Saturday 29 August 1942 at Villa Park (Att 14,880)

Aston Villa (1) 2 (Parkes 4, Edwards 55): Wakeman, Potts⁰, Cummings, Massie, Callaghan, Bate, Edwards, Haycock, Broome, Parkes, Houghton.
Wolves (0) 0: Sidlow, Ashton, Dowen⁰, Walters, Cullis, Dorsett, Jackman, McIntosh, Westcott, Ball, Mullen.

Referee: Mr A Sewell (Coventry).
Landmark: Henry Walters, Jimmy Jackman and Stanley Ball all make their Wolves debuts.
Remembrance: Just three days after the match the death of Wolves defender Eric Robinson is announced. Sergt Robinson was one of four Soldiers drowned during military exercises. At an inquest ‘Death by misadventure’ is recorded.

⁰ Guest.