Saturday 19 December 1896 at Molineux (Att 7,000)

Wolves (0) 1 (Lyden 75): Tennant, Eccles, Wood, Malpass, Owen, Fleming, Tonks, McMain, Lyden, Smith, Miller.
Preston North End (1) 1 (Stevenson 43): Trainer, Holmes, Dunn, Blyth, Sanders, Orr, Smith, Stevenson, Brown, Pratt, Cunningham.

Referee: Mr J Strawson (Lincoln).
Landmark: John Lyden scores his first Wolves goal.
Position: 13th.