Saturday 28 September 1889 at Victoria Ground (Att 5,000)

Stoke (1) 2 (Gee*, Coupar 50): Rowley, Clare, Underwood, Ramsey, Hendry, Christie, McCormick, Gee, Coupar, Mudie, McReddie.
Wolves (1) 1 (Wood): Rose, Knight, J Mason, Fletcher, C Mason, Lowder, Perry, Worrall, Wykes, Wood, Booth.

Referee: Mr J Bentley (Bolton).
Order of Goals: W,s,s.
Note: Stoke previous game seen them beaten 10-0 at Preston North End.
Injury: Wolves were reduced to ten men after just 10 minutes when Tommy Knight broke his leg.
Police: Four days before this match four Wolves players appeared at Willenhall Police Court with charges of assaulting a Police Constable at as show in Willenhall four days after the Blackburn Rovers match. Dickie Baugh and Albert Fletcher were fined 20s and David Wykes and Charles Booth were fined 10s.
Landmark: Both Wolves’ Jerry Mason and Stoke’s Len Mudie make their League debut’s.
Position: 7th.