| Preston North End | 2 |
George Burnett 15' (og) Jack Livesey 67' | |
| Everton | 1 |
Harry Catterick 6' | |
HT: 1-1
Saturday 5 January 1946
1945/46 FA Cup third round first leg
KO: 14:15
Line-Up (2-3-5)
- 1GKGeorge Burnett
- 2RBGeorge Jackson
- 3LBNorman Greenhalgh ©
- 4RHStan Bentham
- 5CHJack Humphreys
- 6LHJoe Mercer
- 7ORSyd Rawlings
- 8IRTommy Elliott
- 9CFHarry Catterick
- 10ILWally Fielding
- 11OLWally Boyes