Saturday 10 August 1968 at Portman Road (Att 25,940)

Ipswich Town (0) 1 (O’Rourke 59): Hancock, Carroll, Houghton, Morris, Baxter, Jefferson, Hegan, Viljoen, Crawford, O’Rourke, Brogan; Sub Spearritt.
Wolves (0) 0: Parkes, Parkin, Thomson, Bailey, Woodfield (McAlle 54), Holsgrove, Kenning, Wignall, Dougan, Knowles, Wagstaffe.

Referee: Mr B Homewood (Sunbury-on-Thames).
Booked: Wagstaffe 80.
League Status: This is Ipswich Town’s first game back in the top division after winning the Second Division title.
Position: 20th.