Saturday 25 October 1952 at Molineux (Att 36,683)

Wolves (1) 3 (Smith 25, Swinbourne 54, Wilshaw 68): Williams, Short, Pritchard, Flowers, Shorthouse, Wright, Smith, Broadbent, Swinbourne, Wilshaw, Mullen.
Middlesbrough (1) 3 (Edwards 11, Russell 89, Mannion 90): Ugolini, Robinson, Dicks, Bell, Blenkinsopp, Russell, Lawrie, Mannion, Edwards, Fitzsimons, Mochan.

Referee: Mr T Seymour (Wakefield).
Order of Goals: m,W,W,W,m,m.
Landmark: Middlesbrough’s Bill Edwards makes his League debut.
Position: 1st.