1945–46 FA Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | England Wales |
Defending champions | Portsmouth (1939) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Derby County (1st title) |
Runner-up | Charlton Athletic |
The 1945–46 FA Cup was the 65th season of the world's oldest
For the only time in the history of the competition, all matches from the first round proper up to and including the sixth round proper were played over
Calendar
Round | Date |
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Extra preliminary round | Saturday 1 September 1945 |
Preliminary round | Saturday 8 September 1945 |
First round qualifying | Saturday 22 September 1945 |
Second round qualifying | Saturday 6 October 1945 |
Third round qualifying | Saturday 20 October 1945 |
Fourth round qualifying | Saturday 3 November 1945 |
First round proper | Saturday 17 November 1945 Saturday 24 November 1945 |
Second round proper | Saturday 8 December 1945 Saturday 15 December 1945 |
Third round proper | Saturday 5 January 1946 w/c Monday 7 January 1946 |
Fourth round proper | Saturday 26 January 1946 w/c Monday 28 January 1946 |
Fifth round proper | Saturday 9 February 1946 w/c Monday 11 February 1946 |
Sixth round proper | Saturday 2 March 1946 w/c Monday 4 March 1946 |
Semi-finals | Saturday 23 March 1946 |
Final | Saturday 27 April 1946 |
- w/c = week commencing
Results
First round proper
At this stage 38 Third Division North and Third Division South clubs and Newport County from the Second Division joined the 25 non-league clubs who had advanced from the qualifying rounds. Chester, Cardiff City, Crystal Palace and Norwich City received byes to the third round while Hull City and New Brighton took no part in the competition. To make the number of matches up, non-league Bath City, Yeovil Town, Bishop Auckland and South Liverpool received byes to this stage.
The first leg matches were played on Saturday, 17 November 1945 and the second legs on the following Saturday, 24 November 1945. No replays were necessary.
Second round proper
The first leg matches were played on Saturday, 8 December 1945 and the second legs on the following Saturday, 15 December 1945. No replays were necessary.
Third round proper
At this stage the Football League First and Second Division clubs (except Newport County) entered the competition along with Third Division clubs Chester, Cardiff City, Crystal Palace and Norwich City.
The first leg matches were played on Saturday, 5 January 1946 and the second legs in the following week commencing Monday, 7 January 1946. Two replays were necessary, both of which were played on Wednesday, 16 January 1946.
Fourth round proper
The first leg matches were played on Saturday, 26 January 1946 and the second legs in the following week commencing Monday, 28 January 1946. One replay was necessary, which was played on 4 February 1946.
Fifth round proper
The first leg matches were played on Saturday, 9 February 1946 and the second legs in the following week commencing Monday, 11 February 1946.
Sixth round proper
2 March 1946 | Aston Villa | 3 – 4 | Derby County | Villa Park, Birmingham |
Report | Attendance: 76,500 Referee: W. E. Ross-Gower (London) |
9 March 1946 | Derby County | 1 – 1 | Aston Villa | Baseball Ground, Derby |
Carter 44' | Report | Broome | Attendance: 32,000 Referee: W. E. Ross-Gower (London) |
2 March 1946 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 – 2 | Birmingham City | Park Avenue, Bradford |
Dougall Jones |
Attendance: 19,732 |
9 March 1946 | Bradford Park Avenue | St Andrew's, Birmingham | ||
Dougall Bodle Mulraney |
Attendance: 49,858 |
2 March 1946 | The Valley , London |
6 March 1946 | Brentford | 1 – 3 | Charlton Athletic | Griffin Park, London |
2 March 1946 | Stoke City | 0 – 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent |
9 March 1946 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 – 0 (33 spectators died) | Stoke City | Burnden Park, Bolton |
Attendance: A |
Semi-finals
Derby County | 1 – 1 | Birmingham City |
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Carter 4' | Report | Mulraney 59' |
Charlton Athletic | 2 – 0 | Bolton Wanderers |
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Duffy 36', 51' |
Replay
Birmingham City | 0 – 4 (a.e.t.) | Derby County |
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Report | Doherty 96', 112' Stamps 103', 118' |
Final
The final took place on Saturday, 27 April 1946 at
Derby County | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Charlton Athletic |
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Report |
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Derby County
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Charlton Athletic
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Notes
- ISBN 978-0-7475-9923-4.
- ^ Match played at White Hart Lane, London.
- ^ Match played at Craven Cottage, London.
- ^ Match played at Elland Road, Leeds.
External links
- The FA Cup Archive at TheFA.com
- Results on Soccerbase