1944 Football League War Cup South final
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| Event | 1944 Football League War Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 15 April 1944 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Attendance | 85,000 | ||||||
The 1944 Football League War Cup South Final was the final of the southern section of
Second World War as a replacement for the suspended FA Cup. The match took place at Wembley Stadium on 15 April 1944 and was won by Charlton Athletic, who beat Chelsea 3–1. Charlton later contested a play-off against the winners of the equivalent North final, Aston Villa
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Match summary
Chelsea took an early lead with a
penalty from Joe Payne. Charlton equalised through Charlie Revell and took the lead on 36 minutes when a defensive mix-up enabled Don Welsh to score. Revell scored Charlton's third a minute later to put the game beyond Chelsea's reach. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied forces, presented the cup to victorious captain Welsh.[1] The match produced a record gate of £26,000, of which £12,000 was recouped by the Government in Entertainment Tax.[2]
Match details
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Notes
- ^ "Charlton at Wembley: A look at history". cafc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "1944 and 1945 Football League South Cup finals". chelseafc.com. 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.