1945 Football League War Cup South final

April 2022 1945 Football LeagueWar Cup South Final File:Chelsea v millwall 1945 programme.jpg 150 1945 Football League War Cup Official programme Chelsea 2 Millwall 0 7 April 1945 Wembley Stadium London 90,000 The 1945 Football League War Cup South Final was the last final of the regional Football League War Cup, an unofficial cup competition held in southern England during the Second World War as a replacement for the suspended FA Cup. The match took place at Wembley Stadium on 7 April 1945 and was won by Chelsea, who beat Millwall 2–0. The trophy is now on display in the Chelsea museum at Stamford Bridge.https://www.chelseafc.com/en/history/more-history/key-matches/key-match16 chelseafc.com 24 January 2022 Millwall 0 Chelsea 2 The match was attended by King George VI, the Queen, and Princess Elizabeth II, along with a number of high Parliamentary officials and military figures, including Lt. Gen. John C. H. Lee, commanding general of the Communications Zone, ETO, the logistics side of the U.S. Army, European Theater of Operations. A month later, at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea contested a play-off against the winners of the equivalent North final, Bolton Wanderers, which Bolton won 2-1. Match summary This was Chelsea's second consecutive appearance in the competition's final; they had lost to Charlton Athletic in the 1944 final and fielded four survivors from that match (captain John Harris, Dickie Foss, George Hardwick and Joe Payne). Millwall fielded Sam Bartram and Sailor Brown, who had been a part of the victorious Charlton team in 1944.The Times To-day's South Cup Final 7 April 1945 Both teams wore their away colours for the match, Chelsea red and Millwall white.https://www.chelseafc.com/en/history/more-history/key-matches/key-match14 chelseafc.com 1944 and 1945 Football League South Cup finals 25 January 2022 The Times' correspondent reported that the crowd "must have been sadly disappointed at the quality of play", but Chelsea "were the sounder in defence... and produced the majority of what good attacking movements there were." Millwall held their own in the first half, but a ten minute spell after half-time in which Chelsea scored twice was sufficient to win them the match. The crowd of 90,000 was the highest for a club match during the war.https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy/2020/apr/24/how-english-football-responded-to-the-second-world-war The Guardian How English football responded to the second world war 24 April 2020 25 January 2022 Foster, Richard King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, their daughter the future Elizabeth II, King Haakon VII of Norway and Lord Wavell, Viceroy of India, were among those in attendance.The Times The King and Queen at Cup Final 9 April 1945 After the match, the King presented Chelsea captain Harris with the cup.The Times Chelsea Victory in South Cup 9 April 1945 Match details 7 April 1945 Chelsea 2–0 Millwall Wardle 47McDonald 52 Wembley Stadium, London 90,000 _collarwhite FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF 000000 Chelsea _collar_buttons_2 _band white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000080 000080 Millwall 1 SCO Ian Black2 WAL Danny Winter3 ENG George Hardwick4 SCO Robert Russell5 SCO John Harris6 ENG Dickie Foss7 ENG George Wardle8 ENG Les Smith9 ENG Joe Payne10ENG Len Goulden11ENG John McDonaldManager:SCO Billy Birrell 1 ENG Sam Bartram2 ENG Reginald Dudley3 ENG George Fisher4 ENG George Ludford5 ENG Ted Smith6 ENG Leonard Tyler7 ENG Sid Rawlings8 ENG Sailor Brown9 ENG Jimmy Jinks10SCO Tom Brown11ENG Clifton WilliamsManager:ENG Jack Cock Notes References Glanvill, Rick Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years Headline Book Publishing Ltd 2006 0-7553-1466-2 Hockings, Ron 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006 Category:1944–45 in English men's football Football League War Cup South final Football League War Cup South final War Cup South final 1945 Category:Football League War Cup finals War Cup South final 1945