Wednesday 8 September 1954 at Molineux (Att 39,048)

Wolves (2) 2 (Wilshaw 28 29): Williams, Stuart, Pritchard, Slater, Wright, Flowers, Smith, Broadbent, Swinbourne, Wilshaw, Mullen.
Sunderland (0) 0: Fraser, Hedley, McDonald, Anderson, Daniel, Elliott, Bingham, Shackleton, Purdon, Chisholm, McSeveney.

Referee: Mr T Wood (Bury).
Position: 3rd.