Sunday 27 April 1997 at Vale Park (Att 13,615)

Port Vale (1) 1 (Naylor 40): Musselwhite, Hill, Tankard, Bogie (Talbot HT), Aspin, Glover, McCarthy, Porter (Koordes 78), Mills, Naylor, Corden (Foyle 39).
Wolves (2) 2 (Thomas 34, Atkins 43): Stowell, Smith, Gilkes (Venus HT), Atkins, Williams (Law 51), Curle, Corica (Osborn 13), Ferguson, Bull, Crowe, Thomas.

Referee: Mr W Burns (Scarborough).
Order of Goals: W,p,W.
Booked: Glover 70.
Television: Match covered live on Sky Sports.
Position: 3rd.