Football League (4)- Saturday 29 September 1888 at Dudley Road (Att 5,000)

Wolves (1) 2 (Cooper 25, Wykes 82): Baynton, Baugh, Mason, Fletcher, Allen, Lowder, Hunter, Cooper, Wykes, White, Knight.
Blackburn Rovers (1) 2 (James Southworth,  James Southworth 80): Arthur, Beverley, Jack Southworth, Douglas, Almond, Forrest, Rushton, Walton, James Southworth, Fecitt, Townley.

Referee: Mr W Moon (Wednesbury).
Order of goals: W,b,b,W.
Landmark: W Rushton makes his League debut.
Position: 5th.