Monday 11 April 1955 at Molineux (Att 33,765)

Wolves (0) 1 (Flowers 86): Williams, Showell, Shorthouse, Slater, Wright, Clamp, Hancocks, Booth, Flowers, Wilshaw, Smith.
Aston Villa (0) 0: Jones, Lynn, Aldis, Crowe, Martin, A Moss, Gibson, Follan, Walsh, Dixon, McParland.

Referee: Mr A Murdoch (Sheffield).
Landmark: Colin Booth makes his League debut.
Position: 2nd.