| Round | Date | Opposition |  / / |
Venue | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Round | due to 1st Division Status |
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| 2nd Round | ||||||
| 3rd Round | 10th January 1948 | Aston Villa | |
Villa Park |  6-4 |
58,683 |
| 4th Round | 24th January 1948 | Liverpool | |
Goodison Park* | 3-0 |
74,000 |
| 5th Round | 7th February 1948 | Charlton Athletic | |
Leeds Road (Huddersfield)* |
2-0 |
33,312 |
| Quarter-Final | 28th February 1948 | Preston North End | |
Maine Road* | 4-1 |
74,213 |
| Semi-Final | 13th March 1948 | Derby County | |
Hillsborough | 3-1 Stan Pearson:-  |
60,000 |
| Final | 24th April 1948 | Blackpool | |
Wembley Stadium | 4-2 |
99,000 |
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Stan Pearson* | 8 |
| Rowley* | 5 |
| Mitten | 3 |
| Morris | 3 |
| Anderson* | 1 |
| Delaney | 1 |
| Warner | 1 | *= Scored in the Final |
