| 1. Round | 19/08/1978 | Aston Villa | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1:0 |  |
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| 4. Round | 02/09/1978 | Aston Villa | - | Southampton FC | 1:1 | |
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| 5. Round | 09/09/1978 | Ipswich Town | - | Aston Villa | 0:2 | |
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| 6. Round | 16/09/1978 | Aston Villa | - | Everton FC | 1:1 | ||||
| 10. Round | 14/10/1978 | Aston Villa | - | Manchester United | 2:2 | ||||
| 11. Round | 21/10/1978 | Birmingham City | - | Aston Villa | 0:1 | |
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| 12. Round | 27/10/1978 | Aston Villa | - | Middlesbrough FC | 0:2 | ||||
| 13. Round | 03/11/1978 | Aston Villa | - | Manchester City | 1:1 | ||||
| 31. Round | 02/03/1979 | Aston Villa | - | Birmingham City | 1:0 | ||||
| 23. Round | 06/03/1979 | Aston Villa | - | Bolton Wanderers | 3:0 | |
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| 32. Round | 09/03/1979 | Middlesbrough FC | - | Aston Villa | 2:0 | ||||
| 27. Round | 20/03/1979 | Aston Villa | - | Queens Park Rangers | 3:1 | ||||
| 34. Round | 24/03/1979 | Aston Villa | - | Tottenham Hotspur | 2:3 | |
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| 18. Round | 28/03/1979 | Aston Villa | - | Coventry City | 1:1 | ||||
| 28. Round | 04/04/1979 | Nottingham Forest | - | Aston Villa | 4:0 |
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