Saturday 12 December 1896 at Olive Grove (Att 6,000)

The Wednesday 0: Massey, Melia, Langley, Petrie, Crawshaw, Jamieson, Brash, Brady, Bell, Davis, Spiksley.
Wolves 0: Tennant, Eccles, Wood, Griffiths, Owen, Fleming, Tonks, McMain, Lyden, Smith, Miller.

Referee: Mr T Helme (Farnworth).
Penalty: During the second-half the ‘Cutlers’ were awarded a spot-kick for a foul on Brady who was charged in the back. Took by Langley, Billy Tennant finger tipped his weak effort around the post. The Referee then to the disappoint of the crowd awarded a goal-kick.
Landmark: Signed from Chorley John Lyden was making his Wolves debut.
Position: 14th.