Saturday 12 January 1973 at Molineux (Att 22,235)

Wolves (1) 1 (Richards 3): Parkes, Palmer, Parkin, Bailey, Munro, McAlle, Powell, Hibbitt (Dougan 71), Richards, Sunderland, Wagstaffe.
Newcastle United (0) 0: McFaul, Craig, Kennedy, McDermott, Howard, Clark, Gibb (Barraclough 60), Cassidy, MacDonald, Tudor, Hibbitt.

Referee: Mr B Homewood (Sunbury-on-Thames).
Position: 15th.