Saturday 24 October 1959 at Deepdale (Att 22,612)
Preston North End (1) 4 (Finney 10p, Taylor 46, Thompson 50, Alston 81): Else, Cunningham, Watson, Milne, Richardson, Smith, Alston, Thompson, Finney, Sneddon.
Wolves (2) 3 (Murray 2, Horne 39 54): Finlayson, Kelly, G Harris, Slater, Stuart, Flowers, Deeley, Durandt, Murray, Broadbent, Horne.
Referee: Mr P Rhodes (York).
Order of Goals: W,p,W,p,p,W,p.
Penalty: Awarded against Eddie Stuart for bring down Tom Finney.
Landmark: Celebrating his 21st birthday and signed from Huddersfield Town two years before, Preston’s Garbutt Richardson makes his League debut.
Position: 3rd.