Saturday 8 January 1898 at Baseball Ground (Att 6,000)

Derby County (3) 3 (Eccles*og, McConnachie*, Handley 40): Fryer, Methven, Staley, Cox, A Goodall, Turner, Handley, Burton, McConnachie, Stevenson, McQueen.
Wolves (0) 2 (Turner 49og, Miller 51): Baddeley, Eccles, Blackett, Nurse, Malpass, Fleming, Tonks, Wood, Beats, W Smith, Miller.

Landmark: Derby’s Jack Burton makes his League debut.
Newspapers: Some publications have Harry Wood as netting both.
Position: 6th.