Saturday 15 September 1956 at Molineux (Att 40,824)

Wolves (0) 1 (Broadbent 88): Finlayson, Stuart, Shorthouse, Slater, Wright, Flowers, Hooper, Broadbent, Murray, Wilshaw, Mullen.
Leeds United (0) 2 (Charles 48 86): Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Forrest, Overfield.

Referee: Mr J Swain (Cleethorpes).
Order of Goals: l,l,W.
Penalty: Awarded for handball against Jimmy Dunn in the 63rd minutes and taken by Bill Slater was saved by Roy Wood.
Landmark: Malcolm Finlayson makes his Wolves debut following his summer transfer from Millwall.
Position: 14th.