| Manchester City | 3 |
Roy Clarke 68' Bill Spurdle 83' Bobby Johnstone 88' | |
| Everton | 0 |
HT: 0-0
Wednesday 7 March 1956
KO: 14:30
Line-Up (2-3-5)
Average age: 29y 71d- 1GKJimmy O'Neill
- 2RBEric Moore
- 3LBJimmy Tansey
- 4RHPeter Farrell ©
- 5CHTE Jones
- 6LHCyril Lello
- 7ORBrian Harris
- 8IREddie Wainwright
- 9CFJimmy Harris
- 10ILWally Fielding
- 11OLTommy Eglington