| Preston North End | 0 |
| Everton | 2 |
Eddie Wainwright 40' Joe Mercer 73' (p) | |
HT: 0-1
Saturday 8 September 1945
Line-Up
- George Burnett
- George Jackson
- Norman Greenhalgh
- Stan Bentham
- Joe Mercer
- Gordon Watson
- Albert Johnson
- Eddie Wainwright
- Tommy Lawton
- Wally Fielding
- Wally Boyes