| Everton | 3 |
Harry Catterick 6' Joe Mercer 22' (p) Stan Bentham 42' | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 |
Nat Lofthouse 5' Malcolm Barrass 76' | |
HT: 3-1
Saturday 25 August 1945
Line-Up
- George Burnett
- George Jackson
- Norman Greenhalgh
- Joe Mercer
- Jack Humphreys
- Gordon Watson
- Jackie Grant
- Stan Bentham
- Harry Catterick
- Wally Boyes
- Cecil Wyles