Nottingham Forest 4 Middlesbrough 1
Outcome: Lost
Date: 9/8/1954
Manager: Bob Dennison
Attendance: 16241
Competition: DivisionTwo
Played at: Ayresome Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Ken McPherson | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Bill Harris | |||
| Ronnie Dicks | |||
| Arthur Fitzsimons | |||
| Lindy Delapenha | |||
| Ken McPherson | |||
| Francis Mulholland | |||
| Bert Mitchell | |||
| Harry Bell | |||
| Derek Stonehouse | |||
| Bobby Corbett | |||
| Rolando Ugolini |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |