Saturday 2 November 1946 at Molineux (Att 45,622)

Wolves (0) 2 (Mullen 85, Pye 88): Williams, McLean, Crook, Dunn, Cullis, Wright, Hancocks, Alderton, Pye, Ramscar, Mullen.
Middlesbrough (1) 4 (Linwood 36, Dews 65 75, Walker 89): Cumming, R Robinson, Hardwick, Bell, N Robinson, McCabe, Fenton, Mannion, Linwood, Dews, Walker.

Referee: Mr H Hartley (Bolton).
Order of Goals: m,m,m,W,W,m.
Landmark: Jimmy Dunn makes his league debut.
Position: 3rd.