Saturday 18 February 1956 at Molineux (Att 40,014)

Wolves (0) 0: Sims, Stuart, Shorthouse, Flowers, Wright, Clamp, Hancocks, Broadbent, Murray, Booth, Wilshaw.
Manchester United (1) 2 (Taylor 30 70): Wood, Greaves, Byrne, Colman, Jones, Edwards, Berry, Whelan, Taylor, Viollet, Pegg.

Referee: Mr L Richardson (Doncaster).
Penalty: Awarded ten minutes before the brake or handball against Duncan Edwards. Johnny Hancocks unfortunately blazed over the bar.
Position: 3rd.