Saturday 17 October 1953 at Molineux (Att 40,084)

Wolves (2) 3 (Hancocks 16p, Broadbent 43, Swinbourne 72): Williams, Short, Guttridge, Slater, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Broadbent, Swinbourne, Wilshaw, Mullen.
Manchester United (1) 1 (Taylor 24): Wood, Foulkes, Byrne, Whitefoot, Chilton, Cockburn, Berry, Pearson, Taylor, Rowley, McShane.

Referee: Mr A Brown (North Ormesby).
Order of Goals: W,m,W,W.
Penalty: Awarded for handball against Roger Byrne.
Landmark: Tommy Taylor nets the 100th Football League goal between the two clubs.
Position: 2nd.