| Everton | 0 |
| Portsmouth | 5 |
Peter Harris 4' Jack Froggatt 35', 41' Duggie Reid 52' Bert Barlow 89' | |
HT: 0-3
Wednesday 1 September 1948
KO: 18:30
Line-Up (2-3-5)
Average age: 28y 61d- 1GKTed Sagar
- 2RBGeorge Saunders
- 3LBGordon Dugdale
- 4RHJackie Grant
- 5CHDanny Cameron
- 6LHPeter Farrell ©
- 7ORJohn McIlhatton
- 8IREddie Wainwright
- 9CFJock Dodds
- 10ILCyril Lello
- 11OLHarry McCormick