1942 Football League War Cup Final

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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.

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 June 6th 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.

Match details[]

First leg[]

23 May 1942

Sunderland	2–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Carter 54' Stubbins 77'		Westcott 11', 87'

Roker Park, Sunderland

Attendance: 34,776

Sunderland: 1 Albert Heywood 2 Jimmy Gorman 3 John Eves 4 Arthur Housam 5 Billy Hewison 6 Alexander Hastings 7 Johnny Spuhler 8 Albert Stubbins 9 Cliff Whitelum 10 Raich Carter 11 Bill Robinson Manager: Bill Murray

Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1 Cyril Sidlow 2 Eric Robinson 3 4 5 Tom Galley 6 Dicky Dorsett 7 Frank Broome 8 Alex McIntosh 9 Dennis Westcott 10 11 Jimmy Mullen Manager: Major Frank Buckley

Second leg[]

30 May 1942

Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–1	Sunderland
Westcott Broome 51' Rowley 59', 70'		Carter 58'

Molineux, Wolverhampton

Attendance: 43,038

Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1 Cyril Sidlow 3 3 Frank Taylor 4 Eric Robinson 5 Tom Galley 6 Dicky Dorsett 7 Frank Broome 8 Alex McIntosh 9 Dennis Westcott 10 Jack Rowley 11 Jimmy Mullen Manager: Major Frank Buckley

Sunderland: 1 Albert Heywood 2 Jimmy Gorman 3 John Eves 4 Arthur Housam 5 Billy Hewison 6 Alexander Hastings 7 Johnny Spuhler 8 Albert Stubbins 9 Cliff Whitelum 10 Raich Carter 11 Manager: Bill Murray

Wolverhampton Wanderers won 6–3 on aggregate