Saturday 29 January 1972 at Maine Road (Att 37,639)

Manchester City (3) 5 (Booth 5, Lee 24 62 68, Towers 40): Corrigan, Book, Donachie, Doyle, Booth, Oakes, Summerbee (Hill 57), Bell, Davies, Lee, Towers.
Wolves (1) 2 (Richards 34 52): Parkes, Shaw, Parkin, Sunderland, Munro, McAlle, McCalliog, Hegan, Richards, Dougan, Wagstaffe; Sub Eastoe.

Referee: Mr J Thacker (Scarborough).
League Status: Manchester City went top of the League as Leeds lost at Tottenham.
Order of Goals: m,m,W,m,W,m,m.
Position: 6th.