| Everton | 3 |
TG Jones 43' Alex Stevenson 49' Wally Boyes 61' | |
| Preston North End | 1 |
Jimmy Dougal 15' | |
HT: 1-1
Saturday 20 April 1940
1939/40 Football League War Cup first round first leg
Line-Up
- Ted Sagar
- George Jackson
- Norman Greenhalgh
- Joe Mercer
- TG Jones
- Gordon Watson
- Arthur Barber
- Stan Bentham
- Tommy Lawton
- Alex Stevenson
- Wally Boyes