1945–46 FA Cup

November 2024 November 2024 1945–46 FA Cup Britse_Koning_overhandigt_British_Cup,_Bestanddeelnr_901-7020.jpg The King presents the Cup to Derby captain Jack Nicholas after the final EnglandWales Derby County 1 Charlton Athletic 1939–40 1946–47 The 1945–46 FA Cup was the 65th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, generally known as the FA Cup, and the first to be held after the Second World War. Derby County were the winners, beating Charlton Athletic 4–1 after extra time in the final at Wembley, London. The tournament witnessed a disaster in the sixth round when, during the second leg of the Bolton–Stoke City tie, 33 people were crushed to death in the Burnden Park disaster.Austerity Britain 1945–51 David Kynaston David Kynaston 978-0-7475-9923-4 94 2008 Bloomsbury For the only time in the history of the competition, all matches from the first round proper up to and including the sixth round proper were played over two legs, the first leg being played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. In the first and second rounds proper, the second leg was played on the following Saturday; from the third round onwards, it was played during the week following the first leg. If aggregate scores were level after 90 minutes of the second leg had been played, a replay would take place at a neutral venue. (Semi-finals and finals were played as single games at neutral venues; a drawn semi-final after 90 minutes was replayed, with a drawn semi-final going to extra time and possible subsequent replays; a drawn final went to extra time, and then subsequent replays if needed.) These changes were made in order to give clubs additional revenue, as the Football League would not resume normal play until the autumn of 1946. Calendar Round Date Extra preliminary round Saturday 1 September 1945 Preliminary round Saturday 8 September 1945 First round qualifying Saturday 22 September 1945 Second round qualifying Saturday 6 October 1945 Third round qualifying Saturday 20 October 1945 Fourth round qualifying Saturday 3 November 1945 First round proper Saturday 17 November 1945Saturday 24 November 1945 Second round proper Saturday 8 December 1945Saturday 15 December 1945 Third round proper Saturday 5 January 1946w/c Monday 7 January 1946 Fourth round proper Saturday 26 January 1946w/c Monday 28 January 1946 Fifth round proper Saturday 9 February 1946w/c Monday 11 February 1946 Sixth round proper Saturday 2 March 1946w/c Monday 4 March 1946 Semi-finals Saturday 23 March 1946 Final Saturday 27 April 1946 w/c = week commencing Qualifying rounds As with the 1919–20 tournament, participant numbers were down this season after many clubs from the lower echelons of the English football system did not resume after the Second World War. Local leagues across the UK were reeling after seven seasons of competitive hiatus, while other stronger clubs such as Burton Town were unable to survive the loss of regular income streams during wartime. Most of the clubs from outside the Football League who did enter the tournament still competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 25 places available in the first round proper. The 25 winners from the fourth qualifying round were Stockton, Willington, North Shields, Netherfield, Chorley, Marine, Stalybridge Celtic, Yorkshire Amateur, Shrewsbury Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Wellington Town, Kettering Town, Grantham, Wisbech Town, Chelmsford City, Romford, Barnet, Slough United, Walthamstow Avenue, Sutton United, Bromley, Trowbridge Town, Newport (IOW), Cheltenham Town and Lovell's Athletic. Advancing to the competition proper for the first time were Willington, Netherfield, Wisbech Town, Slough United, Sutton United, Trowbridge Town and Lovell's Athletic, while Shrewsbury Town had not done so since 1909–10. Slough United's appearance in the first round was also the first by a team from that town since Swifts had been knocked out by The Wednesday in 1889-90. This season's extra preliminary round contained only eight teams (four from Oxfordshire and two each from Buckinghamshire and Middlesex). None of those progressed past the second qualifying round. Barnet, Slough United and Sutton United were the only clubs to progress to the first round proper from the preliminary round. all qualifying round results 1945–46 FA Cup qualifying rounds Results First round proper At this stage 38 Third Division North and Third Division South clubs, and Newport County from the Second Division, joined the 25 non-league clubs who had advanced from the qualifying rounds. Chester, Cardiff City, Crystal Palace and Norwich City received byes to the third round while Hull City and New Brighton did not enter the competition. To make the number of matches up, non-league sides Bath City, Yeovil Town, Bishop Auckland and South Liverpool received byes to this stage, with Bishop Auckland being the champions from the 1938-39 FA Amateur Cup. The first leg matches were played on Saturday, 17 November 1945 and the second legs on the following Saturday, 24 November 1945. No replays were necessary. Tie noTeam drawn firstScoreTeam drawn secondAttendanceNotes1Darlington2–0Stockton Stockton1–4Darlington Darlington6–1Stockton2Barnet2–6Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers2–1Barnet Barnet3–8Queens Park Rangers3Barrow1–0Netherfield Netherfield2–2Barrow Barrow3–2Netherfield4Bath City3–2Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town0–2Bath City Bath City5–2Cheltenham Town5Sutton United1–4Walthamstow Avenue Walthamstow Avenue7–2Sutton United Sutton United3–11Walthamstow Avenue6Watford1–1Southend United Southend United0–3Watford Watford4–1Southend United7Marine4–0Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic3–3Marine Marine7–3Stalybridge Celtic8Reading3–0Aldershot Aldershot7–3Reading Reading6–7Aldershot9Wisbech Town0–3Ipswich Town4,356 Ipswich Town5–0Wisbech Town9,598 Wisbech Town0–8Ipswich Town10Notts County2–2Bradford City Bradford City1–2Notts County Notts County4–3Bradford City11Crewe Alexandra4–2Wrexham Wrexham3–0Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra4–5Wrexham12Swindon Town1–0Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers4–1Swindon Town Swindon Town2–4Bristol Rovers13Shrewsbury Town5–0Walsall Walsall4–1Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town6–4Walsall14Doncaster Rovers0–1Rotherham United Rotherham United2–1Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers1–3Rotherham United15Stockport County1–2Rochdale Rochdale1–1Stockport County Stockport County2–3Rochdale16Chorley2–1Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley2–0Chorley Chorley2–3Accrington Stanley17Trowbridge Town1–3Exeter City Exeter City7–2Trowbridge Town Trowbridge Town3–10Exeter City18Northampton Town5–1Chelmsford City Chelmsford City0–5Northampton Town Northampton Town10–1Chelmsford City19Bromley6–1Slough United Slough United1–0Bromley Bromley6–2Slough United20South Liverpool1–1Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers6–1South Liverpool South Liverpool2–7Tranmere Rovers21Brighton & Hove Albion3–1Romford Romford1–1Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion4–2Romford22Carlisle United5–1North Shields North Shields2–3Carlisle United Carlisle United8–3North Shields23Mansfield Town3–0Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity4–2Mansfield Town Mansfield Town5–4Gainsborough Trinity24Willington0–5Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland0–2Willington Willington2–5Bishop Auckland25Port Vale4–0Wellington Town Wellington Town0–2Port Vale Port Vale6–0Wellington Town26Halifax Town1–0York City York City4–2Halifax Town Halifax Town3–4York City27Southport1–2Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic3–1Southport Southport2–5Oldham Athletic28Yeovil Town2–2Bristol City Bristol City3–0Yeovil Town Yeovil Town2–5Bristol City29Torquay United0–1Newport County4,000 Newport County1–1Torquay United7,178 Torquay United1–2Newport County30Lovells Athletic4–1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic3–2Lovells Athletic Lovells Athletic6–4Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic31Yorkshire Amateur1–0Lincoln City Lincoln City5–1Yorkshire Amateur Yorkshire Amateur2–5Lincoln City32Kettering Town1–5Grantham Grantham2–2Kettering Town Kettering Town3–7Grantham33Gateshead6–2Hartlepools United Hartlepools United1–2Gateshead Gateshead8–3Hartlepools United34Leyton Orient2–1Newport (IoW) Newport (IoW)2–0Leyton Orient Leyton Orient2–3Newport (IoW) Second round proper The first leg matches were played on Saturday, 8 December 1945 and the second legs on the following Saturday, 15 December 1945. No replays were necessary. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceNotes1Barrow4–2Carlisle United Carlisle United3–4Barrow Barrow8–5Carlisle United2Bristol City4–2Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers0–2Bristol City Bristol City6–2Bristol Rovers3Grantham1–2Mansfield Town Mansfield Town2–1Grantham Grantham2–4Mansfield Town4Shrewsbury Town0–1Wrexham Wrexham1–1Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town1–2Wrexham5Bishop Auckland1–2York City York City3–0Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland1–5York City6Tranmere Rovers3–1Rochdale Rochdale3–0Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers3–4Rochdale7Queens Park Rangers4–0Ipswich Town Ipswich Town0–2Queens Park Rangers10,571 Queens Park Rangers6–0Ipswich Town8Northampton Town3–1Notts County Notts County3–2Northampton Town Northampton Town5–4Notts County9Bromley1–3Watford Watford1–1Bromley Bromley2–4Watford10Oldham Athletic2–1Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley3–1Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic3–4Accrington Stanley11Port Vale3–1Marine Marine1–1Port Vale Port Vale4–2Marine12Newport County5–1Exeter City5,606 Exeter City1–3Newport County9,000 Newport County8–2Exeter City13Lovells Athletic2–1Bath City Bath City2–5Lovells Athletic Lovells Athletic7–3Bath City14Walthamstow Avenue1–1Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion4–2Walthamstow Avenue Walthamstow Avenue3–5Brighton & Hove Albion15Rotherham United2–1Lincoln City Lincoln City1–1Rotherham United Rotherham United3–2Lincoln City16Aldershot7–0Newport (IoW) Newport (IoW)0–5Aldershot Aldershot12–0Newport (IoW)17Gateshead1–2Darlington Darlington2–4Gateshead Gateshead5–4Darlington Third round proper At this stage 43 Football League First and Second Division clubs entered the competition along with Chester, Cardiff City, Crystal Palace and Norwich City. The first leg matches were played on Saturday, 5 January 1946 and the second legs in the following week commencing Monday, 7 January 1946. Two replays were necessary, both of which were played on Wednesday, 16 January 1946. Lovell's Athletic was the last non-league club left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Chester0–2Liverpool5 January 1946 Liverpool2–1Chester9 January 1946 Chester1–4Liverpool2Chesterfield1–1York City5 January 1946 York City3–2Chesterfield9 January 1946 Chesterfield3–4York City3Bristol City5–1Swansea Town5 January 1946 Swansea Town2–2Bristol City10 January 1946 Bristol City7–3Swansea Town4Bury3–3Rochdale5 January 1946 Rochdale2–4Bury8 January 1946 Bury7–5Rochdale5Preston North End2–1Everton5 January 1946 Everton2–2Preston North End9 January 1946 Preston North End4–3Everton6Southampton4–3Newport County5 January 194622,000 Newport County1–2Southampton9 January 19468,509 Southampton6–4Newport County7Nottingham Forest1–1Watford5 January 1946 Watford1–1Nottingham Forest9 January 1946 Nottingham Forest2–2WatfordReplayNottingham Forest0–1Watford16 January 1946 Match played at White Hart Lane, London.8Bolton Wanderers1–0Blackburn Rovers5 January 1946 Blackburn Rovers1–3Bolton Wanderers9 January 1946 Bolton Wanderers4–1Blackburn Rovers9Grimsby Town1–3Sunderland5 January 1946 Sunderland2–1Grimsby Town9 January 1946 Grimsby Town2–5Sunderland10Luton Town0–6Derby County5 January 194616,792ReportDerby County3–0Luton Town9 January 194616,629ReportLuton Town0–9Derby County11Wrexham1–4Blackpool5 January 1946 Blackpool4–1Wrexham9 January 1946 Wrexham2–8Blackpool12Newcastle United4–2Barnsley5 January 1946 Barnsley3–0Newcastle United9 January 1946 Newcastle United4–5Barnsley13Tottenham Hotspur2–2Brentford5 January 1946 Brentford2–0Tottenham Hotspur10 January 1946 Tottenham Hotspur2–4Brentford14Manchester City6–2Barrow5 January 1946 Barrow2–2Manchester City10 January 1946 Manchester City8–4Barrow15Queens Park Rangers0–0Crystal Palace5 January 1946 Crystal Palace0–0Queens Park Rangers9 January 1946 Queens Park Rangers0–0Crystal PalaceReplayQueens Park Rangers1–0Crystal Palace16 January 1946 Match played at Craven Cottage, London.16Accrington Stanley2–2Manchester United5 January 1946 Manchester United5–1Accrington Stanley9 January 1946 Accrington Stanley3–7Manchester United17Northampton Town2–2Millwall5 January 1946 Millwall3–0Northampton Town7 January 1946 Northampton Town2–5Millwall18Coventry City2–1Aston Villa5 January 1946 Aston Villa2–0Coventry City8 January 1946 Coventry City2–3Aston Villa19West Ham United6–0Arsenal5 January 1946 35,000 Arsenal1–0West Ham United9 January 1946 22,000 West Ham United6–1Arsenal20Norwich City1–2Brighton & Hove Albion5 January 1946 Brighton & Hove Albion4–1Norwich City9 January 1946 Norwich City2–6Brighton & Hove Albion21Chelsea1–1Leicester City5 January 1946 Leicester City0–2Chelsea10 January 1946 Chelsea3–1Leicester City22Bradford Park Avenue2–1Port Vale5 January 1946 Port Vale1–1Bradford Park Avenue7 January 1946 Bradford Park Avenue3–2Port Vale23Huddersfield Town1–1Sheffield United5 January 1946 Sheffield United2–0Huddersfield Town7 January 1946 Huddersfield Town1–3Sheffield United24Mansfield Town0–0Sheffield Wednesday5 January 1946 Sheffield Wednesday5–0Mansfield Town10 January 1946 Mansfield Town0–5Sheffield Wednesday25Cardiff City1–1West Bromwich Albion5 January 1946 West Bromwich Albion4–0Cardiff City9 January 1946 Cardiff City1–5West Bromwich Albion26Charlton Athletic3–1Fulham5 January 1946 Fulham2–1Charlton Athletic7 January 1946 Charlton Athletic4–3Fulham27Leeds United4–4Middlesbrough5 January 1946 Middlesbrough7–2Leeds United9 January 1946 Leeds United6–11Middlesbrough28Lovells Athletic2–4Wolverhampton Wanderers5 January 1946 Wolverhampton Wanderers8–1Lovells Athletic9 January 1946 Lovells Athletic3–12Wolverhampton Wanderers29Stoke City3–1Burnley5 January 1946 Burnley2–1Stoke City7 January 1946 Stoke City4–3Burnley30Rotherham United2–2Gateshead5 January 1946 Gateshead0–2Rotherham United9 January 1946 Rotherham United4–2Gateshead31Aldershot2–0Plymouth Argyle5 January 1946 Plymouth Argyle0–1Aldershot9 January 1946 Aldershot3–0Plymouth Argyle32Birmingham City1–0Portsmouth5 January 1946 Portsmouth0–0Birmingham City9 January 1946 Birmingham City1–0Portsmouth Fourth round proper The first leg matches were played on Saturday, 26 January 1946 and the second legs in the following week commencing Monday, 28 January 1946. One replay was necessary, which was played on 4 February 1946. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Blackpool3–2Middlesbrough26 January 1946 Middlesbrough3–2Blackpool30 January 1946 Blackpool5–5MiddlesbroughReplayBlackpool0–1Middlesbrough4 February 1946 Match played at Elland Road, Leeds.2Bristol City2–1Brentford26 January 1946 Brentford5–0Bristol City31 January 1946 Bristol City2–6Brentford3Southampton0–1Queens Park Rangers26 January 1946 Queens Park Rangers4–3Southampton30 January 1946 Southampton3–5Queens Park Rangers4Sheffield Wednesday5–1York City26 January 1946 York City1–6Sheffield Wednesday30 January 1946 Sheffield Wednesday11–2York City5Bolton Wanderers5–0Liverpool26 January 1946 Liverpool2–0Bolton Wanderers30 January 1946 Bolton Wanderers5–2Liverpool6Sunderland3–1Bury26 January 1946 Bury5–4Sunderland29 January 1946 Sunderland7–6Bury7Derby County1–0West Bromwich Albion26 January 194631,795ReportWest Bromwich Albion1–3Derby County30 January 194637,734ReportDerby County4–1West Bromwich Albion8Barnsley3–0Rotherham United26 January 1946 Rotherham United2–1Barnsley31 January 1946 Barnsley4–2Rotherham United9Brighton & Hove Albion3–0Aldershot26 January 1946 Aldershot1–4Brighton & Hove Albion30 January 1946 Brighton & Hove Albion7–1Aldershot10Manchester United1–0Preston North End26 January 1946 Preston North End3–1Manchester United30 January 1946 Manchester United2–3Preston North End11Millwall2–4Aston Villa26 January 1946 Aston Villa9–1Millwall28 January 1946 Millwall3–13Aston Villa12Chelsea2–0West Ham United26 January 1946 65,726 West Ham United1–0Chelsea30 January 1946 35,000 Chelsea2–1West Ham United13Bradford Park Avenue1–3Manchester City26 January 1946 Manchester City2–8Bradford Park Avenue30 January 1946 Bradford Park Avenue9–5Manchester City14Charlton Athletic5–2Wolverhampton Wanderers26 January 1946 Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Charlton Athletic30 January 1946 Charlton Athletic6–3Wolverhampton Wanderers15Stoke City2–0Sheffield United26 January 1946 Sheffield United3–2Stoke City28 January 1946 Stoke City4–3Sheffield United16Birmingham City5–0Watford26 January 1946 Watford1–1Birmingham City30 January 1946 Birmingham City6–1Watford Fifth round proper The first leg matches were played on Saturday, 9 February 1946 and the second legs in the following week commencing Monday, 11 February 1946. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Preston North End1–1Charlton Athletic9 February 1946 Charlton Athletic6–0Preston North End14 February 1946 Preston North End1–7Charlton Athletic2Bolton Wanderers1–0Middlesbrough9 February 1946 Middlesbrough1–1Bolton Wanderers13 February 1946 Bolton Wanderers2–1Middlesbrough3Sunderland1–0Birmingham City9 February 1946 Birmingham City3–1Sunderland13 February 1946 Sunderland2–3Birmingham City4Queens Park Rangers1–3Brentford9 February 1946 Brentford0–0Queens Park Rangers14 February 1946 Queens Park Rangers1–3Brentford5Barnsley0–1Bradford Park Avenue9 February 1946 Bradford Park Avenue1–1Barnsley13 February 1946 Barnsley1–2Bradford Park Avenue6Brighton & Hove Albion1–4Derby County9 February 194622,000ReportDerby County6–0Brighton & Hove Albion14 February 194632,000ReportBrighton & Hove Albion1–10Derby County7Chelsea0–1Aston Villa9 February 1946 Aston Villa1–0Chelsea12 February 1946 Chelsea0–2Aston Villa8Stoke City2–0Sheffield Wednesday9 February 1946 Sheffield Wednesday0–0Stoke City11 February 1946 Stoke City2–0Sheffield Wednesday Sixth round proper 2 March 1946 Aston Villa 3 – 4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-telegraph/140462557/ Derby County Edwards 6 Iverson 28 Broome 66 Doherty 23 85 Carter 62 Crooks 88 Villa Park, Birmingham 76,500 W. E. Ross-Gower (London) 9 March 1946 Derby County 1 – 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-telegraph/140463982/ Aston Villa Carter 44 Broome Baseball Ground, Derby 32,000 W. E. Ross-Gower (London) Derby County win 5 – 4 on aggregate. 2 March 1946 Bradford Park Avenue 2 – 2 Birmingham City Dougall Jones Park Avenue, Bradford 19,732 9 March 1946 Birmingham City 6 – 0 Bradford Park Avenue Dougall Bodle Mulraney St Andrew's, Birmingham 49,858 Birmingham City win 8 – 2 on aggregate. 2 March 1946 Charlton Athletic 6 – 3 Brentford The Valley, London 6 March 1946 Brentford 1 – 3 Charlton Athletic Griffin Park, London Charlton Athletic win 9 – 4 on aggregate. 2 March 1946 Stoke City 0 – 2 Bolton Wanderers Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent Burnden Park disaster 9 March 1946 Bolton Wanderers 0 – 0 Stoke City Burnden Park, Bolton A Bolton Wanderers win 2 – 0 on aggregate. Semi-finals 23 March 1946 Derby County 1 – 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-telegraph/140464886/ Birmingham City Carter 4 Mulraney 59 Hillsborough, Sheffield 65,013 W. H. E. Evans (Liverpool) 23 March 1946 Charlton Athletic 2 – 0 Bolton Wanderers Duffy 36 51 Villa Park, Birmingham Replay 27 March 1946 Birmingham City 0 – 4 yes https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-telegraph/140465691/ Derby County Doherty 96 112Stamps 103 118 Maine Road, Manchester 80,407 Final 1946 FA Cup Final The final took place on Saturday, 27 April 1946 at Wembley and ended in a 4–1 win for Derby County after extra time. Charlton Athletic's Bert Turner opened the scoring with an own goal in the 85th minute, which he equalised a minute later to force extra time. A goal from Peter Doherty and two from Jack Stamps completed Derby's victory. 27 April 1946 15:00 BST Derby County 4–1 yes https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-people/137881183/ Charlton Athletic B. Turner 85 o.g. Doherty 92 Stamps 97 106 B. Turner 86 Wembley, London 98,000 Eddie Smith _whitetop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 Derby County _collarwhite _hoops_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Charlton Athletic Notes External links The FA Cup Archive at TheFA.com Results on Soccerbase Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup