Portsmouth 1 Middlesbrough 0
Outcome: Lost
Date: 9/8/1948
Manager: David Jack
Attendance: 33275
Competition: DivisionOne
Played at: Fratton Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists |
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Ronnie Dicks | |||
| Johnny Spuhler | |||
| Harold Dobbie | |||
| Michael Fenton | |||
| Geoff Walker | |||
| Jimmy Gordon | |||
| Dick Robinson | |||
| Billy Whitaker | |||
| Tommy Blenkinsopp | |||
| Gordon Hepple | |||
| Rolando Ugolini |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |