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.
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WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS:
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1
Cyril Sidlow
2
Eric Robinson
3
Jack Dowen
4
Thornhill
5
Tom Galley
6
Dicky Dorsett
7
Frank Broome
8
Alex McIntosh
9
Dennis Westcott
10
Ernest Stevenson
11
Jimmy Mullen
Manager:
Major Frank Buckley
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SUNDERLAND:
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1
Albert Heywood
2
Jimmy Gorman
3
Eves
4
Arthur Housam
5
Hewison
6
Alexander Hastings
7
Johnny Spuhler
8
Albert Stubbins
9
Cliff Whitelum
10
Raich Carter
11
Bill Robinson
Manager:
Bill Murray
Wolverhampton Wanderers win 6-3 on aggregate
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
and Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
. 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.
First leg
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1 | Albert Heywood | ||
2 | Jimmy Gorman Jimmy Gorman Jimmy Gorman was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a full back. He was born in Liverpool, England.-Club career:... |
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3 | Eves | ||
4 | Arthur Housam | ||
5 | Hewison | ||
6 | Alexander Hastings Alexander Hastings Alexander Hastings was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team primarily as a left half.-Club career:... |
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7 | Johnny Spuhler Johnny Spuhler John Oswald Spuhler was an English professional footballer.He was born at Sunderland in 1917 and began his footballing career with Sunderland during the 1930s, but it was after the Second World War and during his time at local rivals Middlesbrough that Spuhler achieved his greatest success... |
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8 | Albert Stubbins Albert Stubbins Albert Stubbins was an English footballer. He played in the position of centre forward, although his career was limited by the onset of World War II.-Life and playing career:... |
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9 | Cliff Whitelum Cliff Whitelum Cliff Whitelum was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a Forward.-Club career:Whitelum made his debut for Sunderland on 25 January 1939 against Blackpool in a 1–1 draw at Bloomfield Road... |
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10 | Raich Carter Raich Carter Horatio Stratton "Raich" Carter was one of the greatest English footballers of the pre-war era... |
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11 | Bill Robinson Bill Robinson (footballer) Bill Robinson was a professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Sunderland, Charlton Athletic and West Ham United.... |
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Manager: | |||
Bill Murray Bill Murray (footballer) Bill Murray was a football player and manager for Sunderland A.F.C.. He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland.-Managerial career:... |
Cyril Sidlow
Cyril Sidlow was a Welsh football goalkeeper. He played for several clubs, most notably for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool.- Life and playing career :...
Tom Galley
Thomas "Tom" Galley was an English international footballer, who spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.-Career:...
Dicky Dorsett
Richard "Dicky" Dorsett was an English footballer, who played as a striker. Dorsett was sometimes known as "the Brownhills Bomber" after his birthplace of Brownhills, West Midlands....
Frank Broome
Frank Broome was an English professional footballer and manager.He played for Aston Villa during his professional career and won seven caps as an England striker, scoring three times, including once against Germany on his debut in 1938...
Alex McIntosh
Alexander "Alex" McIntosh was a Scottish footballer, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and Coventry City.-Career:...
Dennis Westcott
Dennis Westcott was an English footballer, who played for New Brighton, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City and Chesterfield as a striker....
Frank Buckley (footballer)
Franklin Charles Buckley was an English football player and, later, manager. He is the brother of Chris Buckley who played for Aston Villa.-Early life:...
Second leg
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1 | Cyril Sidlow Cyril Sidlow Cyril Sidlow was a Welsh football goalkeeper. He played for several clubs, most notably for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool.- Life and playing career :... |
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3 | Jack Dowen | ||
3 | Frank Taylor | ||
4 | Eric Robinson | ||
5 | Tom Galley Tom Galley Thomas "Tom" Galley was an English international footballer, who spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.-Career:... |
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6 | Dicky Dorsett Dicky Dorsett Richard "Dicky" Dorsett was an English footballer, who played as a striker. Dorsett was sometimes known as "the Brownhills Bomber" after his birthplace of Brownhills, West Midlands.... |
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7 | Frank Broome Frank Broome Frank Broome was an English professional footballer and manager.He played for Aston Villa during his professional career and won seven caps as an England striker, scoring three times, including once against Germany on his debut in 1938... |
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8 | Alex McIntosh Alex McIntosh Alexander "Alex" McIntosh was a Scottish footballer, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and Coventry City.-Career:... |
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9 | Dennis Westcott Dennis Westcott Dennis Westcott was an English footballer, who played for New Brighton, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City and Chesterfield as a striker.... |
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10 | Jack Rowley Jack Rowley John Frederick "Jack" Rowley was an English football striker from the 1930s to the 1950s, mainly remembered for playing for Manchester United. He was nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his prolific and explosive goalscoring, achieving scoring statistics with United of 208 goals in 422 appearances... |
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11 | Jimmy Mullen | ||
Manager: | |||
Major Frank Buckley Frank Buckley (footballer) Franklin Charles Buckley was an English football player and, later, manager. He is the brother of Chris Buckley who played for Aston Villa.-Early life:... |
Jimmy Gorman
Jimmy Gorman was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a full back. He was born in Liverpool, England.-Club career:...
Alexander Hastings
Alexander Hastings was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team primarily as a left half.-Club career:...
Johnny Spuhler
John Oswald Spuhler was an English professional footballer.He was born at Sunderland in 1917 and began his footballing career with Sunderland during the 1930s, but it was after the Second World War and during his time at local rivals Middlesbrough that Spuhler achieved his greatest success...
Albert Stubbins
Albert Stubbins was an English footballer. He played in the position of centre forward, although his career was limited by the onset of World War II.-Life and playing career:...
Cliff Whitelum
Cliff Whitelum was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a Forward.-Club career:Whitelum made his debut for Sunderland on 25 January 1939 against Blackpool in a 1–1 draw at Bloomfield Road...
Raich Carter
Horatio Stratton "Raich" Carter was one of the greatest English footballers of the pre-war era...
Bill Robinson (footballer)
Bill Robinson was a professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Sunderland, Charlton Athletic and West Ham United....
Bill Murray (footballer)
Bill Murray was a football player and manager for Sunderland A.F.C.. He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland.-Managerial career:...
Wolverhampton Wanderers win 6-3 on aggregate