Saturday 24 August 1968 at The Dell (Att 19,746)
Southampton (1) 2 (Kemp 25, Paine 56): Martin, Kirkup, Hollywood, Kemp, McGrath, Gabriel, Paine, Channon, Saul, Melia, Judd; Sub Walker.
Wolves (0) 1 (Wagstaffe 57): Parkes, Parkin, Wilson, Bailey, Woodfield, Holsgrove, Kenning, Wignall, Dougan, Knowles, Wagstaffe; Sub Ross.
Referee: Mr D Smith (Stonehouse, Glos).
Order of Goals: s,s,W.
Fire: First Division Nottingham Forest have their home game with Leeds United abandoned as fire that destroys a stand.
Position: 18th.