Saturday 15 December 1951 at Molineux (Att 28,526)

Wolves (1) 2 (Smith 25 56): Parsons, Short, Pritchard, Baxter, Shorthouse, Wright, Smith, Dunn, Swinbourne, Pye, Mullen.
Manchester City (1) 2 (Clarke 1, Westcott 62): Trautmann, Branagan, Hannaway, Spurdle, Rigby, McCourt, Meadows, Revie, Westcott, Broadis, Clarke.

Referee: Mr A Blythe (Edmonton, London).
Order of Goals: m,W,W,m.
Honour: Ex-Wolves Dennis Westcott was given the Manchester City captaincy for the day.
Position: 11th.