Saturday 25 September 1897 at Molineux (Att 5,000)

Wolves 0: Baddeley, Eccles, Blackett, Griffiths, Owen, Fleming, Tonks, McMain, Beats, Wood, Miller.
Nottingham Forest 0: Allsopp, Ritchie, Scott, F Forman, MacPherson, McCracken, FR Forman, Spencer, L Benbow, Spouncer, McInnes.

Landmark: Hill Griffiths makes his 100th League appearance.
Position: 6th.