| League Cup | |||||||||||
| 1978/79 Results | |||||||||||
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| First Round | |||||||||||
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Byes
- The 22 1978/79 First
Division clubs plus the three clubs clubs relegated from the First Division in
1977/78
(Leicester, Newcastle and West Ham) plus the 11 Division 2 clubs who were 4th
- 14th in the 1977/78 Division 2 table (Blackburn, Brighton, Burnley, Crystal
Palace, Fulham, Luton, Oldham, Orient, Sheffield United, Stoke and Sunderland). |
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| Sat | Aug | 12 | Aldershot | 0 | - | 1 | Millwall | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 16 | Millwall | 1 | - | 0 | Aldershot | ||||
| Millwall won 2-0 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Barnsley | 1 | - | 2 | Chesterfield | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 16 | Chesterfield | 0 | - | 0 | Barnsley | ||||
| Chesterfield won 2-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Wed | Aug | 12 | Bournemouth | 0 | - | 1 | Exeter City | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 15 | Exeter City | 1 | - | 1 | Bournemouth | ||||
| Exeter won 2-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Wed | Aug | 12 | Bradford City | 2 | - | 0 | Lincoln City | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 16 | Lincoln City | 1 | - | 1 | Bradford City | ||||
| Bradford City won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | - | 1 | Hereford United | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 16 | Hereford United | 4 | - | 0 | Bristol Rovers | ||||
| Hereford won 5-2 aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Cambridge United | 2 | - | 2 | Northampton Town | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 16 | Northampton Town | 2 | - | 1 | Cambridge United | ||||
| Northampton won 4-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Cardiff City | 1 | - | 2 | Oxford United | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 16 | Oxford United | 2 | - | 1 | Cardiff City | ||||
| Oxford won 4-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Carlisle United | 2 | - | 2 | Blackpool | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 16 | Blackpool | 2 | - | 1 | Carlisle United | ||||
| Blackpool won 4-3 aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Colchester United | 2 | - | 3 | Charlton Athletic | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 15 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | - | 0 | Colchester United | ||||
| Charlton won 3-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | - | 0 | Rochdale | ||||
| Mon | Aug | 14 | Rochdale | 2 | - | 4 | Crewe Alexandra | ||||
| Crewe won 5-2 aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | - | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | - | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | - | 1 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
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| Sheffield Wednesday won the replay after finishing 1-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Grimsby Town | 2 | - | 0 | York City | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 15 | York City | 0 | - | 3 | Grimsby Town | ||||
| Grimsby won 5-0 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Hull City | 0 | - | 1 | Peterborough United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 15 | Peterborough United | 1 | - | 2 | Hull City | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 22 | Peterborough United | 1 | - | 0 |
Hull City |
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| Peterborough won the replay after finishing 2-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Mansfield Town | 0 | - | 1 | Darlington | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 15 | Darlington | 2 | - | 2 | Mansfield Town | ||||
| Darlington won 3-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Newport County | 2 | - | 1 | Swansea City | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 15 | Swansea City | 5 | - | 0 | Newport County | ||||
| Swansea won 6-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | - | 1 | Torquay United | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 16 | Torquay United | 1 | - | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | ||||
| Plymouth won 3-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Port Vale | 0 | - | 3 | Chester | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 16 | Chester | 1 | - | 1 | Port Vale | ||||
| Chester won 4-1 aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Portsmouth | 0 | - | 0 | Swindon Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 15 | Swindon Town | 4 | - | 2 | Portsmouth | ||||
| Swindon won 4-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Preston North End | 3 | - | 0 | Huddersfield Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 15 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | - | 2 | Preston North End | ||||
| Preston won 5-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Reading | 3 | - | 1 | Gillingham | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 15 | Gillingham | 1 | - | 2 | Reading | ||||
| Reading won 5-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Rotherham United | 5 | - | 0 | Hartlepool United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 15 | Hartlepool United | 1 | - | 1 | Rotherham United | ||||
| Rotherham won 6-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | - | 1 | Notts County | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 15 | Notts County | 3 | - | 0 | Scunthorpe United | ||||
| Notts County won 4-0 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Mon | Aug | 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | - | 0 | Stockport County | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 16 | Stockport County | 3 | - | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | ||||
| Stockport won 3-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Southend United | 1 | - | 0 | Wimbledon | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 15 | Wimbledon | 4 | - | 1 | Southend United | ||||
| Wimbledon won 4-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | - | 1 | Wigan Athletic | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 16 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | - | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | ||||
| Wigan won 3-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Walsall | 2 | - | 1 | Halifax Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 15 | Halifax Town | 0 | - | 2 | Walsall | ||||
| Walsall won 4-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Watford | 4 | - | 0 | Brentford | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 15 | Brentford | 1 | - | 3 | Watford | ||||
| Watford won 7-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 12 | Wrexham | 2 | - | 0 | Bury | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 15 | Bury | 1 | - | 2 | Wrexham | ||||
| Wrexham won 4-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
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| Second Round | |||||||||||
| Wed | Aug | 30 | Aston Villa | 1 | - | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 29 | Birmingham City | 2 | - | 5 | Southampton | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 30 | Blackpool | 2 | - | 0 | Ipswich Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 29 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | - | 1 | Chelsea | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 29 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | - | 0 | Millwall | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 29 | Bristol City | 1 | - | 2 | Crystal Palace | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 29 | Burnley | 1 | - | 1 | Bradford City | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 5 | Bradford City | 2 | - | 3 |
Burnley |
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| Wed | Aug | 30 | Chester | 2 | - | 1 | Coventry City | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 30 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | - | 0 | Notts County | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 29 | Everton | 8 | - | 0 | Wimbledon | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 29 | Exeter City | 2 | - | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 29 | Fulham | 2 | - | 2 | Darlington | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 5 | Darlington | 1 | - | 0 |
Fulham |
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| Wed | Aug | 30 | Leicester City | 0 | - | 1 | Derby County | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 29 | Luton Town | 2 | - | 0 | Wigan Athletic | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 29 | Manchester City | 2 | - | 0 | Grimsby Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 29 | Middlesbrough | 0 | - | 0 | Peterborough United | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 5 | Peterborough United | 1 | - | 0 |
Middlesbrough |
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| Tue | Aug | 29 | Northampton Town | 0 | - | 0 | Hereford United | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 6 | Hereford United | 0 | - | 1 |
Northampton Town |
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| Tue | Aug | 29 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | - | 0 | Nottingham Forest (holders) | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 6 | Nottingham F. (holders) | 4 | - | 2 |
Oldham Athletic |
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| Tue | Aug | 29 | Orient | 1 | - | 2 | Chesterfield | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 30 | Oxford United | 1 | - | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | - | 2 |
Oxford United |
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| Tue | Aug | 29 | Preston North End | 1 | - | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 30 | Reading | 1 | - | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 29 | Rotherham United | 3 | - | 1 | Arsenal | ||||
| Mon | Aug | 28 | Sheffield United | 1 | - | 0 | Liverpool | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 30 | Stockport County | 2 | - | 3 | Manchester United | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 30 | Sunderland | 0 | - | 2 | Stoke City | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 29 | Swansea City | 2 | - | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | - | 3 |
Swansea City |
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| Tue | Aug | 29 | Walsall | 1 | - | 2 | Charlton Athletic | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 29 | Watford | 2 | - | 1 | Newcastle United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 29 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | - | 0 | Leeds United | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 6 | Leeds United | 0 | - | 0 |
West Bromwich Albion |
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| Mon | Oct | 2 | Leeds United | 1 | - | 0 |
West Bromwich Albion |
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| (the match was played at Maine Road, Manchester City FC) | |||||||||||
| Wed | Aug | 30 | West Ham United | 1 | - | 2 | Swindon Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 29 | Wrexham | 1 | - | 3 | Norwich City | ||||
| Third Round | |||||||||||
| Wed | Oct | 4 | Aston Villa | 1 | - | 1 | Crystal Palace | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 10 | Crystal Palace | 0 | - | 0 |
Aston Villa |
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| Mon | Oct | 16 | Aston Villa | 3 | - | 0 |
Crystal Palace |
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| Wed | Oct | 4 | Blackpool | 1 | - | 1 | Manchester City | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 10 | Manchester City | 3 | - | 0 |
Blackpool |
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| Tue | Oct | 3 | Burnley | 1 | - | 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 4 | Chester | 0 | - | 2 | Norwich City | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 4 | Chesterfield | 4 | - | 5 | Charlton Athletic | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 3 | Everton | 1 | - | 0 | Darlington | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 4 | Exeter City | 2 | - | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 3 | Luton Town | 2 | - | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 4 | Manchester United | 1 | - | 2 | Watford | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 3 | Northampton Town | 1 | - | 3 | Stoke City | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 4 | Oxford United | 0 | - | 5 | Nottingham Forest (holders) | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 3 | Peterborough United | 1 | - | 1 | Swindon Town | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 10 | Swindon Town | 0 | - | 2 |
Peterborough United |
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| Tue | Oct | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | - | 0 | Swansea City | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 3 | Rotherham United | 2 | - | 2 | Reading | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 10 | Reading | 1 | - | 0 |
Rotherham United |
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| Tue | Oct | 10 | Sheffield United | 1 | - | 4 | Leeds United | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 3 | Southampton | 1 | - | 0 | Derby County | ||||
| Fourth Round | |||||||||||
| Wed | Nov | 8 | Aston Villa | 0 | - | 2 | Luton Town | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | - | 0 | Peterborough United | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 7 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | - | 3 | Stoke City | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 7 | Everton | 2 | - | 3 | Nottingham Forest (holders) | ||||
| Wed | Nov | 8 | Exeter City | 0 | - | 2 | Watford | ||||
| Wed | Nov | 8 | Norwich City | 1 | - | 3 | Manchester City | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | - | 2 | Leeds United | ||||
| Wed | Nov | 8 | Reading | 0 | - | 0 | Southampton | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 14 | Southampton | 2 | - | 0 |
Reading |
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| Fifth Round | |||||||||||
| Wed | Dec | 13 | Leeds United | 4 | - | 1 | Luton Town | ||||
| Wed | Dec | 13 | Nottingham Forest (holders) | 3 | - | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||
| Tue | Dec | 12 | Southampton | 2 | - | 1 | Manchester City | ||||
| Wed | Dec | 13 | Stoke City | 0 | - | 0 | Watford | ||||
| Tue | Jan | 9 | Watford | 3 | - | 1 |
Stoke City |
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| Semi-Finals (home and away legs) | |||||||||||
| Wed | Jan | 24 | Leeds United | 2 | - | 2 | Southampton | ||||
| Tue | Jan | 30 | Southampton | 1 | - | 0 | Leeds United | ||||
| Southampton won 3-2 on aggregate. | |||||||||||
| Wed | Jan | 17 | Nottingham Forest (holders) | 3 | - | 1 | Watford | ||||
| Tue | Jan | 30 | Watford | 0 | - | 0 | Nottingham Forest (holders) | ||||
| Nottingham Forest won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Final (at Wembley Stadium, London) | |||||||||||
| Sat | Mar | 17 | Nottingham Forest (holders) | 3 | - | 2 | Southampton | ||||
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