Saturday 1 December 1956 at St James Park (Att 37,562)

Newcastle United (1) 2 (Curry 30, White 59): Simpson, Keith, Batty, Scoular, Stokoe, Casey, Hughes, Milburn, Curry, Eastham, White.
Wolves (0) 1 (Hooper 72): Finlayson, Showell, Harris, Slater, Wright, Flowers, Hooper, Broadbent, Wilshaw, Murray, Mullen.

Referee: Mr J Kelly (Chorley).
Order of Goals: n,n,W.
Position: 8th.