Saturday 18 August 1956 at Molineux (Att 43,407)

Wolves (3) 5 (Murray 16 35 36 48, Hooper 63): Williams, Stuart, Shorthouse, Slater, Wright, Flowers, Hooper, Broadbent, Murray, Booth, Mullen.
Manchester City (0) 1 (Revie 76p): Thompson, Leivers, Little, Barnes, Ewing, Paul, Hart, Hayes, Revie, Johnstone, Clarke.

Referee: Mr L Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil).
Order of Goals: W,W,W,W,W,m.
Penalty: Awarded for handball against Billy Wright.
Landmark: Harry Hooper makes his Wolves debut five months after signing from West Ham United and nets his first Wolves goal. Wolves also top 1,500th home points in the Football League and Hooper’s strike is the 200th Football League goal between the two clubs.
Position: 3rd.