Pre-Season Practice Matches 1952/53

Saturday 16 August 1952 at Molineux (Att 18,000 plus)

Colours (2) 4 (Swinbourne 35, Taylor 40, Taylor 55, Flowers og*): Williams, Shorthouse, Pritchard, Crook, Chatham, Wright, Hancocks, Taylor, Swinbourne, Dunn, Wilshaw.
Whites (1) 3 (Smith 32p, Smith 52, Walker*): Sims, Short, Gibbons, Flowers, Guttridge, Baxter, Smith, Stockin (Walker HT), Whitfield (Abthorpe HT), Broadbent (Birch HT), Clews.

Referee: Mr J Taylor (Wolverhampton).
Order of Goals: w,C,C,w,C,C,w.
Penalties: First-half spot kick was awarded for handball. Les Smith has a second saved by Bert Williams with the score at 4-2.