| League Cup Round 2 1st Leg |
Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 1 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | Barnsley | D 2 | Villa Park | 14,471 | |
| Platt | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 2 | Leyton Orient | D 3 | Selhurst Park | 3,238 | |
| Watson, Minto | Lineups | Berry, Nugent | | | | |
| D 1 | Coventry City | 4 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | D 3 | Highfield Road | 6,193 | |
| Livingstone 2, Gynn, Gallacher | Lineups | Philliskirk 2 | | | | |
| D 4 | Halifax Town | 1 | 3 | Manchester United | D 1 | The Shay | 7,500 | |
| Evans | Lineups | Blackmore, McClair, Webb | | | | |
| D 2 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | Leeds United | D 1 | Filbert Street | 13,744 | |
| Kelly (p) | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | Watford | D 2 | Carrow Road | 7,720 | |
| Crook, Sherwood | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | Burnley | D 4 | City Ground | 17,987 | |
| Chettle, Keane, Jemson, Pearce | Lineups | Mumby | | | | |
| D 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 1 | Peterborough United | D 4 | Loftus Road | 8,714 | |
| Ferdinand, Maddix, Wegerle | Lineups | Culpin | | | | |
| D 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | Brentford | D 3 | Hillsborough | 11,207 | |
| Hirst, Pearson | Lineups | Evans | | | | |
| D 4 | Torquay United | 0 | 4 | Manchester City | D 1 | Plainmoor | 5,249 | |
| | Lineups | Hendry, Allen, Harper, Beckford | | | | |
| D 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 0 | Hartlepool United | D 4 | White Hart Lane | 19,760 | |
| Lineker, Gascoigne 4 (1p) | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Walsall | 0 | 5 | Chelsea | D 1 | Bescot Stadium | 5,666 | |
| | Lineups | Townsend 2, Wilson, McAllister, Dixon | | | | |
| D 2 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | Stoke City | D 3 | Upton Park | 15,870 | |
| Dicks (p), Keen, Quinn | Lineups | | | | | |
