1978–79 Anglo-Scottish Cup

The 1978–79 Anglo-Scottish Cup was the fourth edition of the tournament. It was won by Burnley, who beat Oldham Athletic in a two-legged final by 4–2 on aggregate.

1978–79 Anglo-Scottish Cup

Country	England &  Scotland
Teams	24
Champions	Burnley
Runners-up	Oldham Athletic
← 1977–78 1979–80 →

English Group

Group A

Home team Result Away team Date Preston North End 4–2 Blackpool 2 August 1978 Blackpool 0–1 Blackburn Rovers 5 August 1978 Burnley 3–2 Preston North End 5 August 1978 Burnley 3–1 Blackpool 8 August 1978 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Preston North End 9 August 1978 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Burnley 12 August 1978

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Burnley 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 2 7 Blackburn Rovers 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 0 5 Preston North End 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 1 3 Blackpool 3 0 0 3 3 8 -5 0 0

Group B

Home team Result Away team Date Oldham Athletic 1–0 Sheffield United 5 August 1978 Sunderland 2–0 Bolton Wanderers 5 August 1978 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Sheffield United 8 August 1978 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Sunderland 8 August 1978 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Oldham Athletic 12 August 1978 Sheffield United 2–1 Sunderland 12 August 1978

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Oldham Athletic 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 0 5 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 1 1 1 2 -1 0 3 Sunderland 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 0 2 Sheffield United 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1 0 2

Group C

Home team Result Away team Date Bristol Rovers 1–0 Cardiff City 1 August 1978 Bristol City 6–1 Bristol Rovers 5 August 1978 Cardiff City 1–0 Fulham 5 August 1978 Bristol City 1–0 Cardiff City 8 August 1978 Fulham 2–1 Bristol Rovers 8 August 1978 Fulham 0–3 Bristol City 12 August 1978

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Bristol City 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 2 8 Cardiff City 3 1 0 2 1 2 -1 0 2 Fulham 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 0 2 Bristol Rovers 3 1 0 2 3 8 -5 0 2

Group D

Home team Result Away team Date Mansfield Town 1–0 Notts County 31 July 1978 Notts County 2–1 Norwich City 5 August 1978 Orient 0–1 Mansfield Town 5 August 1978 Orient 2–3 Notts County 8 August 1978 Norwich City 1–1 Mansfield Town 9 August 1978 Norwich City 0–0 Orient 12 August 1978

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Mansfield Town 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 0 5 Notts County 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 1 5 Norwich City 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 0 2 Orient 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 0 1

Scottish Group

1st Round 1st Leg

Home team Result Away team Date Celtic 2–1 Clyde 3 August 1978 Raith Rovers 1–2 Morton 5 August 1978 Motherwell 1–0 St Mirren 6 August 1978 Partick Thistle 2–1 Heart of Midlothian 16 August 1978 1st Round 2nd Leg Home team Result Away team Date Clyde 1–6 Celtic 5 August 1978[1] Morton 4–1 Raith Rovers 8 August 1978 St Mirren 3–0 Motherwell 9 August 1978 Heart of Midlothian 0–1 Partick Thistle 23 August 1978 Quarter-finals 1st Leg Home team Result Away team Date Bristol City 1–2 St Mirren 12 September 1978 Burnley 1–0 Celtic 12 September 1978 Morton 3–0 Oldham Athletic 13 September 1978 Partick Thistle 1–0 Mansfield Town 13 September 1978 Quarter-finals 2nd Leg Home team Result Away team Date Oldham Athletic 4–0 Morton 26 September 1978 St Mirren 2–2 Bristol City 26 September 1978 Celtic 1–2 Burnley 27 September 1978 Mansfield Town 3–2 Partick Thistle 3 October 1978 Semi-finals 1st Leg Home team Result Away team Date Oldham Athletic 1–1 St Mirren 17 October 1978 Mansfield Town 1–2 Burnley 31 October 1978 Semi-finals 2nd Leg Home team Result Away team Date St Mirren 1–1 Oldham Athletic 31 October 1978 Burnley 0–1 Mansfield Town 7 November 1978 Final 1st Leg 5 December 1978 19:30 BST Oldham Athletic 1 – 4 Burnley Young  86' Kindon  1'  75' Noble  3' Thomsom  67' Boundary Park, Oldham Attendance: 10,456 Final 2nd Leg 12 December 1978 19:30 BST Burnley 0 – 1 Oldham Athletic Stevens Turf Moor, Burnley Attendance: 10,865 Notes References Celtic Double Day, Evening Times, 6 August 1978 (via The Celtic Wiki) "Anglo-Scottish Cup 1978/1979". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 22 September 2017.