| League Cup Round 2 1st Leg | Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 1 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | Southend United | D 3 | Baseball Ground | 9,703 | |
| Hebberd | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Hull City | 1 | 2 | Arsenal | D 1 | Boothferry Park | 11,450 | |
| Edwards | Lineups | Winterburn, Marwood | | | | |
| D 2 | Leicester City | 4 | 1 | Watford | D 2 | Filbert Street | 9,512 | |
| Reid, Walsh, Cross, McAllister | Lineups | Wilkinson | | | | |
| D 4 | Lincoln City | 1 | 1 | Southampton | D 1 | Sincil Bank | 5,404 | |
| Clarke | Lineups | Rideout | | | | |
| D 1 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | Walsall | D 2 | Anfield Road | 18,084 | |
| Gillespie | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | D 2 | Maine Road | 9,454 | |
| White | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | D 4 | Ayresome Park | 12,084 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | Preston North End | D 3 | Carrow Road | 7,484 | |
| Rosario, Crook | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 0 | Chester City | D 3 | City Ground | 11,958 | |
| Pearce, Clough 2, Webb, Hodge, Gaynor | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Oxford United | 2 | 4 | Bristol City | D 3 | Manor Ground | 3,705 | |
| Saunders 2 | Lineups | Walsh, Hawkins, Shutt, Milne | | | | |
| D 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 0 | Cardiff City | D 3 | Loftus Road | 6,078 | |
| Francis, Fereday, Allen M | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Reading | 1 | 1 | Bradford City | D 2 | Elm Park | 4,013 | |
| Tait | Lineups | Ormondroyd | | | | |
| D 4 | Rotherham United | 0 | 1 | Manchester United | D 1 | Millmoor | 12,592 | |
| | Lineups | Davenport | | | | |
