Saturday 5 November 1949 at Victoria Ground (Att 40,111)

Stoke City (1) 2 (F Mountford 39p, Sellars 89): Herod, Watkin, McCue, F Mountford, Franklin, Sellars, G Mountford, Bowyer, Godwin, Johnstone, Malkin.
Wolves (0) 1 (Hancocks 88): Parsons, Kelly, McLean, Russell, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Crook, Pye, Smyth, Mullen.

Referee: Mr G Iliffe (Leicester).
Order of Goals: s,W,s.
Penalty: Awarded for handball against Angus McLean.
Position: 2nd.