Saturday 4 September 1971 at Victoria Ground (Att 29,026)

Stoke City (0) 0: Banks, Marsh, Pejic, Bernard (Haslegrave 80), D Smith, Bloor, Mahoney, Greenhoff, Ritchie, Dobing, Conroy.
Wolves (0) 1 (Hegan 59): Parkes, Shaw, Parkin, Bailey, Munro, McAlle, Hegan, Hibbitt, Richards, Dougan (Taylor 20), Wagstaffe.

Referee: Mr C Nicholls (Plymouth).
Penalty: John Ritchie shot a 77th minute effort two yards over the bar, after Bernard Shaw had handled.
Landmark: Danny Hegan nets his first Wolves goal. Wolves have now topped 1000 points away in the Football League.
Position: 5th.