Saturday 28 November 1981 at Molineux (Att 15,314)

Wolves (1) 2 (Palmer 26p, Matthews 88): Bradshaw, Palmer, Parkin, Daniel, Gallagher, Berry, Matthews, Eves, Gray, Richards, Brazier; Sub Birch.
Stoke City (0) 0: McManus, Evans, Hampton, Dodd, O’Callaghan, Smith, Johnson, Ford, Chapman, Bracewell, Maguire; Sub Bould.

Referee: Mr B Stevens (Stonehouse, Glos).
Booked: Smith 5, Gray 28, O’Callaghan 68.
Penalty: Awarded against Eric McManus for tripping John Richards.
Landmark: Eric McManus makes Stoke debut and Steve Ford makes League debut.
Television: Match shown on ATV.
Position: 16th.