Saturday 18 October 1890 at Deepdale (Att 10,000)

Preston North End (0) 5 (Dobson 50, 77, Gordon 52, J Ross 56, Drummond 78): Trainer, Holmes, N Ross, Kelsdo, Hendry, Stewart, Gordon, J Ross, Brandon, Dobson, J Drummond.
Wolves (0) 1 (Thomson 65): Rose, Baugh, Mason, Fletcher, Allen, Brodie, Wykes, Booth, Thomson, Wood, Bowdler.

Referee: Mr T Duxbury (Darwen).
Order of Goals: p,p,p,W,p,p.
Reprimand: Charlie Mason was cautioned during the second-half for head butting Jack Gordon.
Position: 2nd.