Saturday 5 May 1979 at Highfield Road (Att 21,742)

Coventry City (2) 3 (Powell 25 47p, Bannister 39): Blyth, Roberts, McDonald, Blair, Dyson, Coop, Nardiello (Gooding*), Powell, Hateley, Bannister, Hutchinson.
Wolves (0) 0: Bradshaw, Palmer, Parkin, Daniel (Hazell 57), McAlle, Brazier, Hibbitt, Daley, Rafferty, Richards, Carr.

Referee: Mr E Read (Bristol).
Penalty: Awarded for handball against Derek Parkin.
Landmark: Coventry’s Mark Hateley makes his League debut.
Position: 18th.