Saturday 27 August 1955 at Molineux (Att 38,790)

Wolves (5) 7 (Clamp 9, Hancocks 13, Swinbourne 16 38 44 73, Booth 54): Williams, Stuart, Shorthouse, Slater, Wright, Clamp, Hancocks, Broadbent, Swinbourne, Booth, Mullen.
Manchester City (1) 2 (Hayes 17, Revie 47): Trautmann, Paul, Little, Barnes, Ewing, Spurdle, Fagen, Hayes, Revie, Johnstone, Cuncliffe.

Referee: Mr G McCabe (Sheffield).
Order of Goals: W,W,W,m,W,W,m,W,W.
Landmark: Roy Swinbourne makes his 200th League appearance and Colin Booth gets his first goal for Wolves.
Position: 7th.