Saturday 4 December 1976 at Molineux (Att 16,370)

Wolves (2) 4 (Richards 30 84, Sunderland 44, Hibbitt 69): Pierce, Palmer, Parkin, Daley, Munro, Hibbitt, Sunderland, Richards, Gould, Patching; Sub Farley.
Plymouth Argyle (0) 0: Ramsbottom, Randall, Horswill, Delve, Sutton, Green, Hall, Harrison, Austin, Foster, Collins; Sub Johnson.

Referee: Mr M Sinclair (Guildford).
Position: 4th.