Wednesday 29 August 1956 at Molineux (Att 46,781)

Wolves (5) 5 (Murray 15 37, Slater 17p, Broadbent 24, Mullen 44): Williams, Stuart, Harris, Slater, Wright, Flowers, Hooper, Broadbent, Murray, Booth, Mullen.
Luton Town (3) 4 (Cullen 10, Turner 12 30 65): Streten, Dunne, Aherne, Pemberton, Kelly, Shanks, Cullen, Turner, Morton, Pearce, Adam.

Referee: Mr E Oxley (Pontefract).
Order of Goals: l,l,W,W,W,l,W,W,l.
Penalty: Awarded against Terry Kelly for bringing down Jimmy Murray.
Hat-trick: This was Gordon Turner’s second treble of the season.
Floodlights: Turner’s third goal was the first League goal under lights at Molineux as they had been switched on a half-time.
Landmark: Gerry Harris makes his Wolves debut.
Position: 11th.