Saturday 17 December 1988 at Molineux (Att 12,134)

Wolves (4) 6 (Bull 26 43 58, Mutch 37, Gooding 40, Thompson 62): Kendall, Bellamy, Venus, Streete, Robertson (Downing 64), Robinson, Thompson, Gooding, Bull, Mutch, Dennison (Vaughan 73).
Mansfield Town (1) 2 (Coleman 7, Leishman 82): Cox, McKernon, Kenworthy, Lowery, Foster, Coleman, Hodges (Leishman 72), Charles, Ryan (Garner 69), Cassells, Kearney.

Referee: Mr P Wright (Northwich).
Order of Goals: m,W,W,W,W,W,W,m.
Booked: Robinson 45, Downing 80.
Landmark: Graham Leishman makes his League debut.
Position: 1st.