Football League (5)- Saturday 6 October 1888 at Accrington Cricket Ground (Att 5,000)
Accrington (2) 4 (Barbour 27, Holden 33, Brand 50, Barbour*): Horne, Stevenson, McLellan, Haworth, Chippendale, Tattersall, Lofthouse, Bonar, Barbour, Holden, Brand.
Wolves (3) 4 (Knight 12, Wood 17, Fletcher*, Stevenson *og): Baynton, Baugh, Mason, Fletcher, Allen, Lowder, Hunter, Cooper, Wykes, Wood, Knight.
Referee: Mr F Norris (Bolton).
Order of Goals: W,W,a,a,W,a,a,W.
Landmark: Harry Wood makes his League debut.
Position: 6th.
