Saturday 5 September 1987 at Ninian Park (Att 2,258)
Cardiff City (1) 3 (McDermott 2, Bartlett 74, Boyle 82): Moseley, Ford, Platnauer, Mardenborough, Perry, Boyle, Curtis, Bartlett, Gilligan (Sanderson 70), McDermott, Kelly; Sub Morgan.
Wolves (1) 2 (Vaughan 35, Bull 54): Kendall, Stoutt, Clarke, Streete, Robertson, Robinson, Dennison (Gallagher 81), Thompson, Bull, Mutch, Downing (Vaughan 11).
Referee: Mr D Reeves (Uxbridge).
Order of Goals: c,W,W,c,c.
Landmark: Nigel Vaughan was making his Wolves debut after signing from the Welsh club just nine days previous. He is also the first Wolves players to score on his League debut after coming on a substitute.
Position: 11th.