Saturday 8 September 1951 at Molineux (Att 35,723)

Wolves (1) 2 (Pye 29, Wilshaw 62): Williams, Short, Pritchard, Crook, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Dunn, Wilshaw, Pye, Mullen.
Liverpool (0) 1 (Brierley 64): Ashcroft, Jones, Parr, Taylor, Hughes, Paisley, Paine, Baron, Stubbins, Brierley, Liddell.

Referee: Mr J Sherlock (Sheffield).
Order of Goals: W,W,l.
Position: 10th.