Saturday 21 August 1948 at Molineux (Att 54,361)

Wolves (1) 2 (Pye 11, Smyth 66): Williams, McLean, Springthorpe, Chatham, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Dunn, Pye, Smyth, Mullen.
Birmingham City (1) 2 (Bodle 26, Trigg 51): Merrick, Green, Jennings, Harris, Duckhouse, Badham, Stewart, Dougal, Trigg, Bodle, Edwards.

Referee: Mr C Fletcher (Davenham, Cheshire).
Order of Goals: W,b,b,W.
League: This was Birmingham City’s first game back in the First Division following promotion.
Landmark: Cyril Trigg nets the 6000th goal in all Wolves Football League matches and Harold Bodle nets the 1000th home goal conceded by Wolves in the Football League
Position: 7th.