| League Cup Round 2 1st Leg | Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 1 | Goldstone Ground | 13,266 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | Bury | D 3 | Selhurst Park | 4,017 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | D 2 | Baseball Ground | 11,304 | |
| Chandler, Davison 2, Micklewhite | Lineups | Bull | | | | |
| D 1 | Everton | 4 | 0 | Newport County | D 3 | Goodison Park | 11,957 | |
| Langley, Heath, Wilkinson 2 | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | Port Vale | D 3 | Old Trafford | 18,906 | |
| Stapleton, Whiteside | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Oxford United | 6 | 0 | Gillingham | D 3 | Manor Ground | 5,246 | |
| Aldridge 4 (1p), Weatherley OG, Houghton | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Peterborough United | 0 | 0 | Norwich City | D 1 | London Road | 6,956 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Reading | 1 | 1 | Aston Villa | D 1 | Elm Park | 9,363 | |
| Bremner | Lineups | Hodge | | | | |
| D 4 | Wrexham | 1 | 2 | Portsmouth | D 2 | Racecourse Ground | 4,110 | |
| Buxton (p) | Lineups | O'Callaghan, Quinn | | | | |
