1946–47 FA Cup

August 2020 1946–47 FA Cup EnglandWales Charlton Athletic 1 Burnley 1945–46 1947–48 The 1946–47 FA Cup was the 66th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Charlton Athletic, the previous season's runners-up, won the competition for the first time, beating Burnley 1–0 after extra time in the final at Wembley. Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played. Calendar Round Date Extra preliminary round Saturday 7 September 1946 Preliminary round Saturday 21 September 1946 First round qualifying Saturday 5 October 1946 Second round qualifying Saturday 19 October 1946 Third round qualifying Saturday 2 November 1946 Fourth round qualifying Saturday 16 November 1946 First round proper Saturday 30 November 1946 Second round proper Saturday 14 December 1946 Third round proper Saturday 11 January 1947 Fourth round proper Saturday 25 January 1947 Fifth round proper Saturday 8 February 1947 Sixth round proper Saturday 1 March 1947 Semi-finals Saturday 29 March 1947 Final Saturday 26 April 1947 Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 25 places available in the first round. The 25 winners from the fourth qualifying round were North Shields, Spennymoor United, Stockton, Workington, Lancaster City, Marine, Runcorn, South Liverpool, Cheltenham Town, Scunthorpe & Lindsey United, Gainsborough Trinity, Wellington Town, Brush Sports, Peterborough United, Colchester United, Cambridge Town, Leytonstone, Finchley, Hayes, Sutton United, Gravesend & Northfleet, Gillingham, Poole Town, Merthyr Tydfil and Yeovil Town. Those advancing to the competition proper for the first time were Cambridge Town, Leytonstone, Loughborough-based works outfit Brush Sports, the recently reconstituted Merthyr Tydfil and the recently merged Gravesend & Northfleet. Additionally, Poole Town had not featured at this stage since 1928–29 and Finchley had not done so since 1881-82. Finchley was also the only club to progress from the extra preliminary round to the competition proper, defeating Polytechnic, Hendon, Wood Green Town, Hoddesdon Town, Harrow Town and Eastbourne Town before losing to Port Vale at the Old Recreation Ground. all qualifying round results 1946–47 FA Cup qualifying rounds First round proper At this stage 41 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 25 non-league clubs that came through the qualifying rounds. Chester, Cardiff City and Crystal Palace were given byes to the third round. To make the number of matches up, non-league sides Barnet and Bishop Auckland, the previous season's FA Amateur Cup winners and runners-up, were given byes to this round. 34 matches were played on Saturday, 30 November 1946. Six were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic4–2Exeter City30 November 19462Barnet3–0Sutton United30 November 19463Barrow0–0Halifax Town30 November 1946ReplayHalifax Town1–0Barrow4 December 19464Bristol City9–3Hayes30 November 19465Rochdale6–1Bishop Auckland30 November 19466Yeovil Town2–2Peterborough United30 November 1946ReplayPeterborough United1–0Yeovil Town5 December 19467Reading5–0Colchester United30 November 19468Gillingham4–1Gravesend & Northfleet30 November 19469Gainsborough Trinity1–2Darlington30 November 194610Swindon Town4–1Cambridge Town30 November 194611Stockton2–4Lincoln City30 November 194612Doncaster Rovers2–2Accrington Stanley30 November 1946ReplayAccrington Stanley0–5Doncaster Rovers4 December 194613Wrexham5–0Marine30 November 194614Ipswich Town2–0Torquay United30 November 194615Stockport County2–0Southport30 November 194616Wellington Town1–1Watford30 November 1946ReplayWatford1–0Wellington Town4 December 194617Queens Park Rangers2–2Poole Town30 November 1946ReplayPoole Town0–6Queens Park Rangers4 December 194618Leytonstone1–6Walsall30 November 194619Northampton Town2–0Mansfield Town30 November 194620South Liverpool2–1Workington30 November 194621Norwich City7–2Brighton & Hove Albion30 November 194622Hull City0–0New Brighton30 November 1946ReplayNew Brighton1–2Hull City4 December 194623Carlisle United4–0Runcorn30 November 194624Oldham Athletic1–0Tranmere Rovers30 November 194625Hartlepools United6–0North Shields30 November 194626Port Vale5–0Finchley30 November 194627York City0–1Scunthorpe & Lindsey United30 November 194628Rotherham United2–0Crewe Alexandra30 November 194629Aldershot4–2Cheltenham Town30 November 194630Gateshead3–1Bradford City30 November 194631Lancaster City1–0Spennymoor United30 November 194632Leyton Orient1–2Notts County30 November 194633Brush Sports1–6Southend United30 November 194634Merthyr Tydfil3–1Bristol Rovers30 November 1946 Second round proper The matches were played on Saturday, 14 December 1946. Six matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. Two of these then went to a second replay. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Darlington1–2Hull City14 December 19462Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic4–2Aldershot14 December 19463Barnet2–9Southend United14 December 19464Bristol City1–2Gillingham14 December 19465Rochdale6–1Hartlepools United14 December 19466Watford1–1Port Vale14 December 1946ReplayPort Vale2–1Watford16 December 19467Walsall0–0Ipswich Town14 December 1946ReplayIpswich Town0–1Walsall18 December 19468Notts County2–1Swindon Town14 December 19469Lincoln City1–1Wrexham14 December 1946ReplayWrexham3–3Lincoln City18 December 1946ReplayLincoln City2–1Wrexham23 December 194610South Liverpool2–3Carlisle United14 December 194611Norwich City4–4Queens Park Rangers14 December 1946ReplayQueens Park Rangers2–0Norwich City18 December 194612Oldham Athletic1–2Doncaster Rovers14 December 194613Halifax Town1–1Stockport County14 December 1946ReplayStockport County2–1Halifax Town18 December 194614Rotherham United4–1Scunthorpe & Lindsey United14 December 194615Gateshead4–0Lancaster City14 December 194616Peterborough United1–1Northampton Town14 December 1946ReplayNorthampton Town1–1Peterborough United19 December 1946ReplayNorthampton Town8–1Peterborough United23 December 194617Merthyr Tydfil1–3Reading14 December 1946 Third round proper The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage along with Chester, Cardiff City and Crystal Palace. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 11 January 1947. Five matches were drawn and went to replays, with one of these requiring a second replay to settle the fixture. Gillingham was the last non-league club left in the tournament. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chester2–0Plymouth Argyle11 January 19472Chesterfield2–1Sunderland11 January 19473Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic0–2Derby County11 January 19474Burnley5–1Aston Villa11 January 19475Southampton5–1Bury11 January 19476Reading2–2Grimsby Town11 January 1947ReplayGrimsby Town3–1Reading14 January 19477Walsall2–5Liverpool11 January 19478Blackburn Rovers1–1Hull City11 January 1947ReplayHull City0–3Blackburn Rovers16 January 19479Sheffield Wednesday4–1Blackpool11 January 194710Bolton Wanderers5–1Stockport County11 January 194711Wolverhampton Wanderers3–0Rotherham United11 January 194712West Bromwich Albion2–1Leeds United11 January 194713Lincoln City0–1Nottingham Forest11 January 194714Luton Town6–0Notts County11 January 194715Everton4–2Southend United11 January 194716Doncaster Rovers2–3Portsmouth11 January 194717Sheffield United3–0Carlisle United11 January 194718Newcastle United6–2Crystal Palace11 January 194719Tottenham Hotspur2–2Stoke City11 January 1947ReplayStoke City1–0Tottenham Hotspur15 January 194720Manchester City3–0Gateshead11 January 194721Queens Park Rangers1–1Middlesbrough11 January 1947ReplayMiddlesbrough3–1Queens Park Rangers15 January 194722Fulham1–2Birmingham City11 January 194723Brentford1–0Cardiff City11 January 194724Northampton Town1–2Preston North End11 January 194725Coventry City5–2Newport County11 January 194726West Ham United1–2Leicester City11 January 194727Millwall0–3Port Vale11 January 194728Chelsea1–1Arsenal11 January 1947ReplayArsenal1–1Chelsea15 January 1947ReplayArsenal0–2Chelsea20 January 194729Bradford Park Avenue0–3Manchester United11 January 194730Huddersfield Town3–4Barnsley11 January 194731Swansea Town4–1Gillingham11 January 194732Charlton Athletic3–1Rochdale11 January 1947 Fourth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 25 January 1947. Five games were drawn and went to replays, of which one went to a second replay. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chester0–0Stoke City25 January 1947ReplayStoke City3–2Chester29 January 19472Burnley2–0Coventry City25 January 19473Liverpool2–0Grimsby Town25 January 19474Preston North End6–0Barnsley25 January 19475Blackburn Rovers2–0Port Vale25 January 19476Sheffield Wednesday2–1Everton25 January 19477Bolton Wanderers3–3Manchester City25 January 1947ReplayManchester City1–0Bolton Wanderers29 January 19478Wolverhampton Wanderers0–0Sheffield United25 January 1947ReplaySheffield United2–0Wolverhampton Wanderers29 January 19479Middlesbrough2–1Chesterfield25 January 194710West Bromwich Albion1–2Charlton Athletic25 January 194711Luton Town2–0Swansea Town25 January 194712Newcastle United3–1Southampton25 January 194713Brentford0–0Leicester City25 January 1947ReplayLeicester City0–0Brentford30 January 1947ReplayLeicester City4–1Brentford3 February 194714Manchester United0–2Nottingham Forest25 January 194715Chelsea2–2Derby County25 January 1947ReplayDerby County1–0Chelsea29 January 194716Birmingham City1–0Portsmouth25 January 1947 Fifth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 8 February 1947. There were three replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Liverpool1–0Derby County8 February 19472Nottingham Forest2–2Middlesbrough8 February 1947ReplayMiddlesbrough6–2Nottingham Forest12 February 19473Sheffield Wednesday0–2Preston North End20 February 19474Luton Town0–0Burnley8 February 1947ReplayBurnley3–0Luton Town11 February 19475Newcastle United1–1Leicester City8 February 1947ReplayLeicester City1–2Newcastle United20 February 19476Charlton Athletic1–0Blackburn Rovers8 February 19477Stoke City0–1Sheffield United8 February 19478Birmingham City5–0Manchester City8 February 1947 Sixth round proper The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 1 March 1947. There was one replay, in the Burnley–Middlesbrough match. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Liverpool4–1Birmingham City1 March 19472Middlesbrough1–1Burnley1 March 1947ReplayBurnley1–0Middlesbrough4 March 19473Sheffield United0–2Newcastle United1 March 19474Charlton Athletic2–1Preston North End1 March 1947 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 29 March 1947. Burnley and Liverpool needed to replay their match, which was settled two weeks later in Burnley's favour. They went on to meet Charlton Athletic in the final at Wembley. 29 March 1947 15:00 Burnley 0–0 y Liverpool Ewood Park, Blackburn Replay 12 April 1947 15:00 Burnley 1–0 Liverpool Maine Road, Manchester 29 March 1947 15:00 Charlton Athletic 4–0 Newcastle United Elland Road, Leeds Final 1947 FA Cup Final The 1947 FA Cup Final was contested by Charlton Athletic and Burnley at Wembley, England on 26 April 1947. Charlton, losing finalists the previous year, won by a single goal, scored in extra time by Chris Duffy. History repeated itself this year as the ball again burst during the game. Later, the reason for these problems in 1946 and 1947 was put down to the poor quality of leather available after World War II. Match details 26 April 1947 15:00 BST Charlton Athletic 1–0 y Burnley (Report) Duffy 114 Wembley Stadium, London 98,215 J. M. Wiltshire _redborder _collarred 2 _redborder _hoops_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FF Charlton Athletic _claretborder _claret_neck_loop _claretborder _thick_claret_stripes 0000bb 0000bb 0000bb FFFFFF 3BB9FF Burnley See also FA Cup Final Results 1872- References General Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com 1946-47 FA Cup at rssf.com 1946-47 FA Cup at soccerbase.com Specific 30em Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup