Saturday 26 December 1953 at Villa Park (Att 48,560)

Aston Villa (1) 1 (Thompson 28): Jones, Lynn, Vinall, Baxter, Martin, A Moss, Gibson, Blanchflower, Dixon, Thompson, McParland.
Wolves (1) 2 (Hancocks 31, Wilshaw 88): Sims, Short, Pritchard, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Broadbent, Swinbourne, Wilshaw, Mullen.

Referee: Mr J McCann (Preston).
Order of Goals: a,W,W.
Landmark: Dennis Wilshaw makes his 100th league appearance for Wolves.
Position: 1st.