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1978–79 Football League Cup
Country
England &  Wales
Teams
92
Champions
Nottingham Forest
Runners-up
Southampton

← 1977–78


1979–80 →

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.




Contents





  • 1 First round

    • 1.1 First leg


    • 1.2 Second leg


    • 1.3 Replays



  • 2 Second round

    • 2.1 Replays


    • 2.2 2nd Replay



  • 3 Third round

    • 3.1 Replays


    • 3.2 2nd Replay



  • 4 Fourth round

    • 4.1 Replay



  • 5 Fifth Round

    • 5.1 Replay



  • 6 Semi-finals

    • 6.1 First leg


    • 6.2 Second leg



  • 7 Final

    • 7.1 Match details



  • 8 References

    • 8.1 General


    • 8.2 Specific





First round[edit]



First leg[edit]






















































































































Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
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[edit]



















































































































































Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Agg
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[edit]














Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Doncaster Rovers0–1Sheffield Wednesday22 August 1978
Hull City0–1Peterborough United22 August 1978


Second round[edit]






































































































































Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date

Aston Villa (1)		1–0
Sheffield Wednesday (3)		30 August 1978

Birmingham City (1)		2–5
Southampton (1)		29 August 1978

Blackpool (3)		2–0
Ipswich Town (1)		30 August 1978

Bolton Wanderers (1)		2–1
Chelsea (1)		29 August 1978

Brighton & Hove Albion (2)		1–0
Millwall (2)		29 August 1978

Bristol City (1)		1–2
Crystal Palace (2)		29 August 1978

Burnley (2)		1–1
Bradford City (4)		29 August 1978

Chester (3)		2–1
Coventry City (1)		30 August 1978

Crewe Alexandra (4)		2–0
Notts County (2)		30 August 1978

Everton (1)		8–0
Wimbledon (4)		29 August 1978

Exeter City (3)		2–1
Blackburn Rovers (2)		29 August 1978

Fulham (2)		2–2
Darlington (4)		29 August 1978

Leicester City (2)		0–1
Derby County (1)		30 August 1978

Orient (2)		1–2
Chesterfield (3)		29 August 1978

Luton Town (2)		2–0
Wigan Athletic (4)		29 August 1978

Manchester City (1)		2–0
Grimsby Town (4)		29 August 1978

Manchester United (1)		3–2
Stockport County (4)		30 August 1978

Middlesbrough (1)		0–0
Peterborough United (3)		29 August 1978

Northampton Town (4)		0–0
Hereford United (4)		29 August 1978

Oldham Athletic (2)		0–0
Nottingham Forest (1)		29 August 1978

Oxford United (3)		1–1
Plymouth Argyle (3)		30 August 1978

Preston North End (2)		1–3
Queens Park Rangers (1)		29 August 1978

Reading (4)		1–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)		30 August 1978

Rotherham United (3)		3–1
Arsenal (1)		29 August 1978

Sheffield United (2)		1–0
Liverpool (1)		28 August 1978

Sunderland (2)		0–2
Stoke City (2)		30 August 1978

Swansea City (3)		2–2
Tottenham Hotspur (1)		29 August 1978

Walsall (3)		1–2
Charlton Athletic (2)		29 August 1978

Watford (3)		2–1
Newcastle United (2)		29 August 1978

West Bromwich Albion (1)		0–0
Leeds United (1)		29 August 1978

West Ham United (2)		1–2
Swindon Town (3)		30 August 1978

Wrexham (2)		1–3
Norwich City (1)		29 August 1978


Replays[edit]






































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


2nd Replay[edit]










Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
West Bromwich Albion0–1Leeds United2 October 1978


Third round[edit]






































































Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
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[edit]






















Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Crystal Palace0–0[1]Aston Villa10 October 1978
Manchester City3–0Blackpool10 October 1978
Reading1–0Rotherham United10 October 1978
Swindon Town0–2[1]Peterborough United10 October 1978


2nd Replay[edit]










Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Aston Villa3–0Crystal Palace16 October 1978


Fourth round[edit]






































Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
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[edit]










Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Southampton2–0Reading14 November 1978


Fifth Round[edit]






















Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Leeds United4–1Luton Town13 December 1978
Nottingham Forest3–1Brighton & Hove Albion13 December 1978
Southampton2–1Manchester City12 December 1978
Stoke City0–0Watford13 December 1978


Replay[edit]










Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Watford3–1[1]Stoke City9 January 1979


Semi-finals[edit]



First leg[edit]














Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Leeds United2–2Southampton24 January 1979
Nottingham Forest3–1Watford17 January 1979


Second leg[edit]

















Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Agg
Southampton1–0Leeds United30 January 19793–2
Watford0–0Nottingham Forest30 January 19791–3


Final[edit]


Main article: 1979 Football League Cup Final


Match details[edit]


















Nottingham Forest
















Southampton









Nottingham Forest
Red shirts/White shorts/Red socks

3 — 2
(final score after 90 minutes)

Southampton
Yellow shirts/Blue shorts/Yellow socks

Manager: Brian Clough

Team:

1 Peter Shilton (GK)

2 Colin Barrett

3 Frank Clark

4 John McGovern (c)

5 Larry Lloyd

6 David Needham

7 Martin O'Neill

8 Archie Gemmill

9 Garry Birtles

10 Tony Woodcock

11 John Robertson

12 Ian Bowyer


Scorers:



  • Garry Birtles Goal 51', Goal 79'


  • Tony Woodcock Goal 83'


Half-time:
0–1


Competition:
Football League Cup (Final)


Date:
15.00 GMT Saturday 17 March 1979


Venue:
Wembley Stadium, London


Attendance:
96,952


Referee:
Peter Reeves


Match rules:
90 minutes.
30 minutes extra-time if necessary.
Match replayed if scores still level.
One named subsititute.



Manager: Lawrie McMenemy

Team:

1 Terry Gennoe (GK)

2 Ivan Golac

3 David Peach

4 Steve Williams

5 Chris Nicholl

6 Malcolm Waldron

7 Alan Ball (c)

8 Phil Boyer

9 Austin Hayes Substituted off 83'

10 Nick Holmes

11 Terry Curran

12 Tony Sealy Substituted in 83'
Scorers:



  • David Peach Goal 16'


  • Nick Holmes Goal 88'


References[edit]



General[edit]



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  • "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.


  • "English League Cup 1978–1979 : Results". Statto. Retrieved 19 January 2012.


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