Monday 18 April 1949 at Bramall Lane (Att 33,217)

Sheffield United (1) 1 (Whitelum 25): White, Furness, Parkin, Jackson, Latham, Hitchen, Whitelum, McLaren, Collindridge, Hagen, Jones.
Wolves (0) 1 (Mullen 60): Sims, Pritchard, Springthorpe, W Crook, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Smyth, Wilshaw, Dunn, Mullen.

Referee: Mr R Leafe (Nottingham).
Landmark: 17 year old Nigel Sims who replaced the injured Bert Williams was making his League debut.
Position: 8th.