Saturday 26 August 1961 at Molineux (Att 25,471)

Wolves (1) 3 (Murray 33 65, Deeley 56): Finlayson, Stuart, J Harris, Clamp, Slater, Flowers, Deeley, Mason, Murray, Broadbent, Hinton.
West Ham United (1) 2 (Musgrove 18, Sealey 87): Leslie, Kirkup, Bond, Malcolm, Brown, Moore, Scott, Woosnam, Sealey, Dick, Musgrove.

Referee: Mr J Cattlin (Rochdale).
Order of Goals: w,W,W,W,w.
Landmark: Jimmy Murray makes his 200th League appearance and Alan Hinton makes his League debut.
Position: 11th.