Saturday 4 December 1982 at Molineux (Att 11,854)

Wolves (3) 4 (Eves 2 31, Cartwright 20, Dodd 83): Burridge, Humphrey, Palmer, Hibbitt, Pender, Dodd, Cartwright, Clarke, Gray, Eves, Matthews; Sub Coy.
Middlesbrough (0) 0: Platt, Nattrass, Bolton, Otto, Baxter, Wood, Currie, Hankin, Shearer, Kennedy, Bell; Sub Cochrane.

Referee: Mr C Thomas (Porthcawl).
Penalty: Boro’s Mick Kennedy hit the crossbar from a spot-kick in the second-half.
Landmark: Both Alan Dodd and Ian Cartwright nets their first goal for Wolves.
Position: 3rd.