Saturday 27 September 1986 at County Ground (Att 5,731)

Northampton Town (2) 2 (Morley 16, Hill 29): Gleasure, Read, Chard, Donald (Wilcox 41), Cox, McPherson, McGoldrick, Benjamin, Gilbert, Morley, Hill.
Wolves (0) 1 (Mutch 64): Nixon, Oldroyd (Holmes 23), Barnes, Streete, Robertson, Lockhart, Stoutt, Mutch, Handysides, D Edwards.

Referee: Mr M James (Horsham).
Booked: Barnes 25.
Landmark: Ian Handysides made his Wolves debut after being signed on loan from Birmingham City.
Position: 18th.