Saturday 2 December 1972 at Molineux (Att 24,891)

Wolves (0) 1 (Richards 52): Parkes, Shaw, Taylor, Bailey, Munro, McAlle, McCalliog, Hibbitt, Richards, Dougan, Wagstaffe; Sub Daley.
Derby County (1) 2 (Hennessey 22, Hector 65): Boulton, Webster, Nish, Hennessey, Daniel, Todd, McGovern, Gemmill, O’Hare, Hector, Hinton; Sub Davies.

Referee: Mr R Matthewson (Manchester).
Order of Goals: d,W,d.
Booked: Webster, Wagstaffe, Shaw.
Landmark: Phil Parkes makes his 200th League appearance and Kenny Hibbitt makes his 100th.
Position: 13th.