Tuesday 19 September 1961 at City Ground (Att 32,506)

Nottingham Forest (1) 3 (Vowden 12 60, Booth 48): Grummitt, Palmer, Gray, Whitefoot, McKinlay, Iley, Cobb, Booth, Vowden, Quigley, le Flem.
Wolves (0) 1 (Murray 88): Finlayson, Stuart, Jones, Clamp, Slater, Kirkham, Mason, Durandt, Murray, Broadbent, Deeley.

Referee: Mr L Tirebuck (Halifax).
Order of Goals: n,n,n,W.
Landmark: Norman Deeley makes his 200th Football League appearance.
Position: 21st.