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Saturday 1 October 1949 at Fratton Park (Att 50,248)
Portsmouth (1) 1 (Reid 29p): Butler, Hindmarsh, Ferrier, Scoular, Thompson, Dickinson, Harris, Reid, Clarke, Phillips, Froggatt.
Wolves (0) 1 (Pye 56): Williams, Kelly, Springthorpe, Crook, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Forbes, Pye, Wilshaw, Mullen.
Referee: Lt G Clark (Lee).
Penalty: Awarded for handball against Terry Springthorpe.
International: Wolves are without Sammy Smyth who scores both Northern Ireland goals in their 8-2 defeat by Scotland at Windsor Park.
Operation: Pompey were missing their captain Reg Flewin who was in hospital recuperating from surgery following appendicitis.
Position: 1st.
