Saturday 21 February 1953 at Old Trafford (Att 38,269)

Manchester United (0) 0: Wood, Aston, Byrne, Carey, Chilton, Cockburn, Berry, Lewis, Rowley, Pearson, Pegg.
Wolves (1) 3 (Wilshaw 26, Mullen 59 87): Sims, Short, Pritchard, Flowers, Shorthouse, Slater, Hancocks, Stockin, Swinbourne, Wilshaw, Mullen.

Referee: Mr B Flanagan (Sheffield).
Position: 2nd.