Format - 37 entrants, straight knockout. The original premise of two parallel competitions, North and South, with a national
final at Wembley Stadium was re-introduced.
First Round
North
Leeds United 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
Sheffield United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunderland 1-2 Port Vale
South
Coventry City 1-3 Wimbledon
Oxford United 2-3 Luton Town
Second Round
North
Barnsley 1-2 Leeds United
Hull City 1-2 Aston Villa
Middlesbrough 3-1 Port Vale
Newcastle United 2-0 Oldham Athletic
Nottingham Forest 3-2 Manchester City
Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Sheffield United
Stoke City 2-1 Bradford City
West Bromwich Albion 0-5 Derby County
South
A F C Bournemouth 2-3 Chelsea
Charlton Athletic 2-1 Leicester City
Crystal Palace 4-1 Luton Town
Ipswich Town 4-1 Watford
Norwich City 5-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Portsmouth 0-1 Wimbledon
Swindon Town 2-1 Millwall
West Ham United 5-2 Plymouth Argyle
Third Round
North
Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Middlesbrough 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Newcastle United 3-2 Derby County
Stoke City 2-2 Leeds United (Leeds United won 5-4 on penalties)
