Saturday 4 March 1972 at Baseball Ground (Att 33,456)

Derby County (0) 2 (Hinton 51p, McFarland 71): Boulton, Webster, Robson, Todd, McFarland, Durban, McGovern, Gemmill, O’Hare, Hector, Hinton; Sub Walker.
Wolves (1) 1 (McCalliog 8p): Parkes, Shaw, Taylor, Hegan, Munro, McAlle, McCalliog, Hibbitt, Richards, Dougan, Wagstaffe; Sub Sunderland.

Referee: Mr R Challis (Tonbridge).
Penalties: The first was awarded for a foul by Colin Boulton on Derek Dougan as he side stepped him and the second for a tackle from behind by Frank Munro on ex-Wolves star Alan Hinton.
Position: 8th.