Saturday 14 September 1968 at Molineux (Att 27,212)

Wolves (0) 1 (Wignall 84): Boswell, Parkin, Wilson, Bailey, Woodfield, Holsgrove, Farrington, Knowles, Wignall, Munro, Wagstaffe; Sub Kenning.
Sunderland (1) 1 (Hughes 42): Montgomery, Palmer, Harvey, Hurley, Todd, Porterfield, Herd, Harris, Hughes, Suggett, Mulhall; Sub Ashurst.

Referee: Mr R Kirkpatrick (Leicester).
Landmark: John Holsgrove makes his 100th league appearance for Wolves and Alan Boswell makes his debut following his transfer from Shrewsbury Town.
Position: 15th.