The FA Cup sponsored by Littlewoods (Third Round)- Saturday 4 January 1997 at Molineux (Att 23,626)

Wolves (0) 1 (Ferguson 69): Stowell, Smith, Dennison, Atkins, Venus, Emblen, Corica (Ferguson 57), Thomas, Bull, Goodman (Roberts 57), Osborn; Sub Law.
Portsmouth (0) 2 (McLoughlin 68, Hall 80): Knight, Whitbread, Pethick, McLoughlin, Perrett (Thompson 67), Awford, Hall, Simpson, Bradbury, Durnin, Hillier; Subs Carter, Dobson.

Referee: Mr A Wilkie (Chester-le-Street).
Order of Goals: p,W,p.
Booked: Corica 32, Awford 79, Hillier 89.