Saturday 17 October 1896 at Stoney Lane (Att 6,000)

West Bromwich Albion (1) 1 (McLeod 45): Reader, Evans, Williams, Perry, Higgins, McManus, Bassett, McLeod, Richards, Flewitt, Garfield.
Wolves (0) 0: Tennant, Bunch, Dunn, Griffiths, Malpass, Owen, Tonks, Pheasant, Beats, Wood, Miller.

Referee: Mr A Scragg (Crewe).
Position: 14th.