HT: 2-1
Everton
4  -  1
Stanley
 
at Anfield
 
Saturday 10 January 1885 - ?.??pm
 
1884-85 - Friendly
Ref: ??
??
J McGill 2 (1-0, 2-1),  W Gibson 2 (3-1, 4-1)
(Scorers)
Culkin (1-1)
 
C Lindsay
(Players)
   
T Evans
     
T Marriott
 
Stanley line-up
 
J Pickering
 
unknown, although the
 
© W Parry
 
Liverpool Mercury match
 
M Higgins
 
report mentions C Joliffe,
 
 
W Richards
 
A McCallum, Arlow, Kerr,
 
W Powell
 
W Owens and Culkin.
 
J McGill
   

R Gurley

   
W Gibson
 

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.