Saturday 11 February 1961 at Molineux (Att 38,526)

Wolves (1) 2 (Brennan 8og, Flowers 53): Brodie, Stuart, Showell, Clamp, Slater, Kirkham, Deeley, Flowers, Farmer, Broadbent, Durandt.
Manchester United (0) 1 (Nicholson 69): Pinner, Brennan, Cantwell, Setters, Foulkes, Nicholson, Quixall, Stiles, Dawson, Pearson, Charlton.

Referee: Mr C Rogers (Greenford).
Order of Goals: W,W,m.
Landmark: George Showell makes his 100th League appearance and Chic Brodie makes his debut following his transfer from Aldershot.
Newspaper: Some reports have Seamus Brennan own-goal as netted by Norman Deeley.
Position: 2nd.