Saturday 21 October 1978 at Ayresome Park (Att 19,389)

Middlesbrough (1) 2 (Burns 14, Armstrong 88): Stewart, Craggs, Bailey, Mahoney (Shearer 29), Boam, McAndrew, Cochrane, Mills, Ashcroft, Burns, Armstrong.
Wolves (0) 0: Pierce, Palmer (Bell 55), Parkin, Daniel, Brazier, McAlle, Hibbitt, Clarke, Eves, Arkwright, Daley.

Referee: Mr D Richardson (Lincoln).
Booked: Arkwright.
Position: 20th.