Nottingham Forest 3 Derby County 1
Played April 16 1898 at Crystal Palace, Attendance 62,017, Referee J Lewis
Nottingham Forest Team
Dan Allsop, Archie Ritchie, Adam Scott, Frank Forman (Captain), John McPherson (Scored), Willie Wragg, Tom McInnes, Charlie Richards, Len Benbow, Arthur Capes (Scored 2), Billy Spouncer
Derby County Team
Jack Fryer, Jimmy Methven, Joe Leiper, Jack Cox, Archie Goodall, James Turner, John Goodall, Steve Bloomer (Scored), John Boag, Jimmy Stevenson, Hugh McQueen