Preston North End 1 Middlesbrough 0
Outcome: Lost
Date: 11/6/1971
Manager: Stan Anderson
Attendance: 21907
Competition: DivisionTwo
Played at: Ayresome Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists |
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| John Hickton | |||
| Willie Maddren | |||
| Eric McMordie | |||
| Johnny Vincent | |||
| Joe Laidlaw | |||
| John Craggs | |||
| Stuart Boam | |||
| Alan Moody | |||
| Gordon Jones | |||
| Alex Smith | |||
| Jim Platt |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| David Mills |