| League Cup | |||||||||||
| 1977/78 Results | |||||||||||
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| First Round | |||||||||||
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Byes
- The 22 1977/78 First
Division clubs plus the three clubs clubs relegated from the First Division in
1976/77
(Stoke, Sunderland and Tottenham) plus the 11 Division 2 clubs who were 4th -
14th in the 1976/77 Division 2 table (Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Charlton,
Hull, Luton, Millwall, Notts County, Oldham, Sheffield United and Southampton ). |
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| Sat | Aug | 13 | Aldershot | 1 | - | 1 | Colchester United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Colchester United | 4 | - | 1 | Aldershot | ||||
| Colchester won 5-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Brentford | 2 | - | 1 | Crystal Palace | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Crystal Palace | 5 | - | 1 | Brentford | ||||
| Crystal Palace won 6-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | - | 2 | Walsall | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Walsall | 1 | - | 0 | Bristol Rovers | ||||
| Walsall won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Burnley | 2 | - | 0 | Chester | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 17 | Chester | 1 | - | 0 | Burnley | ||||
| Burnley won 2-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Bury | 3 | - | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | - | 1 | Bury | ||||
| Bury won 4-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Cambridge United | 0 | - | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | - | 0 | Cambridge United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | - | 0 |
Cambridge United |
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| Brighton won the replay after finishing 0-0 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Chesterfield | 4 | - | 1 | Barnsley | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Barnsley | 3 | - | 0 | Chesterfield | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 23 | Barnsley | 0 | - | 2 |
Chesterfield |
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| Chesterfield won the replay after finishing 4-4 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Darlington | 0 | - | 0 | Scunthorpe United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | - | 1 | Darlington | ||||
| Scunthorpe won 3-1 aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Exeter City | 2 | - | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | - | 0 | Exeter City | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | - | 1 |
Exeter City |
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| Exeter won the replay after finishing 2-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 13 | Fulham | 0 | - | 2 | Orient | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Orient | 1 | - | 2 | Fulham | ||||
| Both legs of the tie were played at Craven Cottage, Fulham FC | |||||||||||
| Orient won 3-2 aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 13 | Gillingham | 1 | - | 1 | Wimbledon | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Wimbledon | 3 | - | 1 | Gillingham | ||||
| Wimbledon won 4-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 13 | Grimsby Town | 3 | - | 0 | Hartlepool United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Hartlepool United | 1 | - | 2 | Grimsby Town | ||||
| Grimsby won 5-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 13 | Hereford United | 2 | - | 0 | Bournemouth | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Bournemouth | 4 | - | 2 | Hereford United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 23 | Hereford United | 1 | - | 2 |
Bournemouth |
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| Bournemouth won the replay after finishing 4-4 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | - | 1 | Carlisle United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Carlisle United | 2 | - | 2 | Huddersfield Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 23 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | - | 1 |
Carlisle United |
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| Huddersfield won the replay after finishing 3-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Mansfield Town | 0 | - | 1 | Lincoln City | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 17 | Lincoln City | 0 | - | 0 | Mansfield Town | ||||
| Lincoln won 1-0 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Oxford United | 3 | - | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | - | 2 | Oxford United | ||||
| Oxford won 5-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Peterborough United | 4 | - | 1 | Bradford City | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 17 | Bradford City | 1 | - | 1 | Peterborough United | ||||
| Peterborough won 5-2 aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Port Vale | 2 | - | 1 | Preston North End | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Preston North End | 2 | - | 1 | Port Vale | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 23 | Preston North End | 2 | - | 1 |
Port Vale |
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| (the replay was played at Edgeley Park, Stockport County FC) | |||||||||||
| Preston won the replay after finishing 3-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Portsmouth | 3 | - | 1 | Newport County | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Newport County | 3 | - | 2 | Portsmouth | ||||
| Portsmouth won 5-4 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Rochdale | 1 | - | 1 | Halifax Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Halifax Town | 1 | - | 2 | Rochdale | ||||
| Rochdale won 3-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Rotherham United | 3 | - | 0 | York City | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | York City | 3 | - | 0 | Rotherham United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 23 | York City | 1 | - | 1 |
Rotherham United |
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| Preston won the replay 6-5 on penalties after finishing 3-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | - | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | - | 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday won 8-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Southend United | 2 | - | 3 | Northampton Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Northampton Town | 2 | - | 1 | Southend United | ||||
| Northampton won 5-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 13 | Swansea City | 1 | - | 3 | Swindon Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Swindon Town | 2 | - | 1 | Swansea City | ||||
| Swindon won 5-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Torquay United | 1 | - | 0 | Cardiff City | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 17 | Cardiff City | 3 | - | 2 | Torquay United | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 24 | Cardiff City | 2 | - | 1 |
Torquay United |
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| Cardiff won the replay after finishing 3-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | - | 1 | Southport | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 16 | Southport | 2 | - | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | ||||
| Southport won 3-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Watford | 2 | - | 1 | Reading | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 17 | Reading | 1 | - | 0 | Watford | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 23 | Watford | 5 | - | 0 |
Reading |
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| Watford won the replay after finishing 2-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 13 | Wrexham | 1 | - | 0 | Stockport County | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 17 | Stockport County | 1 | - | 1 | Wrexham | ||||
| Wrexham won 2-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
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| Second Round | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 30 | Arsenal | 3 | - | 2 | Manchester United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 30 | Birmingham City | 0 | - | 2 | Notts County | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 31 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | - | 1 | Colchester United | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 7 | Colchester United | 4 | - | 0 |
Blackburn Rovers |
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| Tue | Aug | 30 | Blackpool | 2 | - | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||
| Mon | Sep | 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | - | 1 |
Blackpool |
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| Tue | Aug | 30 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | - | 0 | Lincoln City | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 30 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | - | 0 | Oldham Athletic | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 13 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | - | 2 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
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| Tue | Sep | 20 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | - | 1 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
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| (the match was played at Filbert Street, Leicester City FC) | |||||||||||
| Mon | Aug | 29 | Bristol City | 1 | - | 0 | Stoke City | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 30 | Burnley | 3 | - | 1 | Norwich City | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 30 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | - | 2 | Wrexham | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 31 | Chesterfield | 0 | - | 1 | Manchester City | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 30 | Crystal Palace | 0 | - | 0 | Southampton | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 13 | Southampton | 2 | - | 1 |
Crystal Palace |
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| Wed | Aug | 31 | Derby County | 3 | - | 1 | Orient | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 31 | Exeter City | 1 | - | 3 | Aston Villa (holders) | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 30 | Grimsby Town | 1 | - | 2 | Watford | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 30 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | - | 2 | Coventry City | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 30 | Ipswich Town | 5 | - | 0 | Northampton Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 30 | Liverpool | 2 | - | 0 | Chelsea | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 31 | Newcastle United | 0 | - | 2 | Millwall | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 30 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | - | 0 | West Ham United | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 31 | Oxford United | 1 | - | 1 | Bury | ||||
| Mon | Sep | 5 | Bury | 1 | - | 0 |
Oxford United |
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| Tue | Aug | 30 | Peterborough United | 1 | - | 1 | Scunthorpe United | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 6 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | - | 1 |
Peterborough United |
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| Tue | Aug | 30 | Portsmouth | 2 | - | 0 | Leicester City | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 31 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | - | 0 | Bournemouth | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 31 | Rochdale | 0 | - | 3 | Leeds United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 30 | Sheffield United | 0 | - | 3 | Everton | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 31 | Southport | 2 | - | 2 | Hull City | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 14 | Hull City | 1 | - | 0 |
Southport |
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| Tue | Aug | 30 | Sunderland | 2 | - | 2 | Middlesbrough | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 13 | Middlesbrough | 1 | - | 0 |
Sunderland |
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| Tue | Aug | 30 | Swindon Town | 5 | - | 1 | Cardiff City | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 31 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | - | 0 | Wimbledon | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 30 | Walsall | 0 | - | 0 | Preston North End | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 6 | Preston North End | 0 | - | 1 |
Walsall |
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| Wed | Aug | 31 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | - | 0 | Rotherham United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 30 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | - | 3 | Luton Town | ||||
| Third Round | |||||||||||
| Tue | Oct | 25 | Arsenal | 2 | - | 0 | Southampton | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 26 | Aston Villa (holders) | 1 | - | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 25 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | - | 1 | Peterborough United | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 25 | Burnley | 1 | - | 2 | Ipswich Town | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 25 | Everton | 2 | - | 2 | Middlesbrough | ||||
| Mon | Oct | 31 | Middlesbrough | 1 | - | 2 |
Everton |
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| Tue | Oct | 25 | Hull City | 2 | - | 0 | Oldham Athletic | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 26 | Leeds United | 4 | - | 0 | Colchester United | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 26 | Liverpool | 2 | - | 0 | Derby County | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 25 | Luton Town | 1 | - | 1 | Manchester City | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 1 | Manchester City | 0 | - | 0 |
Luton Town |
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| Wed | Nov | 9 | Manchester City | 3 | - | 2 |
Luton Town |
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| (the match was played at Old Trafford, Manchester United FC) | |||||||||||
| Tue | Oct | 25 | Millwall | 1 | - | 1 | Bury | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 1 | Bury | 2 | - | 0 |
Millwall |
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| Tue | Oct | 25 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | - | 0 | Notts County | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 25 | Portsmouth | 1 | - | 1 | Swindon Town | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 1 | Swindon Town | 4 | - | 3 |
Portsmouth |
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| Tue | Oct | 25 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | - | 1 | Walsall | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 26 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | - | 3 | Coventry City | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 25 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | - | 0 | Watford | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 26 | Wrexham | 1 | - | 0 | Bristol City | ||||
| Fourth Round | |||||||||||
| Tue | Nov | 29 | Arsenal | 5 | - | 1 | Hull City | ||||
| Wed | Nov | 30 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | - | 3 | Leeds United | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 29 | Bury | 1 | - | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 29 | Ipswich Town | 1 | - | 2 | Manchester City | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 29 | Liverpool | 2 | - | 2 | Coventry City | ||||
| Tue | Dec | 20 | Coventry City | 0 | - | 2 |
Liverpool |
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| Tue | Nov | 29 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | - | 2 | Aston Villa (holders) | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 29 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | - | 3 | Everton | ||||
| Wed | Dec | 7 | Wrexham | 2 | - | 0 | Swindon Town | ||||
| Fifth Round | |||||||||||
| Tue | Jan | 17 | Bury | 0 | - | 3 | Nottingham Forest | ||||
| Wed | Jan | 18 | Leeds United | 4 | - | 1 | Everton | ||||
| Wed | Jan | 18 | Manchester City | 0 | - | 0 | Arsenal | ||||
| Tue | Jan | 24 | Arsenal | 1 | - | 0 |
Manchester City |
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| Tue | Jan | 17 | Wrexham | 1 | - | 3 | Liverpool | ||||
| Semi-Finals (home and away legs) | |||||||||||
| Wed | Feb | 8 | Leeds United | 1 | - | 3 | Nottingham Forest | ||||
| Wed | Feb | 22 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | - | 2 | Leeds United | ||||
| Nottingham Forest won 7-3 on aggregate. | |||||||||||
| Tue | Feb | 7 | Liverpool | 2 | - | 1 | Arsenal | ||||
| Tue | Feb | 14 | Arsenal | 0 | - | 0 | Liverpool | ||||
| Liverpool won 2-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Final (at Wembley Stadium, London) | |||||||||||
| Sat | Mar | 18 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | - | 0 | Liverpool | ||||
| Final Replay (at Old Trafford, Manchester United FC) | |||||||||||
| Wed | Mar | 22 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | - | 0 | Liverpool | ||||
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