Saturday 5 November 1898 at Molineux (Att 5,000)

Wolves (1) 2 (Blackett 20p, Smith 84): Baddeley, Matthias, Blackett, Griffiths, Pheasant, Fleming, Tonks, Worton, Beats, Smith, Miller.
Sunderland (0) 0: Doig, McNeill, Boyle, Ferguson, McAllister, Dunlop, Crawford, Leslie, Raisbeck, McLatchie, Saxton.

Referee: Mr A Kingscott (Derby).
Penalty: Awarded against Peter Boyle for a foul on Jack Tonks.
Landmark: Sunderland’s Colin McLatchie was making his debut, following his recent transfer from Preston North End.
Position: 10th.