Saturday 24 December 1949 at St James Park (Att 56,048)
Newcastle United (1) 2 (McLean 21og, Taylor 75): Garbutt, Graham, Batty, Dodgin, Brennan, Crowe, Milburn, Taylor, G Robledo, Hannah, Mitchell.
Wolves (0) 0: Williams, McLean, Pritchard, Crook, Shorthouse, Wright, Smith, Swinbourne, Pye, Russell, Mullen.
Referee: Mr G Gibson (Urmston).
Position: 7th.