Monday 27 December 1948 at Villa Park (Att 63,572)

Aston Villa (1) 5 (Howarth 15, Ford 46p 75 78 80): Rutherford, Parkes, Cummings, Powell, J Martin, Lowe, Edwards, Howarth, Ford, Dixon, Goffin.
Wolves (0) 1 (Dunn 84): Parsons, Kelly, Pritchard, W Crook, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Dunn, Pye, Smyth, Mullen.

Referee: Mr S Roberts (Wallasey).
Order of Goals: a,a,a,a,W,a.
Penalty: Awarded for handball.
Landmark: Dennis Parsons makes his League debut.
Cricket: At Ellis Park England openers Len Hutton (158) and Cyril Washbrook (195) set a World Record opening stand of 359 in just 290 minutes. Washbrook who attended Bridgnorth Grammar School had trials with Wolves Birmingham Combination side in March 1933.
Position: 9th.