Saturday 22 September 1951 at Molineux (Att 35,184)

Wolves (1) 5 (Dunn 21, Wilshaw 51, Pye 53 77, Hancocks 83p): Williams, Short, Pritchard, Crook, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Dunn, Wilshaw, Pye, Mullen.
Chelsea (0) 3 (Bentley 85, Campbell 86, J Smith 87): Robertson, Bathgate, Tickridge, McKnight, Saunders, Dickson, Gray, Campbell, R Smith, Bentley, J Smith.

Referee: Mr B Buckle (Peterborough).
Order of Goals: W,W,W,W,W,c,c,c.
Penalty: Awarded against Bill Dickson for bringing down Johnnie Hancocks.
Position: 8th.