Saturday 19 August 1972 at Molineux (Att 24,237)

Wolves (3) 3 (Richards 14 27, Hibbitt 34): Parkes, Shaw, Parkin, Hegan (Sunderland 62), Munro, McAlle, McCalliog, Hibbitt, Richards, Dougan, Daley.
Tottenham Hotspur (1) 2 (Peters 38, Pratt 61): Jennings, Kinnear, Knowles, Pratt, England, Beal, Gilzean, Perryman, Chivers, Peters, Coates; Sub Naylor.

Referee: Mr G Hartley (Wakefield).
Order of Goals: W,W,W,t,t.
Booked: Shaw 67.
Landmark: John Richards second strike is Wolves 5000th Football League goal.
Position: 17th.