Tuesday 12 April 1955 at Villa Park (Att 30,457)

Aston Villa (1) 4 (Thompson 6 67 69, Follan 87): Jones, Lynn, Aldis, Crowe, Martin, A Moss, Lockhart, Thompson, Dixon, Follan, McParland.
Wolves (0) 2 (Wilshaw 50, Hancocks 77): Sims, Showell, Shorthouse, Slater, Wright, Flowers, Hancocks, Deeley, Taylor, Wilshaw, Smith.

Referee: Mr A Murdock (Sheffield).
Order of Goals: a,W,a,a,W,a.
Landmark: Doug Taylor makes his League debut.
Position: 2nd.