Wednesday 12 September 1956 at Molineux (Att 42,382)

Wolves (1) 2 (Murray 44, Broadbent 65): Williams, Stuart, Shorthouse, Slater, Wright, Flowers, Hooper, Broadbent, Murray, Booth, Mullen.
Sunderland (1) 2 (Fleming 43 72): Bollands, Hedley, Chilton, Morrison, Daniel, Aitken, Bingham, Anderson, Purdon, Fleming, Hannigan.

Referee: Mr K Dagnall (Bolton).
Order of Goals: s,W,W,s.
Position: 11th.