Saturday 31 August 1996 at Carrow Road (Att 14,456)

Norwich City (1) 1 (Adams 20p): Gunn, Mills, Newman, Bradshaw, Polston, Crook, Adams, Fleck (Akinbiyi 81), Milligan, Johnson (Carey HT), Sutch (Forbes 81).
Wolves (0) 0: Stowell, Smith, Froggatt, Atkins, Venus, Richards, Thompson, Corica, Bull, Roberts, Osborn; Subs Ferguson, Segers, Crowe.

Referee: Mr R Harris (Oxford).
Penalty: Awarded against Mark Venus for as careless trip on Darryl Sutch.
Booked: Bradshaw 8, Johnson 13, Thompson 22, Stowell 27, Mills 38, Richards 83, Bull 84.
Landmark: Norwich City’s Adrian Forbes makes his League debut.
Position 7th.