Saturday 11 September 1982 at Molineux (Att 15,065)

Wolves (0) 2 (Humphrey 60, Eves 65): Burridge, Humphrey, Palmer, Smith, Pender, Coy, Daniel, Clarke, Livingstone (Butler 77), Eves, Matthews.
Barnsley (0) 0: Horn, Law, Chambers, Ronson, Barrowclough, McCarthy, Campbell (Souter 67), Parker, Airey, Mann, Birch.

Referee: Mr A Ward (London).
Landmark: John Humphrey nets his first goal for Wolves.
Position: 1st.