1942 Football League War Cup Final

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 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.

Match details

First leg
Sunderland2–2Wolverhampton Wanderers
Carter 54'
Stubbins 77'		 Westcott 11', 87'
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 Jack Dowen
4 Dennis 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

Second leg
Wolverhampton Wanderers4–1Sunderland
Westcott
Broome 51'
Rowley 59', 70'		 Carter 58'
Attendance: 43,038
Wolverhampton Wanderers:
1 Cyril Sidlow
3 Jack Dowen
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 Bill Robinson
Manager:
Bill Murray


Wolverhampton Wanderers won 6–3 on aggregate


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