Saturday 13 December 1952 at Hillsborough (Att 43,108)

Sheffield Wednesday (2) 2 (Pritchard 14og, Dooley 18): Capewell, Kenney, Curtis, Gannon, Turton, Witcomb, Finney, Quixall, Dooley, Froggatt, Woodhead.
Wolves (1) 3 (Smith 5, Slater 53, Swinbourne 87): Williams, Short, Pritchard, Baxter, Shorthouse, Wright, Smith, Broadbent, Swinbourne, Slater, Mullen.

Referee: Mr L McKay (Fulham).
Order of Goals: W,s,s,W,W.
Landmark: Roy Swinbourne makes his 100th League appearance and Bill Slater scores his first goal for Wolves.
Position: 1st.