Saturday 19 November 1949 at Roker Park (Att 51,487)

Sunderland (2) 3 (T Wright 29, Broadis 32, Reynolds 83): Mapson, Stelling, Hudgell, Watson, Walsh, A Wright, T Wright, Broadis, Davis, Shackleton, Reynolds.
Wolves (0) 1 (Forbes 86): Williams, McLean, Pritchard, Russell, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Forbes, Pye, Smyth, Mullen.

Referee: Mr C Warburton (Scunthorpe).
Order of Goals: s,s,s,W.
Position: 4th.