Thursday 24 December 1953 at Molineux (Att 40,526)

Wolves (1) 1 (Wilshaw 22): Sims, Short, Pritchard, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Broadbent, Swinbourne, Wilshaw, Mullen.
Aston Villa (0) 2 (Dixon 55, McParland 80): Jones, Parkes, Vinall, Baxter, F Moss, A Moss, Gibson, Blanchflower, Dixon, Thompson, McParland.

Referee: Mr J McCann (Preston).
Landmark: Dennis Wilshaw nets Wolves 100th League goal against Villa.
Position: 2nd.