Saturday 15 March 1997 at Boundary Park (Att 9,661)

Oldham Athletic (1) 3 (Rickers 3 87, Barlow 55): Kelly, Duxbury, Serrant, Snodin, Hodgson, Fleming, Beresford (Ritchie 90), Richardson, McCarthy, Barlow (Ormondroyd 90), Rickers; Sub Orlygsson.
Wolves (1) 2 (Bull 24, Roberts 75): Stowell, Smith (Ferguson 71), Thompson, Atkins, Venus, Curle, Corica (Law 89), Emblen (Roberts 53), Bull, Goodman, Osborn.

Referee: Mr R Pearson (Peterlee, Durham).
Order of Goals: o,W,o,W,o.
Sent-off: Bull 45 (violent conduct).
Booked: Thompson 13, Snodin 35, Barlow 44, Rickers 57, Osborn 67, McCarthy 89.
Position: 2nd.