Burnden Park | Sat 26 Jan 1946 at 14:45 UK local time
| Bolton Wanderers | 5 | - | 0 | Liverpool |
| 1 | Alf Hobson | |
| 2 | Jim Harley | |
| 3 | Ray Lambert | |
| 4 | Harry Kaye | |
| 5 | Laurie Hughes | |
| 6 | Bob Paisley | |
| 7 | Billy Liddell | |
| 8 | Jack Balmer | |
| 9 | Willie Fagan (c) | |
| 10 | Berry Nieuwenhuys | |
| 11 | Bob Priday |