Saturday 15 April 1978 at Molineux (Att 15,466)

Wolves 0: Bradshaw, Parkin, Daly, Daley, Hazell, McAlle, Patching (Eves 86), Berry, Richards, Rafferty, Kelly.
Middlesbrough 0: Brown, Craggs, Bailey, Mahoney, Boam, Johnson, Bell, Ashcroft, Shearer (Walsh 20), McAndrew, Armstrong.

Referee: Mr C Downey (Isleworth).
Penalty: John Richards had a 36th minute penalty saved by David Brown. It had been awarded against John Craggs who brought down Billy Rafferty.
Landmark: Middlesbrough’s Charlie Bell makes his League debut.
Position: 20th.