Saturday 7 May 1938 at Roker Park (Att 30,000)

Sunderland (1) 1 (Carter 7): Mapson, Gorman, Hall, Housam, Lockie, Hastings, Spuhler, Carter, Gurney, Gallacher, Burbanks.
Wolves (0) 0: Scott, Morris, J Taylor, Galley, Cullis, Gardiner, Maguire, Thompson, Westcott, Jones, Dorsett.

Referee: Mr R Warburton (Bolton).
Sent-off: Hastings 78 (foul on Thompson).
Championship: A victory for Wolves would have given them the League Championship for the first time. Unfortunately, their defeat paired with Arsenal’s 5-0 home victory over Bolton Wanderers took the title to Highbury.
Landmark: Tom Galley was making his 100th league appearance for Wolves.
Position: 2nd.