Saturday 29 October 1988 at Priestfield Stadium (Att 5,288)

Gillingham (0) 1 (Lovell 58): Kite, Burley, Haylock, Peacock, Clarke, Walker, Williams, Lillis (Quow 88), Lovell, Weatherly, Docker (D Smith 72).
Wolves (1) 3 (Mutch 44, Robinson 48, Bull 87): Kendall, Bellamy, Thompson, Robertson, Venus, Robinson, Gallagher, Downing, Bull, Mutch, Dennison; Sub Bennett, Brindley.

Referee: Mr D Reeves (Uxbridge).
Order of Goals: W,W,g,W.
Booked: Kendall 3, Downing 90.
Position: 2nd.