Saturday 27 December 1980 at Maine Road (Att 37,817)

Manchester City (0) 4 (McDonald 63, Hutchinson 80 89, Reeves 85): Corrigan, Ranson, McDonald, Reid, Power, Caton, Boyer, Gow, MacKenzie, Hutchinson, Reeves; Sub Henry.
Wolves (0) 0: Bradshaw, Palmer, Hollifield, Berry, Brazier, Hughes, Hibbitt, Carr (Atkinson 70), Bell, Richards, Gray.

Referee: Mr T Morris (Leeds).
Position: 19th.