Tuesday 27 December 1898 at Molineux (Att 12,052)

Wolves (2) 5 (Blackett 20 61, McMain 22 50, Miller 72): Baddeley, Matthias, H Davies, Griffiths, Pheasant, Fleming, Tonks, McMain, R Davies, Blackett, Miller.
West Bromwich Albion (1) 1 (McKenzie 23): Reader, Cave, Jones, Perry, Dunn, Hadley, Bassett, McKenzie, S Brett, Richards, Nock.

Order of Goals: W,W,w,W,W,W.
Landmark: Albion’s Ralph Brett makes his League debut. Joe Blackett’s second-half strike is the 500th home goal in all Wolves Football League matches.
Newspaper: Some reports suggest that Joe McMain scored a hat-trick and Blackett scored just the one.
Re-Arranged: The visit of our Black Country rivals was originally fixed for 11 February.
Position: 8th.