Saturday 2 September 1978 at Molineux (Att 16,121)

Wolves (1) 2 (Rodgers 12og, Hibbitt 89): Bradshaw, Daniel, Palmer, Parkin, Berry, McAlle, Hibbitt, Carr, Richards, Bell, Daley; Sub Clarke.
Bristol City (0) 0: Shaw, Sweeney, Gillies, Gow, Rodgers, Hunter, Tainton, Ritchie, Royle (Cormack 8), Mann, Whitehead.

Referee: Mr R Chadwick (Darwen).
Position: 20th.