Saturday 27 September 1947 at Molineux (Att 51,365)

Wolves (1) 1 (Forbes 26): Williams, McLean, Pritchard, Crook, Brice, Wright, Hancocks, Pye, Forbes, Smyth, Mullen.
Chelsea (0) 0: Robertson, Lewis, Bathgate, Walker, Harris, Armstrong, Dolding, Bowie, Lawton, Goulden, McInnes.

Referee: Mr L Gibbs (Reading).
Landmark: Willie Forbes nets the 1,000th goal scored by Wolves in the First Division at Molineux.
Position: 4th.