| League Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | Northampton Town | D 3 | Dean Court | 2,587 | |
| Russell K, Cotterill | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Barnet | 4 | 0 | Leyton Orient | D 2 | Underhill Stadium | 2,187 | |
| Cooper 2, Freedman 2 | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Blackpool | 1 | 2 | Chesterfield | D 3 | Bloomfield Road | 2,570 | |
| Quinn | Lineups | Cheetham, Perkins | | | | |
| D 2 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | Grimsby Town | D 1 | Valley Parade | 5,986 | |
| Duxbury, Taylor | Lineups | Gilbert | | | | |
| D 1 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | York City | D 2 | Turf Moor | 6,390 | |
| Joyce | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Bury | 2 | 0 | Hartlepool United | D 3 | Gigg Lane | 1,515 | |
| Carter (p), Lynch OG | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | Torquay United | D 3 | Ninian Park | 2,690 | |
| Oatway | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Colchester United | 0 | 2 | Brentford | D 2 | Layer Road | 2,521 | |
| | Lineups | Taylor, Stephenson | | | | |
| D 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | D 3 | Gresty Road | 3,054 | |
| Ward, Garvey | Lineups | Gavin | | | | |
| D 3 | Gillingham | 0 | 1 | Reading | D 1 | Priestfield Stadium | 2,556 | |
| | Lineups | Hopkins | | | | |
| D 3 | Hereford United | 0 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | Edgar Street | 5,425 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | Scarborough | D 3 | Boothferry Park | 2,546 | |
| Lee, Peacock | Lineups | Young | | | | |
| D 3 | Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | Chester City | D 2 | Sincil Bank | 2,531 | |
| Schofield, Carbon | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Luton Town | 1 | 1 | Fulham | D 3 | Kenilworth Road | 3,287 | |
| Oakes | Lineups | Moore | | | | |
| D 2 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | Peterborough United | D 2 | Manor Ground | 4,185 | |
| Moody (p), Robinson, Massey | Lineups | Morrison | | | | |
| D 3 | Rochdale | 1 | 2 | Mansfield Town | D 3 | Spotland | 1,746 | |
| Whitehall | Lineups | Wilkinson 2 | | | | |
| D 2 | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | Carlisle United | D 3 | Millmoor | 2,055 | |
| Varadi | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | D 2 | Glanford Park | 2,841 | |
| Bullimore, Henderson | Lineups | Scully | | | | |
| D 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | Birmingham City | D 2 | Gay Meadow | 5,049 | |
| Spink, Clarke | Lineups | Daish | | | | |
| D 1 | Southend United | 0 | 0 | Watford | D 1 | Roots Hall | 2,859 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Walsall | 4 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | D 2 | Bescot Stadium | 2,810 | |
| Wilson 2, Lightbourne, O'Connor | Lineups | | | | | |
