Tuesday 1 March 1988 at Spotland (Att 2,805)

Rochdale (0) 0: Welch, Stanton, Mycock, Mellish, Smart, Lomax, Holden, Simmonds, Moore, Warren, Walling (Hancox 70); Sub Hunt.
Wolves (1) 1 (Holmes 21): Kendall, Thompson, McDonald, Streete, Robertson (Downing HT), Robinson, Dennison, Vaughan, Bull, Mutch, Holmes; Sub Gallagher.

Referee: Mr J McAuley (Leeds).
Booked: Smart 50.
Position: 1st.