The 1978–79 Anglo-Scottish Cup was the fourth edition of the tournament. It was won by

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, who beat

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in a two-legged final by 4–2 on aggregate.

English Group

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Scottish Group

1st Round 1st Leg

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, , 1–2, , Morton, , 5 August 1978 , - ,

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, , 1–0, , St Mirren, , 6 August 1978 , - ,

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, , 2–1, , Heart of Midlothian, , 16 August 1978

1st Round 2nd Leg

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Evening Times, 6 August 1978 (via The Celtic Wiki) , - , Morton, , 4–1, ,

, , 8 August 1978 , - , St Mirren, , 3–0, ,

, , 9 August 1978 , - , Heart of Midlothian, , 0–1, ,

, , 23 August 1978

Quarter-finals 1st Leg

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, , 1–0, , Celtic, , 12 September 1978 , - , Morton, , 3–0, ,

, , 13 September 1978 , - ,

, , 1–0, , Mansfield Town, , 13 September 1978

Quarter-finals 2nd Leg

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, , 4–0, , Morton, , 26 September 1978 , - , St Mirren, , 2–2, , Bristol City, , 26 September 1978 , - , Celtic, , 1–2, ,

, , 27 September 1978 , - , Mansfield Town, , 3–2, ,

, , 3 October 1978

Semi-finals 1st Leg

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, , 1–1, , St Mirren, , 17 October 1978 , - , Mansfield Town, , 1–2, ,

, , 31 October 1978

Semi-finals 2nd Leg

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, , 31 October 1978 , - ,

, , 0–1, , Mansfield Town, , 7 November 1978

Final 1st Leg

Final 2nd Leg

Notes and references

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1978-79 Anglo-Scottish Cup 1978–79 in English football 1978–79 in Scottish football