Saturday 15 December 1956 at Maine Road (Att 30,329)

Manchester City (1) 2 (Johnstone 7 61p): Trautmann, Leivers, Little, Barnes, Ewing, Paul, Fagen, Hayes, Johnstone, Dyson, Clarke.
Wolves (2) 3 (Murray 18, Broadbent 38, Neil 63): Williams, Showell, Harris, Slater, Wright, Flowers, Hooper, Mason, Murray, Broadbent, Neil.

Referee: Mr L Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil).
Order of Goals: m,W,W,m,W.
Penalty: Awarded for handball against Billy Wright.
Landmark: Pat Neil makes his Wolves debut and scores his only goal for the club.
Position: 5th.