Saturday 25 August 1923 at Recreation Ground (Att 13,356)

Chesterfield 0: Birch, Saxby, Potts, Bradley, Hampton, Thompson, Fisher, Lane, Shaw, Sharp, Henshall.
Wolves 0: George, Watson, Shaw, Getgood, Caddick, Kay, Harrington, Fazackerley, Legge, Lees, Edwards.

Referee: Mr H Griffiths (New Sawley, Derby).
Landmark: Amazingly eleven players makes their debut’s in this season opener. Jack Harrington, Albert Legge, Harry Shaw of Wolves and James Bradley all makes their League debut’s. Evans Edwards makes his Wolves debut following his move from Merthyr Town and Arnold Birch, Walker Hampson, Horance Henshall, Jack Lane, Joe Potts and Bill Shaw all make their Chesterfield debut’s.
Position: 12th.