Middlesbrough 1 Aston Villa 3
Outcome: Lost
Date: 5/1/1948
Manager: David Jack
Attendance: 20892
Competition: Division One
Played at: Ayresome Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Ronnie Dicks | [Pen] | ||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| John Hodgson | |||
| Dick Robinson | |||
| Billy Whitaker | |||
| Gordon Hepple | |||
| Stan Rickaby | |||
| Geoff Walker | |||
| Martin Reagan | |||
| Paddy Johnston | |||
| Ronnie Dicks | |||
| Wilf Mannion | |||
| Harold Dobbie |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |