Saturday 14 October 1972 at Molineux (Att 20,630)

Wolves (1) 1 (Dougan 30): Parkes, Shaw, McAlle, Bailey, Munro, Jefferson, Hegan, Hibbitt (Kindon 39), Richards, Dougan, Wagstaffe.
Crystal Palace (1) 1 (Hinshelwood 15): Hammond, Mulligan (Tambling 32), T Taylor, Phillip, McCormick, Blyth, Pinkney, Payne, Craven, M Hinshelwood, Cooke.

Referee: Mr W Johnson (Kendal).
Order of Goals: c,W.
Booked: Cooke 67.
Landmark: Paul Hammond makes his League debut.
Position: 7th.