1978–79 Football League Cup
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aston Villa 1-1 Crystal Palace 4 October 1978
Blackpool 1-1 Manchester City 4 October 1978
Burnley 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 October 1978
Chester 0-2 Norwich City 4 October 1978
Chesterfield 4-5 Charlton Athletic 4 October 1978
Everton 1-0 Darlington 3 October 1978
Exeter City 2-1 Bolton Wanderers 4 October 1978
Luton Town 2-1 Crewe Alexandra 3 October 1978
Manchester United 1-2 Watford 4 October 1978
Northampton Town 1-3 Stoke City 3 October 1978
Oxford United 0-5 Nottingham Forest 4 October 1978
Peterborough United 1-1 Swindon Town 3 October 1978
Queens Park Rangers 2-0 Swansea City 3 October 1978
Rotherham United 2-2 Reading 3 October 1978
Sheffield United 1-4 Leeds United 10 October 1978
Southampton 1-0 Derby County 3 October 1978
Third round
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.