Tuesday 4 October 1977 at Molineux (Att 21,571)

Wolves (0) 1 (Hibbitt 48): Bradshaw, Palmer, Daly, Daley, Parkin, McAlle, Hibbitt, Carr, Richards, Kindon (Patching 78), Sunderland.
Derby County (1) 2 (Hughes 34 67): Middleton, Langan, Nish, Daly, McFarland, Daniel, Powell, Hector, Hughes, George, James (O’Riordan HT).

Referee: Mr C Thomas (Treorchy).
Order of Goals: d,W,d.
Position: 11th.