| League Cup Round 1 1st Leg |
Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 3 | Shrewsbury Town | D 2 | Gresty Road | 1,781 | |
| Wakenshaw 2 (1p), Platt | Lineups | Tester, Leonard, Williams W | | | | |
| League Cup Round 1 2nd Leg |
Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 3 | Aldershot | 1 | 4 | Cambridge United | D 4 | Recreation Ground | 2,217 | agg 2-5 |
| Johnson | Lineups | Crown 2, Beck, Rigby | | | | |
| D 2 | Birmingham City | 0 | 1 | Mansfield Town | D 3 | St Andrew's | 6,054 | agg 2-3 |
| | Lineups | Cassells | | | | |
| D 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 3 | Wigan Athletic | D 3 | Burnden Park | 5,847 | agg 4-5 |
| Thomas | Lineups | Campbell 3 | | | | |
| D 3 | Bristol City | 3 | 2 | Swindon Town | D 2 | Ashton Gate | 7,013 | agg 3-5 |
| Owen 2, Tanner | Lineups | Bamber, Berry (p) | | | | |
| D 4 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | Wrexham | D 4 | Turf Moor | 3,738 | agg 3-1 |
| Comstive, Oghani (p), Farrell | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Cardiff City | 2 | 2 | Newport County | D 4 | Ninian Park | 3,550 | agg 3-4 |
| Gilligan, Sanderson | Lineups | Taylor, Tupling | | | | |
| D 4 | Carlisle United | 3 | 0 | Stockport County | D 4 | Brunton Park | 2,174 | agg 4-0 |
| Hetherington 2, Cooke | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Colchester United | 0 | 2 | Fulham | D 3 | Layer Road | 1,554 | agg 1-5 |
| | Lineups | Barnett (p), Davies | | | | |
| D 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | Scarborough | D 4 | Belle Vue | 2,370 | agg 3-2 |
| Gaynor, Kinsella, Stead | Lineups | Hamill | | | | |
| D 2 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 3 | Rotherham United | D 3 | Leeds Road | 4,528 | agg 5-7 |
| Shearer | Lineups | Airey, Evans, Douglas | | | | |
| D 2 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | Sunderland | D 3 | Ayresome Park | 15,571 | agg 2-1 |
| Slaven, Mowbray | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Millwall | 1 | 0 | Leyton Orient | D 4 | The Den, New Cross | 4,120 | agg 2-1 |
| Lawrence | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Notts County | 1 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 4 | Meadow Lane | 2,730 | agg 1-5 |
| Gray | Lineups | Bull 2 | | | | |
| D 3 | Preston North End | 2 | 3 | Bury | D 3 | Deepdale | 4,923 | aet agg 4-5 |
| Brazil, Hill OG | Lineups | Hoyland, Taylor, Brotherston | | | | |
| D 3 | Southend United | 4 | 2 | Brentford | D 3 | Roots Hall | 2,111 | agg 5-4 |
| Westley, Robinson, Martin, Neal | Lineups | Carroll, Cooke | | | | |
| D 4 | Swansea City | 1 | 1 | Torquay United | D 4 | Vetch Field | 3,800 | agg 2-3 |
| Raynor | Lineups | Dobson | | | | |
| D 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | Rochdale | D 4 | Prenton Park | 2,314 | agg 2-3 |
| Thorpe | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Walsall | 0 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 2 | Fellows Park | 8,965 | agg 3-2 |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | York City | 1 | 0 | Halifax Town | D 4 | Bootham Crescent | 2,382 | aet agg 2-1 |
| Hood (p) | Lineups | | | | | |
