| Everton Reserves | 1 |
Makinson ??' (og) | |
| Middleton | 0 |
HT: 0-0
Saturday 16 January 1897
Line-Up
- John Palmer
- George Barker
- George Molyneux
- William Nash
- Teddy Hughes
- John Tait Robertson
- Bill Williams
- William Maley
- Bert Banks
- John Cameron
- Alf Schofield
| Everton Reserves | 1 |
Makinson ??' (og) | |
| Middleton | 0 |
HT: 0-0
Saturday 16 January 1897