Middlesbrough 1 Bolton Wanderers 1
Outcome: Drawn
Date: 12/26/1978
Manager: John Neal
Attendance: 20125
Competition: Division One
Played at: Ayresome Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Stan Cummins | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Jim Stewart | |||
| Tony McAndrew | |||
| John Craggs | |||
| Alan Ramage | |||
| Stuart Boam | |||
| Mark Procter | |||
| David Armstrong | |||
| Stan Cummins | |||
| John Mahoney | |||
| Terry Cochrane | |||
| Micky Burns |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |