1942 Football League War Cup final

May 2017 May 2017 1942 Football League War Cup final 1942 Football League War Cup Sunderland 3 Wanderers 6 on aggregate First leg 2 2 23 May 1942 Roker Park Sunderland Second leg 1 4 30 May 1942 Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton 1941 1943 The 1942 Football League War Cup final was contested by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sunderland. For the only time in the competition's history, the trophy was decided over a two-leg final, played on 23 May and 30 May 1942. Wolverhampton Wanderers won the tie 6–3 on aggregate.1942 war cup final on Roker-Roar.com One week after winning the Cup, Northern winners Wolves played the 1942 London Cup winners Brentford in a North v South charity decider at Stamford Bridge - the first of four consecutive years that such a club championship game was played on Chelsea's ground between the winners of the London Cup (from 1943 to 1945 renamed the Football League (South) War Cup) which was played as a single game at Wembley, and the two-legged winners of the Football League (North) War Cup. Wolves and Brentford drew the 1942 match 1-1 on 6 June in front of a crowd of 20,174. No replays were played when these North v South end of season 'deciders' at Chelsea ended in draws.When Brentford won a Wembley cup final By Richard Foster, The Guardian, 5 Jan 2021 Match details First leg 23 May 1942 First leg Sunderland 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Carter 54Stubbins 77 Westcott 11 87 Roker Park, Sunderland 34,776 _white_stripes _3whitestripes _white_stripes _2 white stripes ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 000000 000000 Sunderland _collarblack _hoops black ff8000 ff8000 ff8000 000000 ff8000 Wanderers 1 ENG Albert Heywood2 ENG Jimmy Gorman3 ENG John Eves4 ENG Arthur Housam5 ENG Billy Hewison6 SCO Alexander Hastings7 ENG Johnny Spuhler8 ENG Albert Stubbins9 ENG Cliff Whitelum10ENG Raich Carter11ENG Bill RobinsonManager:SCO Bill Murray 1 WAL Cyril Sidlow2 ENG Eric Robinson3 ENG Jack Dowen4 ENG Dennis Thornhill5 ENG Tom Galley6 ENG Dicky Dorsett7 ENG Frank Broome8 SCO Alex McIntosh9 ENG Dennis Westcott10ENG Ernest Stevenson11ENG Jimmy MullenManager:ENG Major Frank Buckley Second leg 30 May 1942 Second leg Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Sunderland Westcott Broome 51Rowley 59 70 Carter 58 Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton 43,038 _collarblack _hoops black ff8000 ff8000 ff8000 000000 ff8000 Wanderers _white_stripes _3whitestripes _white_stripes _2 white stripes ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 000000 000000 Sunderland 1 WAL Cyril Sidlow3 ENG Jack Dowen3 ENG Frank Taylor4 ENG Eric Robinson5 ENG Tom Galley6 ENG Dicky Dorsett7 ENG Frank Broome8 SCO Alex McIntosh9 ENG Dennis Westcott10ENG Jack Rowley11ENG Jimmy MullenManager:ENG Major Frank Buckley 1 ENG Albert Heywood2 ENG Jimmy Gorman3 ENG John Eves4 ENG Arthur Housam5 ENG Billy Hewison6 SCO Alexander Hastings7 ENG Johnny Spuhler8 ENG Albert Stubbins9 ENG Cliff Whitelum10ENG Raich Carter11SCO Bill RobinsonManager:SCO Bill Murray References League War Cup Final, 1942 Category:Football League War Cup finals War Cup Final 1942 War Cup Final 1942 Category:May 1942 sports events in the United Kingdom