Tuesday 8 September 1998 at Vale Park (Att 8,082)

Port Vale (1) 2 (Beadle 14, Naylor 57): Musselwhite, Walsh, Tankard, Bogie, Barnett, Beesley, Ainsworth, Talbot (Koordes 26), Beadle, Naylor (Clarke 89), O’Callaghan (Foyle 70).
Wolves (0) 1 (Keane 67): Stowell, Muscat, Naylor (Connolly 58), Richards, Sedgley, Curle, Froggatt, Fernando, Bull, Keane, Osborn; Subs Emblen, Ferguson.

Referee: Mr J Kirby (Sheffield).
Order of Goals: p,p,W.
Booked: Barnett 34, Walsh 41, Ainsworth 73.
Position: 4th.