Saturday 19 August 1989 at Ayresome Park (Att 21,727)

Middlesbrough (2) 4 (Slaven 7 89, Proctor 32, Davenport 69): Poole, Parkinson, Mohan, Mowbray, Putney, Pallister, Slaven, Proctor, Davenport, Kerr (Ripley 35), Comfort; Sub Kernaghan.
Wolves (0) 2 (Mutch 46, Thompson 84p): Lange, Bellamy (Downing 77), Venus, Robertson, Westley, Vaughan, Thompson, Gooding, Bull, Mutch, Dennison; Sub Paskin.

Referee: Mr S Lodge (Barnsley).
Order of Goals: m,m,W,m,W,m.
Penalty: Awarded against Nicky Mohan for a trip on Robbie Dennison.
Booked: Westley 52.
Landmark: Tony Lange and Shane Westley make their Wolves debuts as does Alan Comfort and Trevor Putney for Middlesbrough.
Position: 19th.