Saturday 12 August 1972 at St James Park (Att 33,942)

Newcastle United (2) 2 (Green 11, Tudor 13): McFaul, Craig, Clark, Gibb, Howard, Moncur, Barraclough, Green, MacDonald, Tudor, Hibbitt; Sub Smith.
Wolves (1) 1 (Kindon 17): Parkes, Taylor, Parkin, Bailey (O’Grady 26), Munro, McAlle, McCalliog, Hibbitt, Eastoe, Richards, Kindon.

Referee: Mr R Tinckler (Boston).
Order of Goals: n,n,W.
Booked: Barraclough, Hibbitt.
Landmark: Steve Kindon makes his first Wolves league appearance and nets his first Wolves goal.
Position: 19th.