Portsmouth 2 Middlesbrough 1
Outcome: Lost
Date: 8/14/1971
Manager: Stan Anderson
Attendance: 15649
Competition: DivisionTwo
Played at: Fratton Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Johnny Vincent | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| David Mills | |||
| John Hickton | |||
| Willie Maddren | |||
| Nobby Stiles | |||
| Johnny Vincent | |||
| Derrick Downing | |||
| Joe Laidlaw | |||
| Stuart Boam | |||
| Frank Spraggon | |||
| Gordon Jones | |||
| Willie Whigham |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Micky Allen |