Saturday 15 January 1983 at Ewood Park (Att 7,441)

Blackburn Rovers (2) 2 (Branagan 31, Keeley 44): Gennoe, Branagan, Rathbone, Stonehouse (Comstive 75), Mail, Keeley, Miller, Arnott, Bell, Garner, Lowey.
Wolves (0) 2 (Matthews 55, Dodd 62): Burridge, Humphrey, Palmer, Smith, Pender, Dodd, Hibbitt, Clarke, Gray, Eves, Matthews; Sub Coy.

Referee: Mr A Challinor (Maltby).
Booked: Gennoe 4, Dodd 61, Smith 65, Lowery 66, Branagan 75, Gray 77.
Position: 1st.