September 1, 1917
Match: Lancashire Section, Principal competition, at Goodison Park.
Everton – Southport Central 6-1 (4-0).
Attendance: 8,000.
Referee: Mr. J. Twist.
Everton (2-3-5): Frank Mitchell, Bob Thompson, W. Robinson, Tom Fleetwood, Billy Wareing, Alan Grenyer, Stephen Murray, Frank Jefferis, W. Gault, Joe Clennell, Joe Donnachie.
Southport Central (2-3-5): Thomas Capper, Tom Dorward, Hemley, W. Rigby, Jimmy Fay, Lol Abram, George Schofield, Joe Hewitt (South Liverpool), J.H. Wright, Billy Caulfield, Pownall.
The goals: 1-0 Clennell (5 min.), 2-0 Jefferis (13 min.), 3-0 Clennell (17 min.), 4-0 Donnachie (44 min.), 4-1 Hooper (46 min.), 5-1 Gault (63 min.), 6-1 Clennell (80 min.).
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