1945 Football League War Cup Final
The 1945 Football League War Cup Final was the last final of the Football League War Cup, a cup competition held in England during the Second World War as a replacement for the suspended FA Cup. The match was a play-off between the winners of the and South competitions, respectively Bolton Wanderers and Chelsea. The match took place on 2 June 1945, and was staged at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's home ground. Bolton won the match 2–1.[1]
Match details[]
Chelsea | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers |
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Rooke 34' | Hunt 77' Hamlett 84' (pen.) |
Attendance: 38,840
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Notes[]
- ^ Foster, Richard (24 April 2020). "How English football responded to the second world war". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
References[]
- Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
- Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006.
Categories:
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. matches
- Chelsea F.C. matches
- 1944–45 in English football
- Football League War Cup
- 1945 sports events in London
- 1945 in English sport