| Preston North End | 4 |
Adam Henderson 10' Moses Sanders ??', 57' Tom Smith ??' | |
| Everton | 1 |
William Campbell 50' | |
HT: 2-0
Saturday 3 April 1897
KO: 15:30
Line-Up (2-3-5)
Average age: 24y 197d- GKBob Menham
- RBPeter Meehan
- LBDavid Storrier
- RHDickie Boyle
- CHGeorge Meiklejohn
- LHJohn Tait Robertson
- ORJack Taylor
- IRWilliam Maley
- CFJohn Cameron
- ILWilliam Campbell
- OLBert Banks