With five minutes to go in the final, Wolves and Manchester City were tied up at 1-1 before a cross was sent into the box and Richards was there to last home a right-footed effort beyond Keith MacRae which saw the old gold get their hands on the League Cup trophy for the first time.
In honour of the 1974 cup glory, we're testing your knowledge of the starting 11 as well as the one substitute who featured for Wolves in the final victory over City back on 2nd March 1974. Take the latest Wolves Trivia quiz and let us know how you got on #WolvesTrivia.