Saturday 1 October 1955 at Burnden Park (Att 30,417)

Bolton Wanderers (1) 2 (Webster 35, Stevens 63): Grieves, Hartle, Banks, Wheeler, Barrass, Edwards, Holden, Stevens, Webster, Parry, Gubbins.
Wolves (0) 1 (Slater 68): Williams, Stuart, Shorthouse, Slater, Flowers, Clamp, Hancocks, Booth, Swinbourne, Wilshaw, Mullen.

Referee: Mr L Howarth (Beverley).
Order of Goals: b,b,W.
International: Wolves were without Billy Wright and Bolton without Nat Lofthouse who were with England in Copenhagen preparing for the friendly with Denmark twenty-four hours later. Lofthouse was replaced by Harry Webster.
Position: 8th.