1980/81                  Score Scorers                              Attendance
  
R1L1 Sheffield Utd     (H)  2-0  Taylor, Johnson                         23,989
R1L2 Sheffield Utd     (A)  1-1  Curran (3-1 agg)                        25,588
R2L1 Wimbledon         (A)  1-2  Owen                                     3,549
R2L2 Wimbledon         (H)  3-1  Grant, Owen, Curran (4-3 agg)           15,151
R3 Watford             (H)  1-2  Pearson                                 14,085


1981/82

R2L1 Blackburn Rovers  (A)  1-1  Taylor                                   7,900
R2L2 Blackburn Rovers  (H)  1-2  Bannister (2-3 agg)                     13,099


1982/83
 
R2L1 Bristol City      (A)  2-1  Taylor 2                                 4,486
R2L2 Bristol City      (H)  1-1  Taylor (3-2 agg)                         7,920
R3 Crystal Palace      (A)  2-1  Megson, Bannister                        8,146
R4 Barnsley            (H)  1-0  McCulloch                               33,354
R5 Arsenal             (A)  0-1  -                                       30,937


1983/84

R2L1 Darlington        (H)  3-0  Madden, Bannister, Morris                9,060
R2L2 Darlington        (A)  4-2  Bannister 2, Madden, Shelton (7-2 agg)   3,615
R3 Preston North End   (A)  2-0  Varadi, Shelton                         11,060
R4 Stoke City          (A)  1-0  Bannister                               18,653
R5 Liverpool           (H)  2-2  Megson, Bannister                       49,357
R5r Liverpool          (A)  0-3  -                                       40,485


1984/85
 
R2L1 Huddersfield Town (H)  3-0  Sterland (pen), Marwood, Chapman        16,139
R2L2 Huddersfield Town (A)  1-2  Sterland (4-2 agg)                       7,163
R3 Fulham              (H)  3-2  Lyons, Marwood, Varadi                  15,665
R4 Luton Town          (H)  4-2  Blair 3 (3 pens), Marwood               18,313
R5 Chelsea             (A)  1-1  Madden                                  30,028
R5r Chelsea            (H)  4-4  Lyons, Marwood, Chapman, Sterland       36,509
R5r2 Chelsea           (A)  1-2  Shelton                                 36,395


1985/86
 
R2L1 Brentford         (A)  2-2  Chapman 2                                5,352
R2L2 Brentford         (H)  2-0  Chapman, Sterland (4-2 agg)             11,132
R3 Swindon Town        (A)  0-1  -                                       12,110


1986/87
 
R2L1 Stockport County  (H)  3-0  Sterland, Shutt, Marwood (pen)          10,466
R2L2 Stockport County  (M)  7-0  Walker 3, Sterland 2, Hart,              2,089
                                 Johnson (10-0 agg)
R3 Everton             (M)  0-4  -                                       24,638 


1987/88
 
R2L1 Shrewsbury Town   (A)  1-1  Fee                                      4,364
R2L2 Shrewsbury Town   (H)  2-1  West 2 (3-2 agg)                         8,572
R3 Barnsley            (A)  2-1  Chamberlain, Hirst                      19,439
R4 Aston Villa         (A)  2-1  Chapman, West                           25,302
R5 Arsenal             (H)  0-1  -                                       34,535


1988/89
 
R2L1 Blackpool         (A)  0-2  -                                        5,492
R2L2 Blackpool         (H)  3-1  Varadi, Reeves, Hirst                   12,237
                                 (3-3 agg, Blackpool on away goals)


1989/90
 
R2L1 Aldershot         (H)  0-0  -                                        9,237
R2L2 Aldershot         (A)  8-0  Whitton 4, Atkinson 3, Shakespeare       4,011
R3 Derby County        (A)  1-2  Hirst (pen)                             18,042