Crystal Palace 1 Middlesbrough 1
Outcome: Drawn
Date: 1/9/1979
Manager: John Neal
Attendance: 21447
Competition: FACup ThirdRound
Played at: Ayresome Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Billy Ashcroft | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Terry Cochrane | |||
| Micky Burns | |||
| Mark Procter | |||
| David Armstrong | |||
| Stan Cummins | |||
| John Mahoney | |||
| Tony McAndrew | |||
| John Craggs | |||
| Ian Bailey | |||
| Stuart Boam | |||
| Jim Stewart |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Billy Ashcroft |