Wednesday 10 September 1947 at Molineux (Att 49,461)

Wolves (0) 1 (Mullen 67): Williams, McLean, Pritchard, Galley, Brice, Wright, Hancocks, Pye, Forbes, Smyth, Mullen.
Middlesbrough (1) 3 (Brice 44og Dicks 73, Fenton 78): Goodfellow, Stuart, Hardwick, Bell, Whitaker, Gordon, Dicks, Dews, Fenton, Mannion, Walker

Referee: Mr H Jackson (Leeds).
Order of Goals: m,W,m,m.
Position: 5th.