HT: 0-0
Everton
4  -  0
Astley Bridge
 
at Anfield
 
Saturday 4 September 1886 - 4.30pm
 
1886-87 - Friendly
Ref: S Holden
2,000
M Higgins (1-0),  A Gibson (2-0),  T Costley 2 (3-0, 4-0)
(Scorers)
 
(Everton began the game
C Joliffe
(Players)
J Thompson
 
with 9 men - Fleming and
W George
 
S Briscoe
Wilding not turning up and
© G Dobson
 
R Sleigh
Jones and Robson eventually
E Corey
 
W Thompson
filling in).
A Gibson
 
Grier
W Jones
 
J Greenwood
 
Robson
 
F Shorrock
 
M Higgins
 
J Ainsworth
 
T Costley
 
A Ainslie

W Briscoe

 
J Scholes
G Farmer
L Scholes

Everton didn't begin playing FA Cup matches until 1887/88 and were founder members
of the Football League, which began in 1888/89.
Prior to that the club participated in Friendly matches and local Cup competitions.
Details are inevitably sketchy and incomplete.
Match, appearance and goal statistics are not counted in any official records.