Saturday 27 October 1956 at Molineux (Att 34,935)

Wolves (2) 3 (Booth 33, Hooper 40p, Mullen 49): Finlayson, Stuart, Harris, Slater, Wright, Flowers, Hooper, Booth, Wilshaw, Murray, Mullen.
Cardiff City (1) 1 (Hitchens 44): Vearncombe, Davies, Stitfall, Harrington, Malloy, Sullivan, Walsh, McSeveney, Hitchens, O’Halloran, Nugent.

Referee: Mr H Husband (London).
Order of Goals: W,W,c,W.
Penalty: Awarded against Ronnie Stitfall for bringing down Dennis Wilshaw.
Position: 6th.