Saturday 5 September 1981 at Elland Road (Att 20,216)

Leeds United (1) 3 (Graham 39 57 70): Lukic, Greenhoff (Hird 72), E Gray, Flynn, Firm, Cherry, Harris, Graham, Parlane, Stevenson, Barnes.
Wolves (0) 0: Bradshaw, Palmer, Parkin, Daniel, Gallagher (Richards HT), Villazan, Birch, Hibbitt, Gray, Clarke, Matthews.

Referee: Mr K Redfern (Whitley Bay).
Booked: Flynn 54, Hibbitt 59, Graham 59.
Injury: In the 38th minute Joe Gallagher received a double fracture of the left wrist after falling heavily having won a heading duel with Derek Parlane. The second-half saw Andy Gray become an emergency centre-half.
Position: 18th.