Date Venue Opponents Round Score Scorers Attendance
13 Sep 61 Away - Old Trafford Manchester United Preliminary Round 2-3 Bennett W, Shaw S 9,717

Match by Match Reports

13th September 1961

Preliminary Round – Away to Manchester United

Lost 2-3

Scorers – Harry Bennett, Stuart Shaw

YOUTH CUP
Thursday, September 14, 1961 The Liverpool Daily Post
EVERTON LOSE LEAD
Manchester United 3, Everton 2
Everton put up a great fight at Old Trafford in the Preliminary round of the F.A Youth Cup, going down after once holding the lead and again drawing level mid-way through the second half.  Lack of finish was Everton’s failing and their forwards should have followed the example of right half Rees who had a great shot pushed away from the angle of the goal in the early stages and also hit the Manchester bar with a thirty yards drive in the second half.  Everton failed to profit from the thirty-third minute goal of Bennett who beat goalkeeper Wright for possession outside the goal to cleverly hook the ball over the line and Manchester, despite some grand defensive play by Parnell and Wakes were able to turn round with a 2-1 lead with the goals of Duff and Ackley.  Shaw made it 2-2 in the 65th minute with Everton’s second goal, cleverly beating full back Lorrimer to run the ball over the line.  Unfortunately Everton could not maintain the forward pace and Fry finished off a combined move by scoring Manchester’s winning goal in the 74th minute. 

EVERTON YOUTH TEAM BEATEN
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 14 September 1961
Everton Youth played well enough in midfield to have won their F.A. Youth Cup tie at Old Trafford last night, but they lacked the persistence of Manchester United, who hit back with a couple of first half goals through Duff and Ackerley after Bennett had given Everton the lead with a spectacular hook shot as he was standing wide of goal. The example of wing half Rees with his accurate shots, one of which hit the Manchester bar from 30 yards, was not followed, but Everton were still in the game with a chance when Shaw scored an equaliser in the 65th minute. They tried hard enough but just could not put the finishing touch to their many raids and it was Manchester who sent the 9,717 spectators home happy, after many scares, with the winning goal to Fry In the 74th minute.