Saturday 27 December 1947 at Molineux (Att 54,667)

Wolves (0) 4 (Mullen 47, Hancocks 49 88, Westcott 71): Williams, Kelly, McLean, Crook, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Pye, Westcott, Dunn, Mullen.
Aston Villa (0) 1 (Smith 52): K Jones, Potts, Parkes, Dorsett, F Moss, E Lowe, Edwards, Martin, Smith, Evans, Goffin.

Referee: Mr J Parker (Macclesfield).
Order of Goals: W,W,a,W,W.
Landmark: L/Cpt Keith Jones of the Worcestershire Regiment makes his Villa debut: He replaced Joe Rutherford who dislocated his finger at Villa Park the day before. Villa’s other first team keeper Alan Wakeman had fractured his wrist earlier in the season.
Position: 5th.