Tuesday 18 March 1997 at Victoria Ground (Att 15,683)

Stoke City (0) 1 (Forsyth 47): Muggleton, Pickering, Griffin, Sigurdsson, Whittle, Forsyth, McMahon (Kavanagh 88), Wallace, Macari, Sheron, Beeston; Subs Nyamah, MacKenzie.
Wolves (0) 0: Stowell, Thompson, Venus, Atkins, Emblen, Curle, Corica (Ferguson 81), Thomas (Dennison 70), Bull, Roberts, Osborn (Goodman 86).

Referee: Mr J Kirby (Sheffield).
Booked: Corica 19, Beeston 27, Osborn 66.
Re-Arranged: Originally scheduled for the 9th November but was postponed because of international matches.
Position: 2nd.