Monday 26 December 1949 at Molineux (Att 51,986)

Wolves (1) 2 (Swinbourne 40, Smyth 61): Williams, McLean, Pritchard, Crook, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Swinbourne, Pye, Smyth, Mullen.
Aston Villa (2) 3 (Powell 36, Edwards 41, Ford 75): Wakeman, Parkes, Dorsett, Powell, Martin, F Moss, Goffin, Edwards, Ford, Dixon, L Smith.

Referee: Mr H Holt (Rochdale).
Order of Goals: a,W,a,W,a.
Landmark: Roy Swinbourne nets his first senior goals. George Edwards nets the 200th League goal between the two clubs.
Position: 6th.