Preston North End 2 Middlesbrough 1
Outcome: Lost
Date: 8/30/1947
Manager: David Jack
Attendance: 31326
Competition: DivisionOne
Played at: Deepdale
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Johnny Spuhler | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Ronnie Dicks | |||
| Wilf Mannion | |||
| Johnny Spuhler | |||
| Michael Fenton | |||
| George Dews | |||
| Harry Bell | |||
| Jimmy Gordon | |||
| Billy Whitaker | |||
| George Hardwick | |||
| Bobby Stuart | |||
| Derwick Goodfellow |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |