The 1968–69 Football League Cup was the ninth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition ended with the final on 15 March 1969.
Of the 91 teams, 37 received a bye to the second round (teams ranked 1st–38th in the 1967–68 Football League, excluding Manchester United who did not compete) and the other 54 played in the first round. Semi-finals were two-legged.
Round
Main date
Fixtures
Clubs
New entries this round
Original
Replays
First Round
14 August 1968
27
12
91 → 64
54 (teams ranked 17th–22nd in Second Division; all Third and Fourth Division)
Second Round
4 September 1968
32
8
64 → 32
37 (all First Division, except 1 team that did not enter; teams ranked 1st–16th in Second Division)
