Saturday 1 January 1972 at Molineux (Att 26,571)

Wolves (1) 2 (Parkin 29, Richards 61): Parkes, Shaw, Parkin, Bailey, Munro, McAlle, McCalliog, Hibbitt, Richards, Dougan, Wagstaffe; Sub Curran.
Newcastle United (0) 0: McFaul, Craig, Clark, Nattrass, Burton, Howard, Reid, Green, MacDonald, Tudor, Hibbitt; Sub Young.

Referee: Mr H New (Bristol).
Position: 6th.