Saturday 27 February 1897 at Molineux (Att 4,000)

Wolves (0) 1 (McMain 62): Tennant, Fleming, Wood, Griffiths, Owen, Malpass, Tonks, McMain, Beats, Smith, Miller.
Bury (1) 1 (Settle 5): Montgomery, Darroch, Barbour, Pray, Clegg, Ross, Pangbourne, Settle, Millar, Henderson, Plant.

Referee: Mr A Pennington (Fenton).
Position: 14th.