Preston North End 0 Middlesbrough 1
Outcome: Won
Date: 9/2/1961
Manager: Bob Dennison
Attendance: 16100
Competition: DivisionTwo
Played at: Ayresome Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Mick McNeil | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Eddie Holliday | |||
| Bill Harris | |||
| Alan Peacock | |||
| Billy Day | |||
| Ronnie Waldock | |||
| Ray Yeoman | |||
| Gordon Jones | |||
| Billy Horner | |||
| Mick McNeil | |||
| Ken Thomson | |||
| Bob Appleby |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |