Saturday 25 September 1971 at Molineux (Att 20,631)

Wolves (2) 4 (Dougan 10 43 88, McCalliog 77): Parkes, Shaw, Parkin, Bailey, Munro, McAlle, Hegan, O’Grady (Daley 72), McCalliog, Dougan, Wagstaffe.
Nottingham Forest (1) 2 (Moore 5, Martin 55): Barron, Hindley, Winfield, Chapman, O’Kane, Fraser, Jackson, McKenzie, Martin, Cormack (Lyons 29), Moore.

Referee: Mr P Walters (Bridgwater).
Order of Goals: n,W,W,n,W,W.
Landmark: Steve Daley makes his senior debut.
Position: 6th.