Saturday 25 August 1956 at Bloomfield Road (Att 28,482)

Blackpool (0) 3 (Durie 63, Mudie 67 69): Farm, Armfield, Garrett, J Kelly, Gratrix, H Kelly, Matthews, Taylor, Mudie, Durie, Starkey.
Wolves (0) 2 (Murray 64, Slater 90): Williams, Stuart, Shorthouse, Slater, Wright, Flowers, Hooper, Broadbent, Murray, Booth, Mullen.

Referee: Mr E Crawford (Doncaster).
Order of Goals: b,W,b,b,W.
Landmark: Blackpool’s Malcolm Starkey makes his League debut. Dave Durie nets the 200th League goal between the two clubs.
Position: 14th.