Saturday 23 August 1975 at Ayresome Park (Att 22,595)

Middlesbrough (1) 1 (Hickton 25): Platt, Cragg, Cooper, Souness, Taylor, Maddren, Murdock, Mills, Hickton (Willey 56), Brine, Armstrong.
Wolves (0) 0: Parkes, Parkin, McNab, Bailey, Taylor, McAlle, Hibbitt (Daley 60), Carr, Richards, Kindon, Farley.

Referee: Mr R Matthewson (Ainsworth).
Landmark: Middlesbrough’s Michael Taylor makes his League debut.
Position: 20th.