Saturday 2 December 1989 at Molineux (Att 12,357)

Wolves (0) 2 (Cook 48, Thompson 64p): Kendall, Vaughan, Venus, Bellamy, Westley, Streete, Thompson, Cook, Paskin, Mutch (McLoughlin 81), Dennison; Sub Gooding.
Middlesbrough (0) 0: Poole, Mohan (Parkinson 68), Cooper, Mowbray, Coleman, Kernaghan, Slaven, Proctor, Ripley (Burke 68), Brennan, Davenport.

Referee: Mr A Buksh (London).
Penalty: Robbie Dennison was brought downing after a dazzling run.
Landmark: Paul Cook makes his 100th League appearance and nets his first goal in a Wolves shirt.
Position: 10th.