| League Cup Round 2 1st Leg |
Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 3 | Brentford | 1 | 4 | Liverpool | D 1 | Griffin Park | 17,859 | |
| Roberts G | Lineups | Rush 2, Robinson, Souness | | | | |
| D 2 | Derby County | 0 | 3 | Birmingham City | D 1 | Baseball Ground | 13,114 | |
| | Lineups | Watson OG, Rees, Gayle | | | | |
| D 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 3 | Fulham | D 2 | Belle Vue | 4,843 | |
| Douglas | Lineups | Tempest, Davies, Scott | | | | |
| D 1 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | D 2 | Portman Road | 11,478 | |
| Mariner, Wark 3 (1p) | Lineups | Garner 2, Miller | | | | |
| D 2 | Leeds United | 0 | 1 | Chester City | D 4 | Elland Road | 8,106 | |
| | Lineups | Elliott | | | | |
| D 1 | Leicester City | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | D 2 | Filbert Street | 7,825 | |
| | Lineups | Dixon, Canoville | | | | |
| D 2 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | Oxford United | D 3 | St James' Park | 21,167 | |
| McDermott | Lineups | Biggins | | | | |
| D 1 | Stoke City | 0 | 0 | Peterborough United | D 4 | Victoria Ground | 11,085 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Torquay United | 0 | 0 | Manchester City | D 2 | Plainmoor | 6,439 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | Lincoln City | D 3 | White Hart Lane | 20,241 | |
| Archibald, Houghton OG, Galvin | Lineups | Shipley | | | | |
