Saturday 17 October 1987 at Molineux (Att 6,608)

Wolves (3) 3 (Mutch 13, Vaughan 18, Bull 23): Kendall, Bellamy, Thompson, Streete, Robertson, Robinson, Dennison, Vaughan, Bull, Mutch (Gallagher 72), Downing, sub Clarke.
Tranmere Rovers (0) 0: O’Rouke, Mungall, Williams (Higgins 75), Hughes, Thorpe, Vickers, Morrissey, Harvey, Malkin (Craven 75), Muir, Aspinall.

Referee: Mr R Wiseman (Boreham Wood).
Sent-off: Bull 62 (two bookings).
Booked: Muir 33, Bull 38, Aspinall 44, Bull 62, Mungall 65.
Respect: Wolves wore black arm bands as a mark of respect following the death of Jimmy Mullen.
Position: 6th.