Saturday 17 August 1996 at Blundell Park (Att 7,910)

Grimsby Town (0) 1 (Mendonca 81): Pearcey, Laws (Southall 73), Gallimore, Handysides, Smith, Widdrington, Shakespeare, Webb, Woods (Wrack 79), Mendonca, Black; Subs Fickling.
Wolves (2) 3 (Bull 35 45 71): Stowell, Romano (Ferguson 77), Froggatt, Atkins, Venus, Richards, Thompson, Corica, Bull, Roberts, Osborn; Subs Young, Wright.

Referee: Mr R Poulain (Huddersfield).
Order of Goals: W,W,W,g.
Booked: Richards 38.
Landmark: Serg Romano and Iwan Roberts both make their Wolves debut’s. Brian Laws, Tommy Widdrington, Neil Webb, Darren Wrack, Kingsley Black all make their Grimsby debut’s.
Position: 2nd.