Saturday 3 October 1953 at Bramall Lane (Att 36,303)

Sheffield United (2) 3 (Ringsted 18 48, Bottom 27): Burgin, Furniss, G Shaw, J Shaw, Toner, Rawson, Ringsted, Hagan, Bottom, Brook, Hawksworth.
Wolves (2) 3 (Hancocks 10, Wilshaw 32, Swinbourne 84): Williams, Short, Pritchard, Slater, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Broadbent, Swinbourne, Wilshaw, Mullen.

Referee: Mr F Fiander (Loudwater, Bucks).
Order of Goals: W,s,s,W,s,W.
Position: 3rd.