Saturday 9 August 1969 at Molineux (Att 32,260)

Wolves (2) 3 (Dougan 3 62, Knowles 18): Parkes, Taylor, Parkin, Bailey, Holsgrove, Munro, McCalliog, Knowles, Dougan, Curran, Wagstaffe (Wilson 75).
Stoke City (1) 1 (Burrows 35): Banks, Skeels, Elder, Bloor, Smith, Allen, Dobing, Greenhoff, Ritchie, Eastham, Burrows (Bernard 70).

Referee: Mr P Walters (Bridgwater).
Order of Goals: W,W,s,W.
Landmark: Wolves Jim McCalliog signed from Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke’s Jimmy Greenhoff signed from Birmingham City make their debuts.
Position: 7th.