Tuesday 9 October 1979 at Molineux (Att 30,131)

Wolves 0: Bradshaw, Palmer, Parkin, Daniel, Hughes, Berry, Hibbitt, Carr, Gray, Richards, Thomas, sub Brazier.
Derby County 0: Middleton, Langan, Buckley, Rioch (Greenwood), McCaffrey, Osgood, Emery, Moreland, Duncan, Davies, Emson.

Referee: Mr N Midgley (Salford).
Landmark: Dave Thomas makes his Wolves debut.
Position: 7th.