Saturday 10 November 1951 at Molineux (Att 37,146)

Wolves (1) 1 (Mullen 27): Sims, Pritchard, Gibbons, Crook, Shorthouse, Wright, Smith, Dunn, Wilshaw, Pye, Mullen.
Preston North End (2) 4 (Wayman 16 19, Horton 68 89): Gooch, Cunningham, Scott, Docherty, Marston, Forbes, Finney, Horton, Wayman, Beattie, Morrison.

Referee: Mr G Tedds (Bestwood, Notts).
Order of Goals: p,p,W,p,p.
Honour: Ex-Wolves Willie Forbes is given the Preston captaincy for the day.
Position: 14th.