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1978–79 Football League Cup

FieldValue
title1978–79 Football League Cup
countryEngland
Wales
num_teams92
winnersNottingham Forest
secondSouthampton
prev_season[1977–78](1977-78-football-league-cup)
next_season[1979–80](1979-80-football-league-cup)

Wales The 1978–79 Football League Cup was the 19th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 12 August 1978 and ended with the final on 17 March 1979.

The final was contested by First Division teams Nottingham Forest and Southampton at Wembley Stadium in London.

First round

First leg

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aldershot0–1Millwall12 August 1978
Barnsley1–2Chesterfield12 August 1978
Bournemouth0–1Exeter City12 August 1978
Bradford City2–0Lincoln City12 August 1978
Bristol Rovers2–1Hereford United12 August 1978
Cambridge United2–2Northampton Town12 August 1978
Cardiff City1–2Oxford United12 August 1978
Carlisle United2–2Blackpool12 August 1978
Colchester United2–3Charlton Athletic12 August 1978
Crewe Alexandra1–0Rochdale12 August 1978
Doncaster Rovers0–1Sheffield Wednesday12 August 1978
Grimsby Town2–0York City12 August 1978
Hull City0–1Peterborough United12 August 1978
Mansfield Town0–1Darlington12 August 1978
Newport County2–1Swansea City12 August 1978
Plymouth Argyle1–1Torquay United12 August 1978
Port Vale0–3Chester12 August 1978
Portsmouth0–0Swindon Town12 August 1978
Preston North End3–0Huddersfield Town12 August 1978
Reading3–1Gillingham12 August 1978
Rotherham United5–0Hartlepool United12 August 1978
Scunthorpe United0–1Notts County12 August 1978
Shrewsbury Town1–0Stockport County14 August 1978
Southend United1–0Wimbledon12 August 1978
Tranmere Rovers1–1Wigan Athletic12 August 1978
Walsall2–1Halifax Town12 August 1978
Watford4–0Brentford12 August 1978
Wrexham2–0Bury12 August 1978

Second leg

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateAgg
Blackpool2–1Carlisle United16 August 19784–3
Brentford1–3Watford15 August 19781–7
Bury1–2Wrexham15 August 19781–4
Charlton Athletic0–0Colchester United15 August 19783–2
Chester1–1Port Vale16 August 19784–1
Chesterfield0–0Barnsley16 August 19782–1
Darlington2–2Mansfield Town15 August 19783–2
Exeter City1–1Bournemouth15 August 19782–1
Gillingham1–2Reading15 August 19782–5
Halifax Town0–2Walsall15 August 19781–4
Hartlepool United1–1Rotherham United15 August 19781–6
Hereford United4–0Bristol Rovers16 August 19785–2
Huddersfield Town2–2Preston North End15 August 19782–5
Lincoln City1–1Bradford City16 August 19781–3
Millwall1–0Aldershot16 August 19782–0
Northampton Town2–1Cambridge United16 August 19784–3
Notts County3–0Scunthorpe United15 August 19784–0
Oxford United2–1Cardiff City16 August 19784–2
Peterborough United1–2Hull City15 August 19782–2
Rochdale2–4Crewe Alexandra14 August 19782–5
Sheffield Wednesday0–1Doncaster Rovers15 August 19781–1
Stockport County3–1Shrewsbury Town16 August 19783–2
Swansea City5–0Newport County15 August 19786–2
Swindon Town4–2Portsmouth15 August 19784–2
Torquay United1–2Plymouth Argyle16 August 19782–3
Wigan Athletic2–1Tranmere Rovers16 August 19783–2
Wimbledon4–1Southend United15 August 19784–2
York City0–3Grimsby Town15 August 19780–5

Replays

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Doncaster Rovers0–1Sheffield Wednesday22 August 1978
Hull City0–1Peterborough United22 August 1978

Second round

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aston Villa (1)1–0Sheffield Wednesday (3)30 August 1978
Birmingham City (1)2–5Southampton (1)29 August 1978
Blackpool (3)2–0Ipswich Town (1)30 August 1978
Bolton Wanderers (1)2–1Chelsea (1)29 August 1978
Brighton & Hove Albion (2)1–0Millwall (2)29 August 1978
Bristol City (1)1–2Crystal Palace (2)29 August 1978
Burnley (2)1–1Bradford City (4)29 August 1978
Chester (3)2–1Coventry City (1)30 August 1978
Crewe Alexandra (4)2–0Notts County (2)30 August 1978
Everton (1)8–0Wimbledon (4)29 August 1978
Exeter City (3)2–1Blackburn Rovers (2)29 August 1978
Fulham (2)2–2Darlington (4)29 August 1978
Leicester City (2)0–1Derby County (1)30 August 1978
Orient (2)1–2Chesterfield (3)29 August 1978
Luton Town (2)2–0Wigan Athletic (4)29 August 1978
Manchester City (1)2–0Grimsby Town (4)29 August 1978
Manchester United (1)3–2Stockport County (4)30 August 1978
Middlesbrough (1)0–0Peterborough United (3)29 August 1978
Northampton Town (4)0–0Hereford United (4)29 August 1978
Oldham Athletic (2)0–0Nottingham Forest (1)29 August 1978
Oxford United (3)1–1Plymouth Argyle (3)30 August 1978
Preston North End (2)1–3Queens Park Rangers (1)29 August 1978
Reading (4)1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)30 August 1978
Rotherham United (3)3–1Arsenal (1)29 August 1978
Sheffield United (2)1–0Liverpool (1)28 August 1978
Sunderland (2)0–2Stoke City (2)30 August 1978
Swansea City (3)2–2Tottenham Hotspur (1)29 August 1978
Walsall (3)1–2Charlton Athletic (2)29 August 1978
Watford (3)2–1Newcastle United (2)29 August 1978
West Bromwich Albion (1)0–0Leeds United (1)29 August 1978
West Ham United (2)1–2Swindon Town (3)30 August 1978
Wrexham (2)1–3Norwich City (1)29 August 1978

Replays

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Bradford City2–3Burnley5 September 1978
Darlington1–0Fulham5 September 1978
Hereford United0–1Northampton Town6 September 1978
Leeds United0–0West Bromwich Albion6 September 1978
Nottingham Forest4–2Oldham Athletic6 September 1978
Peterborough United1–0Middlesbrough5 September 1978
Plymouth Argyle1–2Oxford United5 September 1978
Tottenham Hotspur1–3Swansea City6 September 1978

2nd Replay

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
West Bromwich Albion0–1Leeds United2 October 1978

Third round

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aston Villa1–1Crystal Palace4 October 1978
Blackpool1–1Manchester City4 October 1978
Burnley1–3Brighton & Hove Albion3 October 1978
Chester0–2Norwich City4 October 1978
Chesterfield4–5Charlton Athletic4 October 1978
Everton1–0Darlington3 October 1978
Exeter City2–1Bolton Wanderers4 October 1978
Luton Town2–1Crewe Alexandra3 October 1978
Manchester United1–2Watford4 October 1978
Northampton Town1–3Stoke City3 October 1978
Oxford United0–5Nottingham Forest4 October 1978
Peterborough United1–1Swindon Town3 October 1978
Queens Park Rangers2–0Swansea City3 October 1978
Rotherham United2–2Reading3 October 1978
Sheffield United1–4Leeds United10 October 1978
Southampton1–0Derby County3 October 1978

Replays

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Crystal Palace0–0Aston Villa10 October 1978
Manchester City3–0Blackpool10 October 1978
Reading1–0Rotherham United10 October 1978
Swindon Town0–2Peterborough United10 October 1978

2nd Replay

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aston Villa3–0Crystal Palace16 October 1978

Fourth round

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aston Villa0–2Luton Town8 November 1978
Brighton & Hove Albion1–0Peterborough United7 November 1978
Charlton Athletic2–3Stoke City7 November 1978
Everton2–3Nottingham Forest7 November 1978
Exeter City0–2Watford8 November 1978
Norwich City1–3Manchester City8 November 1978
Queens Park Rangers0–2Leeds United7 November 1978
Reading0–0Southampton8 November 1978

Replay

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Southampton2–0Reading14 November 1978

Fifth Round

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Leeds United4–1Luton Town13 December 1978
Nottingham Forest3–1Brighton & Hove Albion13 December 1978
Southampton2–1Manchester City12 December 1978
Stoke City0–0Watford13 December 1978

Replay

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Watford3–1Stoke City9 January 1979

Semi-finals

First leg

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Leeds United2–2Southampton24 January 1979
Nottingham Forest3–1Watford17 January 1979

Second leg

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateAgg
Southampton1–0Leeds United30 January 19793–2
Watford0–0Nottingham Forest30 January 19791–3

Final

Main article: 1979 Football League Cup Final

Match details

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*Manager:* Brian Clough*Manager:* Lawrie McMenemy

References

General

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=507
  • {{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html

Specific

References

  1. After Extra Time
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