Saturday 8 January 1972 at Old Trafford (Att 46,781)

Manchester United (0) 1 (McIlroy 86): Stepney, Dunne, Burns, Gowling (Sartori 70), Edwards, Sadler, Morgan, Kidd, Charlton, Law, McIlroy.
Wolves (2) 3 (Dougan 20, Richards 29, McCalliog 75p): Parkes, Shaw, Parkin, Bailey, Munro, McAlle, McCalliog, Hibbitt, Richards, Dougan (Curran 49), Wagstaffe.

Referee: Mr N Davey (Hucknall).
Penalty: Awarded against Tommy Dunne for bringing down Hugh Curran.
Order of Goals: W,W,W,m.
Position: 6th.