Middlesbrough 1 Portsmouth 5
Outcome: Lost
Date: 9/3/1949
Manager: David Jack
Attendance: 41974
Competition: Division One
Played at: Ayresome Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Peter McKennan | [Pen] | ||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Rolando Ugolini | |||
| Dick Robinson | |||
| Gordon Hepple | |||
| Stan Rickaby | |||
| Harry Bell | |||
| Geoff Walker | |||
| Peter McKennan | |||
| Ronnie Dicks | |||
| Wilf Mannion | |||
| Johnny Spuhler | |||
| Alex McCrae |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |