Saturday 7 March 1896 at Molineux (Att 8,114)

Wolves (0) 1 (Malpass 50): Tennant, Baugh, Dunn, Griffiths, Malpass, Owen, Tonks, Henderson, Beats, Wood, Black.
West Bromwich Albion (2) 2 (Flewitt 20, W Richards 40): Reader, Horton, Williams, T Perry, Higgins, Taggart, McLeod, Hutchinson, Flewitt, W Richards, J Richards.

Referee: Mr G Dale (Manchester).
League Position: Wolves and Albion were the bottom two in the League at the start of play.
First Goal: Some reports suggest Albion’s first effort was an own goal from Dickie Baugh.
Position: 15th.