Monday 22 September 1890 at Molineux (Att 4,000)

Wolves (1) 1 (Wood*): Rose, Baugh, Mason, Fletcher, Allen, Lowder, Wykes, Booth, Thomson, Wood, Bowdler.
Notts County (0) 1 (Osborne*): Toone, McLean, Hendry, Osborne, Calderhead, A Shelton, McGregor, McInnes, Oswald, Locker, Daft.

Referee: Mr S Ormerod (Accrington).
Landmark: Hubert Rutter makes him Wolves and Football League debuts.
Position: 3rd.