Saturday 25 November 1972 at Bramhall Lane (Att 19,385)

Sheffield United (1) 1 (Dearden 19): McAlister, Badger, Hemsley, MacKenzie, Colquhoun, Hockley, Woodward, Scullion, Dearden, Currie, Ford; Sub Holmes.
Wolves (0) 2 (Richards 69, Hibbitt 75): Parkes, Shaw, Taylor, Bailey, Munro, McAlle, McCalliog, Hibbitt, Richards, Dougan, Kindon (Sunderland 81).

Referee: Mr W Gow (Swansea).
Order of Goals: s,W,W.
Booked: Kindon 56.
Position: 12th.