1. Round
12/08/1978 Aldershot FC - Millwall FC 0:1
Barnsley FC - Chesterfield FC 1:2
AFC Bournemouth - Exeter City 0:1
Bradford City - Lincoln City 2:0
Bristol Rovers - Hereford United 2:1
Cambridge United - Northampton Town 2:2
Cardiff City - Oxford United 1:2
Carlisle United - Blackpool FC 2:2
Colchester United - Charlton Athletic 2:3
Crewe Alexandra - Rochdale AFC 1:0
Doncaster Rovers - Sheffield Wednesday 0:1
Grimsby Town - York City 2:0
Hull City - Peterborough United 0:1
Mansfield Town - Darlington FC 0:1
Newport County - Swansea City 2:1
Plymouth Argyle - Torquay United 1:1
Port Vale FC - Chester City 0:3
Portsmouth FC - Swindon Town 0:0
Preston North End - Huddersfield Town 3:0
Reading FC - Gillingham FC 3:1
Rotherham United - Hartlepool United 5:0
Scunthorpe United - Notts County 0:1
Southend United - Wimbledon FC 1:0
Tranmere Rovers - Wigan Athletic 1:1
Walsall FC - Halifax Town 2:1
Watford FC - Brentford FC 4:0
Wrexham AFC - Bury FC 2:0
14/08/1978 Shrewsbury Town - Stockport County 1:0
Rochdale AFC - Crewe Alexandra 2:4
15/08/1978 Exeter City - AFC Bournemouth 1:1
Charlton Athletic - Colchester United 0:0
Sheffield Wednesday - Doncaster Rovers 0:1
York City - Grimsby Town 0:3
Peterborough United - Hull City 1:2
Darlington FC - Mansfield Town 2:2
Swansea City - Newport County 5:0
Swindon Town - Portsmouth FC 4:2
Huddersfield Town - Preston North End 2:2
Gillingham FC - Reading FC 1:2
Hartlepool United - Rotherham United 1:1
Notts County - Scunthorpe United 3:0
Wimbledon FC - Southend United 4:1
Halifax Town - Walsall FC 0:2
Brentford FC - Watford FC 1:3
Bury FC - Wrexham AFC 1:2
16/08/1978 Millwall FC - Aldershot FC 1:0
Chesterfield FC - Barnsley FC 0:0
Lincoln City - Bradford City 1:1
Hereford United - Bristol Rovers 4:0
Northampton Town - Cambridge United 2:1
Oxford United - Cardiff City 2:1
Blackpool FC - Carlisle United 2:1
Torquay United - Plymouth Argyle 1:2
Chester City - Port Vale FC 1:1
Stockport County - Shrewsbury Town 3:1
Wigan Athletic - Tranmere Rovers 2:1
22/08/1979 Doncaster Rovers - Sheffield Wednesday 0:1
Hull City - Peterborough United 0:1
2. Round
28/08/1978 Sheffield United - Liverpool FC 1:0
29/08/1978 Birmingham City - Southampton FC 2:5
Bolton Wanderers - Chelsea FC 2:1
Brighton & Hove Albion - Millwall FC 1:0
Bristol City - Crystal Palace 1:2
Burnley FC - Bradford City 1:1
Everton FC - Wimbledon FC 8:0
Exeter City - Blackburn Rovers 2:1
Fulham FC - Darlington FC 2:2
Leyton Orient - Chesterfield FC 1:2
Luton Town - Wigan Athletic 2:0
Manchester City - Grimsby Town 2:0
Middlesbrough FC - Peterborough United 0:0
Northampton Town - Hereford United 0:0
Oldham Athletic - Nottingham Forest 0:0
Preston North End - Queens Park Rangers 1:3
Rotherham United - Arsenal FC 3:1
Swansea City - Tottenham Hotspur 2:2
Walsall FC - Charlton Athletic 1:2
Watford FC - Newcastle United 2:1
West Bromwich Albion - Leeds United 0:0
Wrexham AFC - Norwich City 1:3
30/08/1978 Aston Villa - Sheffield Wednesday 1:0
Blackpool FC - Ipswich Town 2:0
Chester City - Coventry City 2:1
Crewe Alexandra - Notts County 2:0
Leicester City - Derby County 0:1
Manchester United - Stockport County 3:2
Oxford United - Plymouth Argyle 1:1
Reading FC - Wolverhampton Wanderers 1:0
Sunderland AFC - Stoke City 0:2
West Ham United - Swindon Town 1:2
05/09/1978 Bradford City - Burnley FC 2:3
Darlington FC - Fulham FC 1:0
Peterborough United - Middlesbrough FC 1:0 aet
Plymouth Argyle - Oxford United 1:2 aet
06/09/1978 Hereford United - Northampton Town 0:1
Leeds United - West Bromwich Albion 0:0 aet
Nottingham Forest - Oldham Athletic 4:2
Tottenham Hotspur - Swansea City 1:3
02/10/1978 West Bromwich Albion - Leeds United 0:1
3. Round
03/10/1978 Burnley FC - Brighton & Hove Albion 1:3
Everton FC - Darlington FC 1:0
Luton Town - Crewe Alexandra 2:1
Northampton Town - Stoke City 1:3
Peterborough United - Swindon Town 1:1
Queens Park Rangers - Swansea City 2:0
Rotherham United - Reading FC 2:2
Southampton FC - Derby County 1:0
04/10/1978 Aston Villa - Crystal Palace 1:1
Blackpool FC - Manchester City 1:1
Chester City - Norwich City 0:2
Chesterfield FC - Charlton Athletic 4:5
Exeter City - Bolton Wanderers 2:1
Manchester United - Watford FC 1:2
Oxford United - Nottingham Forest 0:5
10/10/1978 Sheffield United - Leeds United 1:4
Crystal Palace - Aston Villa 0:0 aet
Manchester City - Blackpool FC 3:0
Reading FC - Rotherham United 1:0
Swindon Town - Peterborough United 0:2 aet
16/10/1978 Aston Villa - Crystal Palace 3:0
Round of 16
07/11/1978 Queens Park Rangers - Leeds United 0:2
Everton FC - Nottingham Forest 2:3
Charlton Athletic - Stoke City 2:3
Brighton & Hove Albion - Peterborough United 1:0
08/11/1978 Reading FC - Southampton FC 0:0
Norwich City - Manchester City 1:3
Exeter City - Watford FC 0:2
Aston Villa - Luton Town 0:2
14/11/1978 Southampton FC - Reading FC 2:0
Quarter-finals
12/12/1978 Southampton FC - Manchester City 2:1
13/12/1978 Leeds United - Luton Town 4:1
Nottingham Forest - Brighton & Hove Albion 3:1
Stoke City - Watford FC 0:0
09/01/1979 Watford FC - Stoke City 3:1 aet
Semi-finals
17/01/1979 Nottingham Forest - Watford FC 3:1
24/01/1979 Leeds United - Southampton FC 2:2
30/01/1979 Watford FC - Nottingham Forest 0:0
Southampton FC - Leeds United 1:0
Final
17/03/1979 15:00 Nottingham Forest - Southampton FC 3:2 (0:1)