Saturday 28 August 1976 at City Ground (Att 17,222)

Nottingham Forest (1) 1 (Daley20og): Wells, Saunders, Clark, McGovern, Chapman, Barrett (O’Neill 75), Curran, Robertson, O’Hara, Butlin, Bowyer.
Wolves (2) 3 (Gould 14 73, Daley 16): Pierce, Palmer, Parkin, Daley, Bailey, McAlle, Hibbitt, Carr, Gould, Kindon, Sunderland; Sub Eves.

Referee: Mr T Reynolds (Swansea).
Order of Goals: W,W,n,W.
Position: 6th.