Friday 16 April 1965 at Roker Park (Att 43,328)

Sunderland (1) 1 (Hellawell 1): McLaughlin, Park, Ashurst, Harvey, Hurley, McNab, Hellawell, Herd, Hood, Sharkey, Usher.
Wolves (0) 2 (McIlmoyle 50, Knowles 87): MacLaren, Wilson, Thomson, Kirkham, Flowers, Miller, Wharton, Woodruff, McIlmoyle, Knowles, Wagstaffe.

Referee: Mr W Crossley (Lancaster).
Position: 21st.