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.
Team: 1 Peter Shilton (GK) 2 Colin Barrett 3 Frank Clark 4 John McGovern (c) 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 (Final)
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.
Team: 1 Terry Gennoe (GK) 2 Ivan Golac 3 David Peach 4 Steve Williams 5 Chris Nicholl 6 Malcolm Waldron 7 Alan Ball (c) 8 Phil Boyer 9 Austin Hayes 83' 10 Nick Holmes 11 Terry Curran 12 Tony Sealy 83' Scorers: