Saturday 7 March 1953 at Molineux (Att 48,247)

Wolves (1) 2 (Wilshaw 25 76): Sims, Short, Pritchard, Wright, Shorthouse, Slater, Hancocks, Stockin, Swinbourne, Wilshaw, Mullen.
West Bromwich Albion (0) 0: Heath, Rickaby, Millard, Dudley, Dugdale, Barlow, Mountford, Evans, Allen, Ryan, Lee.

Referee: Mr E Plinston (Warrington).
Position: 2nd.