Saturday 28 April 1973 at Molineux (Att 21,521)
Wolves (1) 3 (Sunderland 30, Richards 59, Powell 77): Parkes, Taylor, Parkin, Bailey, McAlle, Jefferson, Powell, Sunderland, Richards, Dougan, Wagstaffe (Kindon 71).
Coventry City (0) 0: Ramsbottom, Coop, Holmes, Smith, Barry (Green 33), Dugdale, Mortimer, Alderson, Stein, McGuire, Hutchinson.
Referee: Mr G Hill (Leicester).
Landmark: Phil Parkes set a new post war record of 119 consecutive appearances. Derek Dougan makes 500th League appearance and Barry Powell nets his first Wolves goal.
Position: 5th.