Saturday 16 October 1965 at Molineux (Att 20,927)

Wolves (2) 3 (Knowles 8, Hunt 31, Woodfield 89): MacLaren, J Wilson, Thomson, Flowers, Woodfield, Holsgrove, Wharton, Hunt (Goodwin 47), McIlmoyle Knowles, Wagstaffe.
Middlesbrough (0) 0: Connachan, Gates, Jones, Horner, Rookes, Davidson, Holliday, Gibson, Garbett, Irvine, Ratcliffe; Sub Orritt.

Referee: Mr G Davis (Romford).
Replacement: Fred Goodwin becomes Wolves first ever used substitute.
Landmark: Ernie Hunt nets his first Wolves goal.
Position: 4th.