Saturday 19 October 1996 at Molineux (Att 22,750)

Wolves (0) 0: Stowell, Smith, Pearce, Atkins, Venus, Young, van der Laan, Corica (Foley 47), Bull, Dowe (Dennison 82), Crowe; Sub Romano.
Port Vale (0) 1 (Naylor 65): Musselwhite, Hill, Tankard, Walker, Griffiths, Glover, McCarthy, Porter, Talbot, Naylor (Foyle 77), Guppy; Subs Stokes, Mills.

Referee: Mr D Orr (Iver, Buckinghamshire).
Booked: Young 44, Griffiths 58, Smith 85.
Position: 5th.