Saturday 9 October 1948 at Molineux (Att 38,544)

Wolves (0) 0: Williams, Kelly, Pritchard, W Crook, Shorthouse, Forbes, Hancocks, Dunn Pye, Stevenson, Mullen.
Middlesbrough (0) 3 (Spuhler 65, Forbes 75og, Fenton 86): Ugolini, Robinson, Hardwick, Bell, Whitaker, Gordon, McCormack, Spuhler, Fenton, Blenkinsopp, Walker.

International: Wolves were missing Billy Wright who was captaining England for the first time. For the record England thrashed Northern Ireland 6-2 at Windsor Park.
Position: 13th.