| Everton | 5 |
Edgar Chadwick 3' Jack Bell 10', ??' Alf Milward ??' (p) Abe Hartley ??' | |
| Sunderland | 2 |
Hugh Morgan ??' James Gillespie ??' | |
HT: 2-1
Saturday 26 December 1896
KO: 14:15
Line-Up (2-3-5)
Average age: 25y 226d- GKBob Menham
- RBDavid Storrier
- LBGeorge Molyneux
- RHHugh Goldie
- CHDickie Boyle
- LHBilly Stewart ©
- ORJack Taylor
- IRJack Bell
- CFAbe Hartley
- ILEdgar Chadwick
- OLAlf Milward