Saturday 14 March 1953 at Ayresome Park (Att 20,307)

Middlesbrough (0) 1 (Mannion 55): Ugolini, Robinson, Bilcliff, Bell, Whittaker, Mulholland, Spuhler, Mannion, Edwards, Fitzsimons, Walker.
Wolves (1) 1 (Wilshaw 43): Sims, Short, Pritchard, Wright, Shorthouse, Slater, Hancocks, Stockin, Swinbourne, Wilshaw, Mullen.

Referee: Mr T Seymour (Wakefield).
Landmark: Dennis Wilshaw nets Wolves 2,000th goal scored in the First Division.
Position: 2nd.