| League Cup Round 2 1st Leg |
Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 4 | Aldershot | 2 | 4 | Notts County | D 1 | Recreation Ground | 4,458 | |
| Day, McDonald | Lineups | Kilcline, Christie 2, Fashanu | | | | |
| D 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 2 | Bristol Rovers | D 3 | Goldstone Ground | 9,417 | |
| Ryan, Connor, Smith 2 | Lineups | Barrett, Slatter | | | | |
| D 4 | Bury | 1 | 2 | West Ham United | D 1 | Gigg Lane | 8,050 | |
| Madden | Lineups | Goddard, Orr | | | | |
| D 2 | Cambridge United | 2 | 3 | Sunderland | D 1 | Abbey Stadium | 4,835 | |
| Cooke, Goldsmith | Lineups | Rowell 2,West | | | | |
| D 2 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | Norwich City | D 1 | Ninian Park | 4,425 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | Southampton | D 1 | Brunton Park | 8,570 | |
| Poskett 2 | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Chesterfield | 0 | 1 | Everton | D 1 | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 10,713 | |
| | Lineups | Sharp | | | | |
| D 2 | Grimsby Town | 0 | 0 | Coventry City | D 1 | Blundell Park | 6,088 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | Watford | D 1 | Leeds Road | 10,631 | |
| Cowling, Bolton OG | Lineups | Barnes | | | | |
| D 3 | Millwall | 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | The Den, New Cross | 10,721 | |
| Neal D 2, Lowndes | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 1 | Arsenal | D 1 | Home Park | 20,983 | |
| Nisbet | Lineups | Rix | | | | |
| D 2 | Portsmouth | 2 | 2 | Aston Villa | D 1 | Fratton Park | 18,484 | |
| Hateley, Gibson OG | Lineups | Gibson, Evans | | | | |
| D 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | D 4 | Loftus Road | 8,911 | |
| Stainrod 3, Waddock, Allen, Stewart, Micklewhite, McDonald | Lineups | King | | | | |
| D 3 | Rotherham United | 2 | 3 | Luton Town | D 1 | Millmoor | 4,035 | |
| Gooding, Kilmore | Lineups | Walsh, Bunn, Aylott | | | | |
| D 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 0 | Darlington | D 4 | Hillsborough | 9,060 | |
| Bannister, Morris, Madden | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | Sheffield United | D 3 | Gay Meadow | 4,382 | |
| Stevens, Brown | Lineups | Stancliffe | | | | |
| D 2 | Swansea City | 1 | 1 | Colchester United | D 4 | Vetch Field | 3,758 | |
| Gale | Lineups | Adcock | | | | |
| D 3 | Walsall | 1 | 0 | Barnsley | D 2 | Fellows Park | 3,681 | |
| Rees | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Wimbledon | 2 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 1 | Plough Lane | 7,554 | |
| Galliers, Hodges | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 3 | Preston North End | D 3 | Molineux | 7,790 | |
| Clarke 2 | Lineups | Hinnigan 2, Naughton | | | | |
