Saturday 28 March 1953 at Maine Road (Att 27,127)

Manchester City (2) 3 (McCourt 4p, Whitfield 42, Spurdle 52): Trautman, Branagan, Hannaway, Paul, Ewing, McCourt, Anders, Spurdle, Whitfield, Broadis, Cuncliffe.
Wolves (1) 1 (Swinbourne 12): Sims, Short, Pritchard, Flowers, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Stockin, Swinbourne, Wilshaw, Mullen.

Referee: Mr R Wood (Sunderland).
Order of Goals: m,W,m,m.
Penalty: Awarded for handball against Jack Short.
Position: 3rd.