Saturday 23 August 1986 at Molineux (Att 6,000)
Wolves (0) 1 (Zelem 64p): Bartram, Oldroyd, Barnes, Zelem, Hellin, Forman, Holmes, Mutch, N Edwards, Purdie; Sub Lockhart.
Cambridge United (0) 2 (Smith 56, Cooper 89): Branagan, Measham, Mundee, Fallon, Smith, Littlejohns, Tong, Spring, Cooper, Towner, Crown; Sub Kimble.
Referee: Mr P Wright (Northwich).
Penalty: Awarded for a push on Mick Holmes by Keith Branagan.
Booked: Mutch 78.
Landmark: Vince Bartram, Matt Hellin and Matt Forman were making their League debuts and Darren Oldroyd was making his Wolves debut. Ian Measham, Lindsay Smith and David Tong, were all making their debuts for Cambridge.
Programme: As the club had had little time to publish to match day programmes, Wolves product a double combining the Cambridge match and the Lincoln City League Cup tie.
Position: 19th.