1896-97Saturday, 13 February 1897Football Association Challenge Cup2nd RoundNewcastle Road 17,000 (Approximate)
Sunderland(1) 1Nottingham Forest(2) 3DOIG, NedMcNEILL, RobertGOW, DonaldFERGUSON, MatthewDUNLOP, BillyWILSON, HughieGILLESPIE, JamesHARVEY, John
1CAMPBELL, JohnnyMORGAN, HughJOHNSTONE, Bob