Saturday 3 May 1947 at Fratton Park (Att 37,707)

Portsmouth (1) 1 (Reid 25): Butler, Rookes, Ferrier, Bowler, McCoy, Scoular, Froggatt, McAlinden, Reid, Barlow, Parker.
Wolves (0) 1 (Westcott 72): Williams, McLean, Crook, Galley, Cullis, Alderton, Hancocks, Pye, Westcott, Forbes, Mullen.

Referee: Mr F Lowe (Bath).
Landmark: Gerard Bowler makes his League debut and in doing so he replaces Jimmy Dickinson who is representing the Royal Navy.
International: Wolves were missing Billy Wright as he was helping England defeat France 3-0 at Highbury.
Re-Arranged: Wolves visit the South Coast was Originally scheduled for the 1 February. A pitch inspection was made on the morning of the match but despite 500 lorry loads of snow having been removed the pitch was still frozen and hard as steel.
Position: 1st.