Saturday 27 August 1977 at Molineux (Att 22,909)

Wolves (0) 1 (Kindon 63): Parkes, Palmer, Daly, Daley, Parkin, McAlle, Patching, Carr, Richards, Kindon, Sunderland; Sub Todd.
Arsenal (0) 1 (Powling 76): Jennings, Rice, Nelson, Powling, Young, O’Leary, Ross, Brady, Macdonald, Rice, Rix; Sub Hudson.

Referee: Mr D Biddle (Bristol).
Order of Goals: W,a.
Landmark: Wolves record their 1,000th First Division match at Molineux.
Position: 5th.