Saturday 22 November 1952 at Molineux (Att 32,555)

Wolves (0) 0: Sims, Short, Pritchard, Flowers, Shorthouse, Wright, Smith, Broadbent, Whitfield, Wilshaw, Mullen.
Preston North End (2) 2 (Morrison 6, Baxter 24): Thompson, Cunningham, Scott, Docherty, Marston, Forbes, Finney, Lewis, Wayman, Baxter, Morrison.

Referee: Mr E Hill (Chester).
Landmark: Wolves play their 2,000th Football League fixture.
Position: 1st.