Saturday 6 November 1982 at Molineux (Att 12,701)

Wolves (1) 3 (Gray 15, Eves 46, Clarke 62): Burridge, Humphrey, Palmer (Butler 82), Hibbitt, Gallagher, Coy, Daniel, Clarke, Gray, Eves, Matthews.
Grimsby Town (0) 0: Grotier, Moore, Cumming, Whitlock, Stone, Speight, Kilmore (Crosby 62), Whymark, Drinkell, Bonnyman, Ford.

Referee: Mr H King (Merthyr Tydfil).
Position: 2nd.