Saturday 11 February 1956 at Molineux (Att 24,989)

Wolves (1) 4 (Dean 14og, Hancocks 49, Broadbent 72 88): Williams, Stuart, Shorthouse, Flowers, Wright, Clamp, Hancocks, Broadbent, Murray, Booth, Deeley.
Bolton Wanderers (1) 2 (Lofthouse 38, Stevens 87): Dean, Hartle, Banks, Wheeler, Barrass, Edwards, Holden, Stevens, Lofthouse, Parry, Gubbins.

Referee: Mr L Howarth (Beverley).
Order of Goals: W,b,W,W,b,W.
Landmark: Bolton’s 16 year old goalkeeper Joseph Dean was making his League debut. Dean punched the ball into the net from a corner for his own-goal.
Position: 3rd.