Wednesday 23 February 1955 at Old Trafford (Att 15,679)

Manchester United (2) 2 (Taylor 35, Edwards 38): Wood, Foulkes, Byrne, Gibson, Chilton, Whitefoot, Webster, Viollet, Taylor, Edwards, Pegg.
Wolves (1) 4 (Flowers 17, Smith 48, Hancocks 72, Wilshaw 80): Sims, Stuart, Shorthouse, Flowers, Wright, Clamp, Hancocks, Broadbent, Swinbourne, Wilshaw, Smith.

Referee: Mr A Ellis (Halifax).
Order of Goals: W,m,m,W,W,W.
Re-Arranged: Originally scheduled for the previous Saturday but was moved because of Wolves involvement in the FA Cup.
Position: 1st.