Saturday 27 December 1952 at Roker Park (Att 41,493)

Sunderland (3) 5 (Davis 6 31, Bingham 43 59, Kirtley 56): Mapson, Hadley, Hudgell, Anderson, Aitken, A Wright, Bingham, Kirtley, Ford, Davis, Reynolds.
Wolves (0) 2 (Smith 51p, Broadbent 61): Williams, Short, Pritchard, Baxter, Chatham, Wright, Smith, Broadbent, Swinbourne, Wilshaw, Mullen.

Referee: Mr H Jackson (Leeds).
Order of Goals: s,s,s,W,s,s,W.
Penalty: Awarded against George Aitken for bringing down Jimmy Mullen.
Landmark: Les Smith nets the 3,900th goal in all Wolves First Division matches.
Position: 1st.