Saturday 7 January 1899 at Deepdale (Att 6,000)

Preston North End (1) 2 (Murray 30, Pratt 86p): McBride, Holmes, Tait, Eccleston, Sanders, Green, Pratt, Brown, Murray, Halsall.
Wolves (1) 1 (R Davies 8): Baddeley, Matthias, H Davies, Griffiths, Pheasant, Fleming, Tonks, McMain, R Davies, Blackett, Miller.

Referee: Mr J Fox (Sheffield).
Order of Goals: W,p,p.
Penalty: Awarded for rough play.
Landmark: Trialist James Green makes his Preston debut.
Newspaper: Some reports suggest Wolves goal was in fact netted by Joe Blackett.
Position: 10th.