-3 2-0p |
| Holden, Zelem (p), Phillips | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Hartlepool United | 0 | 1 | Rotherham United | D 3 | Victoria Park | 2,321 | agg 0-1 |
| | Lineups | Gooding | | | | |
| D 3 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | Hull City | D 3 | Sincil Bank | 4,630 | aet agg 3-1 |
| Shipley, Thomas, Houghton | Lineups | Skipper | | | | |
| D 4 | Peterborough United | 3 | 0 | Crystal Palace | D 2 | London Road | 3,504 | aet agg 3-3 4-2p |
| Hankin, Clarke, Quow | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Reading | 4 | 3 | Colchester United | D 4 | Elm Park | 3,460 | aet agg 6-6 agr |
| Beavon, Senior 3 | Lineups | Adcock, Wignall, Bowen | | | | |
| D 4 | Torquay United | 1 | 0 | Newport County | D 3 | Plainmoor | 2,015 | agg 4-2 |
| Carter | Lineups | | | | | |
