Tuesday 20 April 1965 at Molineux (Att 14,896)

Wolves (2) 3 (Woodruff 15 36 65): MacLaren, Knighton, Thomson, Kirkham, Flowers, Miller, Wharton, Woodruff, McIlmoyle, Knowles, Buckley.
Sunderland (0) 0: McLaughlin, Irvine, Ashurst, Harvey, Rooks, McNab, Hellawell, Herd, Moore, Hood, Mulhall.

Referee: Mr W Crossley (Lancaster).
Hat-trick: All Bobby Woodruffs goals were headers.
Injury: George Mulhall did not play the final 20 minutes after injuring his ankle.
League Status: Despite this Victory Wolves are relegated with Aston Villa’s beating Leicester City.
Guest: Coventry City manager Jimmy Hill was present in the crowd. It is said he was checking out Wolves for the next season in the Second Division.
Position: 21st.