Promotion Play-offs (Semi-final First Leg)- Sunday 10 May 1997 at Selhurst Park (Att 21,053).

Crystal Palace (0) 3 (Shipperley 67, Freedman 88 90): Nash, Edworthy, Gordon, Roberts, Davies, Linighan, Hopkins, Houghton (Veart 63), Shipperley, Dyer (Freedman 74), Rodger; Sub Muscat.
Wolves (0) 1 (Smith 89): Stowell, Smith, Thompson, Atkins, Williams, Curle, Thomas, Ferguson, Bull (Foley 84), Roberts, Osborn; Subs Law, Robinson.

Referee: Mr N Barry (Scunthorpe).
Order of Goals: c,c,W,c.
Booked: Davies 15, Williams 49, Ferguson 62, Dyer 64.
Landmark: Jamie Smith nets his only Wolves goal.