Wednesday 22 August 1979 at Baseball Ground (Att 21,727)

Derby County (0) 0: Middleton, Langan, Buckley, Daly, McFarland, Wicks, McCaffrey, Moreland, Caskey (Crawford 74), Greenwood, Hill.
Wolves (1) 1 (Clarke 8): Bradshaw, Palmer, Parkin, Daniel, Hughes, Berry, Hibbitt, Carr, Rafferty, Clarke (Eves 80), Patching.

Referee: Mr J. Hough (Macclesfield).
Landmark: Emlyn Hughes makes his Wolves debut. It is also his 700th senior appearance.
Position: 10th.