Football League Cup
First Round
| FIRST LEG | ||
| Saturday August 12th, 1978 | ||
AFC Bournemouth
Bournemouth
|
0-1 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
0-1 | 
Millwall
Millwall
|
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
1-2 | 
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
Bradford City
Bradford
|
2-0 | 
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
2-1 | 
Hereford United
Hereford United
|
Cambridge United
Cambridge United
|
2-2 | 
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
1-2 | 
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
2-2 | 
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
2-3 | 
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
|
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
1-0 | 
Rochdale
Rochdale
|
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers
|
0-1 | 
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
2-0 | 
York City
York City
|
Hull City
Hull City
|
0-1 | 
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
0-1 | 
Darlington
Darlington
|
Newport County
Newport County
|
2-1 | 
Swansea City
Swansea City
|
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
1-1 | 
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
0-3 | 
Chester
Chester
|
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
0-0 | 
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
3-0 | 
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
Reading
Reading
|
3-1 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
5-0 | 
Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United
|
Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United
|
0-1 | 
Notts County
Notts County
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
1-0 | 
Wimbledon
Wimbledon
|
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
1-1 | 
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
2-1 | 
Halifax Town
Halifax Town
|
Watford
Watford
|
4-0 | 
Brentford
Brentford
|
Wrexham
Wrexham
|
2-0 | 
Bury
Bury
|
| Monday August 14th, 1978 | ||
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
1-0 | 
Stockport County
Stockport County
|
| SECOND LEG | ||
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Rochdale
Rochdale
|
2-4 Agg.2-5 |
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
| Tuesday August 15th, 1978 | ||
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Brentford
Brentford
|
1-3 Agg.1-7 |
Watford
Watford
|
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Bury
Bury
|
1-2 Agg.1-4 |
Wrexham
Wrexham
|
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Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
|
0-0 Agg.3-2 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
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Darlington
Darlington
|
2-2 Agg.3-2 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
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Exeter City
Exeter City
|
1-1 Agg.2-1 |
AFC Bournemouth
Bournemouth
|
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Gillingham
Gillingham
|
1-2 Agg.2-5 |
Reading
Reading
|
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Halifax Town
Halifax Town
|
0-2 Agg.1-4 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
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Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United
|
1-1 Agg.1-6 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
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Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
2-2 Agg.2-5 |
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
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Notts County
Notts County
|
3-0 Agg.4-0 |
Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United
|
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Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
1-2 Agg.2-2 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
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Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
0-1 Agg.1-1 |
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers
|
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Swansea City
Swansea City
|
5-0 Agg.6-2 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
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Swindon Town
Swindon
|
4-2 Agg.4-2 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
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Wimbledon
Wimbledon
|
4-1 Agg.4-2 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
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York City
York City
|
0-3 Agg.0-5 |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
| Wednesday August 16th, 1978 | ||
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Blackpool
Blackpool
|
2-1 Agg.4-3 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
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Chester
Chester
|
1-1 Agg.4-1 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
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Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
0-0 Agg.2-1 |
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
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Hereford United
Hereford United
|
4-0 Agg.5-2 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
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Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
1-1 Agg.1-3 |
Bradford City
Bradford
|
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Millwall
Millwall
|
1-0 Agg.2-0 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
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Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
2-1 Agg.4-3 |
Cambridge United
Cambridge United
|
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Oxford United
Oxford United
|
2-1 Agg.4-2 |
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
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Stockport County
Stockport County
|
3-1 Agg.3-2 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
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Torquay United
Torquay United
|
1-2 Agg.2-3 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
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Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic
|
2-1 Agg.3-2 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
| REPLAY | ||
| Tuesday August 22nd, 1978 | ||
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Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers
|
0-1 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
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Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
1-0 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
Second Round
| Monday August 28th, 1978 | ||
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
|
1-0 | 
Liverpool
Liverpool
|
| Tuesday August 29th, 1978 | ||
Birmingham City
Birmingham
|
2-5 | 
Southampton
Southampton
|
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton
|
2-1 | 
Chelsea
Chelsea
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
1-0 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
1-2 | 
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Burnley
Burnley
|
1-1 |
Bradford City
Bradford
|
Everton
Everton
|
8-0 |
Wimbledon
Wimbledon
|
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Exeter City
Exeter City
|
2-1 | 
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn
|
Fulham
Fulham
|
2-2 |
Darlington
Darlington
|
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
2-0 |
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic
|
Manchester City
Man City
|
2-0 |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
0-0 |
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
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Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
0-0 |
Hereford United
Hereford United
|
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
0-0 | 
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
Orient
Orient
|
1-2 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
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Preston North End
Preston North End
|
1-3 | 
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
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Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
3-1 | 
Arsenal
Arsenal
|
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Swansea City
Swansea City
|
2-2 | 
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham
|
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Walsall
Walsall
|
1-2 |
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
|
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Watford
Watford
|
2-1 | 
Newcastle United
Newcastle United
|
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion
|
0-0 | 
Leeds United
Leeds United
|
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Wrexham
Wrexham
|
1-3 | 
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
| Wednesday August 30th, 1978 | ||
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
1-0 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
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Blackpool
Blackpool
|
2-0 | 
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
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Chester
Chester
|
2-1 | 
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
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Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
2-0 |
Notts County
Notts County
|
Leicester City
Leicester City
|
0-1 | 
Derby County
Derby County
|
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Oxford United
Oxford United
|
1-1 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
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Reading
Reading
|
1-0 | 
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves
|
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Stockport County
Stockport County
|
2-3 | 
Manchester United
Man Utd
|
Sunderland
Sunderland
|
0-2 | 
Stoke City
Stoke City
|
West Ham United
West Ham United
|
1-2 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
| REPLAY | ||
| Tuesday September 5th, 1978 | ||
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Bradford City
Bradford
|
2-3 |
Burnley
Burnley
|
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Darlington
Darlington
|
1-0 |
Fulham
Fulham
|
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Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
1-0 (AET) |
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
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Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
1-2 (AET) |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
| Wednesday September 6th, 1978 | ||
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Hereford United
Hereford United
|
0-1 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
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Leeds United
Leeds United
|
0-0 (AET) |
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion
|
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Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
4-2 |
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
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Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham
|
1-3 |
Swansea City
Swansea City
|
| SECOND REPLAY | ||
| Monday October 2nd, 1978 | ||
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West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion
|
0-1 |
Leeds United
Leeds United
|
Third Round
| Tuesday October 3rd, 1978 | ||
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Burnley
Burnley
|
1-3 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
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Everton
Everton
|
1-0 |
Darlington
Darlington
|
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Luton Town
Luton Town
|
2-1 |
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
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Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
1-3 |
Stoke City
Stoke City
|
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Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
1-1 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
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Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
2-0 |
Swansea City
Swansea City
|
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Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
2-2 |
Reading
Reading
|
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Southampton
Southampton
|
1-0 |
Derby County
Derby County
|
| Wednesday October 4th, 1978 | ||
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Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
1-1 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
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Blackpool
Blackpool
|
1-1 |
Manchester City
Man City
|
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Chester
Chester
|
0-2 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
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Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
4-5 |
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
|
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Exeter City
Exeter City
|
2-1 |
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton
|
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Manchester United
Man Utd
|
1-2 |
Watford
Watford
|
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Oxford United
Oxford United
|
0-5 |
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
| Tuesday October 10th, 1978 | ||
|
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
|
1-4 |
Leeds United
Leeds United
|
| REPLAY | ||
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
0-0 (AET) |
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
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Manchester City
Man City
|
3-0 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
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Reading
Reading
|
1-0 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
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Swindon Town
Swindon
|
0-2 (AET) |
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
| Monday October 16th, 1978 | ||
|
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
3-0 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
Fourth Round
| Tuesday November 7th, 1978 | ||
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Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
1-0 |
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
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Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
|
2-3 |
Stoke City
Stoke City
|
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Everton
Everton
|
2-3 |
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
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Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
0-2 |
Leeds United
Leeds United
|
| Wednesday November 8th, 1978 | ||
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Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
0-2 |
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
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Exeter City
Exeter City
|
0-2 |
Watford
Watford
|
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Norwich City
Norwich City
|
1-3 |
Manchester City
Man City
|
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Reading
Reading
|
0-0 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
| REPLAY | ||
| Tuesday November 14th, 1978 | ||
|
Southampton
Southampton
|
2-0 |
Reading
Reading
|
Quarter Final
| Tuesday December 12th, 1978 | ||
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Southampton
Southampton
|
2-1 |
Manchester City
Man City
|
| Wednesday December 13th, 1978 | ||
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Leeds United
Leeds United
|
4-1 |
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
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Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
3-1 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
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Stoke City
Stoke City
|
0-0 |
Watford
Watford
|
| REPLAY | ||
| Tuesday January 9th, 1979 | ||
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Watford
Watford
|
3-1 (AET) |
Stoke City
Stoke City
|
Semi Final
| FIRST LEG | ||
| Wednesday January 17th, 1979 | ||
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Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
3-1 |
Watford
Watford
|
| Wednesday January 24th, 1979 | ||
|
Leeds United
Leeds United
|
2-2 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
| SECOND LEG | ||
| Tuesday January 30th, 1979 | ||
|
Southampton
Southampton
|
1-0 Agg.3-2 |
Leeds United
Leeds United
|
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Watford
Watford
|
0-0 Agg.1-3 |
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
Final
| Saturday March 17th, 1979 | ||
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Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
3-2 |
Southampton
Southampton
|