Tuesday 24 August 1971 at Molineux (Att 26,633)

Wolves (1) 2 (Hibbitt 20, McCalliog 73): Parkes, Shaw, Parkin, Sunderland, Munro, McAlle, Hibbitt, McCalliog, Gould, Richards, Wagstaffe; Sub Hegan.
Manchester City (0) 1 (Lee 86p): Corrigan, Jeffries, Connor, Boyle, Booth, Oakes, Summerbee, Heslop, Davies, Lee, Mellor; Sub Unknown.

Referee: Mr H Davey (Hucknall).
Order of Goals: W,W,m.
Penalty: Disputed as Bernard Shaw and Ian Mellor tangled on the edge of the box. Shaw was adjudged to have been shirt pulling.
Landmark: Alan Sunderland makes his senior bow and Kenny Hibbitt nets the 100th Wolves home League goal against City.
Position: 10th.