1978–79 Football League Cup
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
Second leg
Replays
Second round
Replays
2nd Replay
Third round
Replays
2nd Replay
Fourth round
Replay
Fifth Round
Replay
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
Match details
| Nottingham Forest Red shirts/White shorts/Red socks | 3 — 2 | Southampton Yellow shirts/Blue shorts/Yellow socks |
| Manager: Brian Clough Team: 1 Peter Shilton 2 Colin Barrett 3 Frank Clark 4 John McGovern 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:
| Half-time: 0–1 Competition: Football League Cup 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 substitute. | Manager: Lawrie McMenemy Team: 1 Terry Gennoe 2 Ivan Golac 3 David Peach 4 Steve Williams 5 Chris Nicholl 6 Malcolm Waldron 7 Alan Ball 8 Phil Boyer 9 Austin Hayes 10 Nick Holmes 11 Terry Curran 12 Tony Sealy Scorers:
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