Saturday 27 October 1979 at Molineux (Att 36,267)

Wolves (1) 1 (Gray 15): Bradshaw, Palmer, Parkin, Daniel, Hughes, Berry, Hibbitt, Carr, Gray, Richards, Thomas (Eves 75).
Aston Villa (1) 1 (Shaw 44): Rimmer, Swain, Gibson, Evans, Ormsby, Mortimer, Bremner, Little, Geddis, Cowans, Shaw, sub McNaught.

Referee: Mr D. Lloyd (Fernhill Heath).
Order of Goals: W,a.
Booked: Evans 7, Palmer 11, Mortimer 14, Berry 35.
Sent-off: Richards 59 (violent conduct), Ormsby 59 (violent conduct).
Television: Match shown on Star Soccer.
Position: 6th.