Saturday 27 March 1954 at Molineux (Att 29,147)

Wolves (0) 2 (Broadbent 73 78): Williams, Short, Shorthouse, Slater, Wright, Deeley, Hancocks, Broadbent, Swinbourne, Wilshaw, Mullen.
Middlesbrough (3) 4 (Watkin 3, McPherson 12 88, Delapenha 34p): Ugolini, Stonehouse, Corbett, Bell, Dicks, Harris, Lawrie, Mannion, McPherson, Delapenha, Watkin.

Referee: Mr R Hartley (Burnley).
Order of Goals: m,m,m,W,W,m.
Penalty: Awarded against Billy Wright for a foul on Sammy Lawrie.
Position: 2nd.