Saturday 31 January 1953 at Molineux (Att 28,983)

Wolves (2) 3 (Hancocks 33p, Curtis 35og, Wilshaw 79): Williams, Short, Pritchard, Flowers, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Stockin, Swinbourne, Wilshaw, Mullen.
Sheffield Wednesday (1) 1 (Marriott 11): Capwell, Kenny, Curtis, Whitcomb, Turton, Davies, Marriott, Sewell, Dooley, Froggatt, Woodhead.

Referee: Mr L Mackay (London).
Order of Goals: s,W,W,W.
Penalty: Awarded for handball against Cyril Turton.
Weather: Due to a heavy snowstorm both teams were led off the pitch after 66th minute. They came back after a brake of nine minutes.
Landmark: Wolves’ Ronnie Stockin makes his League debut.
Position: 4th.