Saturday 12 March 1988 at Molineux (Att 9,262)

Wolves (1) 3 (Bellamy 20, Clark 53og, Mutch 80): Kendall, Bellamy, McDonald, Streete, Robertson, Robinson, Dennison, Vaughan, Bull, Mutch, Holmes; Subs Gallagher, Downing.
Carlisle United (0) 1 (Hutchinson 75): Prudhoe, Gorman, Clarke, Saddington, Wright, McCaffrey, Cooke, Hutchinson, Holdsworth, Halpin, Poskett (Hetherington 66); Sub Robinson.

Referee: Mr A Ward (London).
Order of Goals: W,W,c,W.
Position: 1st.