Saturday 5 October 1974 at Ayresome Park (Att 27,443)

Middlesbrough (1) 2 (Hickton 9, Willey 76): Platt, Craggs, Spraggon, Souness, Boam, Maddren, Murdoch (Willey 57), Mills, Hickton, Foggon, Armstrong.
Wolves (0) 1 (Dougan 60): Parkes, Palmer, Parkin, Bailey, Jefferson, McAlle, Hibbitt, Daley, Richards, Kindon (Dougan 26), Sunderland.

Referee: Mr R Lee (Cheadle).
Order of Goals: m,W,m.
Position: 11th.