September 11, 1897
Match: Lancashire Combination, at Deepdale.
Preston North End Reserves – Liverpool Reserves 0-1 (0-0).
Attendance: 5,000.
Preston North End (2-3-5): Peter McBride, Harry Vickers, Brown, Tommy Becton +7.
Liverpool (2-3-5): Willie Donnelly, Matt McQueen, Billy Dunlop, Harry Mainman, Patrick Gray, John Holmes, Harry Nicholl, Andy McCowie, Daniel Cunliffe, William Otty, Joe Lumsden.
The goal: 0-1 McCowie.
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