Saturday 19 October 1901 at Burnden Park (Att 6,000)

Bolton Wanderers (1) 2 (L Bell 12, Picken 88): Sutcliffe, W Brown, Ostick, F Bell, R Brown, Burnison, L Bell, Picken, McKie, Astley, Tracey.
Wolves (1) 2 (Haywood 14, Pheasant 89p): Baddeley, J Jones, Walker, Whitehouse, Pheasant, Annis, Fellows, Haywood, Pope, Wooldridge, Miller.

Referee: Mr F Bye (Sheffield).
Order of Goals: b,W,b,W.
Penalty: Awarded against Charlie Ostick for a kick on Adam Haywood.
Landmark: Archie Fellows makes his Wolves and Football League debuts.
Position: 3rd.