Saturday 7 February 1931 at Elm Park (Att 9,000)

Reading (1) 3 (Bacon 27, Eaton *p, Eaton*): L Richardson, Forster, J Richardson, Darnell, McNeil, Barley, Gilhespy, Eaton, Bacon, Featherby, McPherson.
Wolves (0) 0: Whittaker, Lowton, Lumberg, Lax, Hollingworth, Rhodes, Phillips, Bottrill, Griffiths, J Deacon, Barraclough.

Referee: Mr S Rous (Hemel Hempstead)
Penalty: Awarded against Wilf Lowton for a foul on Arthur Bacon. Although Frank Eaton sent is kick a yard wide the Referee ordered a retake adjudging Percy Whittaker had moved to soon.
Cautioned: Both Wilf Lowton and Len Featherby were cautioned for foul’s on Arthur Bacon.
Injuries: Reading were reduced for almost the entire second-half after Matt Forster injured his back after colliding with Billy Barraclough. Wolves also reduced to ten players when Wilf Lowton was also carried off ten minutes from time.
Landmark: Joe Griffiths makes his Wolves debut.
Position: 4th.