Monday 18 December 1961 at Boleyn Ground, Upton Park (Att 21,261)

West Ham United (2) 4 (Musgrove 15s, Moore 3 75, Hurst 79): Leslie, Kirkup, Bond, Hurst, Brown, Moore, Crawford, Woosnam, Tindall, Dick, Musgrove.
Wolves (1) 2 (Murray 7 52): Finlayson, Stuart, Kelly, Kirkham, Slater, Flowers, Wharton, Durandt, Murray, Broadbent, Hinton.

Referee: Mr D Smith (Stonehouse, Glos).
Order of Goals: w,w,W,W,w,w.
Transfer: New £25,000 signing Mark Lazarus who was dropped for the West Ham match ask for a transfer. He rejoins the Hoops in February for just £14,000 and was a Wolves player for just 154 days.
Position: 13th.