Saturday 8 September 1979 at Molineux (Att 24,580)

Wolves (0) 1 (Clarke 52): Bradshaw, Palmer, Parkin, Daniel, Hughes, Berry, Hibbitt, Carr, Rafferty, Clarke, Patching (Eves 80).
Crystal Palace (0) 1 (Swindlehurst 32): Burridge, Hinshelwood, Sansom, Nicholas, Cannon, Gilbert, Murphy, Francis, Swindlehurst, Flanagan, Hilaire; Sub Kember.

Referee: Mr D Clarke (Accrington).
Order of Goals: c,W.
Transfer: Andy Gray signs for a British record fee. He puts pen to paper on the pitch shortly before kick-off.
Position: 9th.