Saturday 13 November 1948 at Victoria Ground (Att 37,111)

Stoke City (0) 2 (Bowyer 60 66): Herod, Mould, McCue, F Mountford, Franklin, Sellars, G Mountford, Bowyer, Steele, Peppitt, Ormston.
Wolves (1) 1 (Smyth 2): Williams, Kelly, Pritchard, W Crook, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Forbes, Pye, Smyth, Mullen.

Referee: Mr R Leafe (Nottingham).
Royalty: Prince Charles, heir to the British throne was born the day after this match.
Position: 12th.