Saturday 13 September 1952 at Baseball Ground (Att 21,227)

Derby County (1) 2 (Hazledine 39 66): Middleton, Mozley, Barrowcliffe, Bell, Neilson, Mays, Harrison, Hazledine, Straw, J Lee, Williams.
Wolves (1) 3 (Hancocks 8, Mullen 53, Swinbourne 87): Williams, Shorthouse, Pritchard, Crook, Chatham, Wright, Hancocks, Taylor, Swinbourne, Broadbent, Mullen.

Referee: Mr J McCann (Preston).
Order of Goals: W,d,W,d,W.
Position: 3rd.