War Cup finals

[Unregistered]

Hi All.

Im looking for information on the War Cup Finals 1940-1945.

Im wanting to know Attendances for the Finals and Dates.

All information would be a great help.

Cheers Andy.

[Unregistered]

Hi All.

Update............Thanx for all your help so far.

Last few to go are.........

1941 London War Cup Final. Brentford v Reading.........Attendance and Date Please ?
1942 London War Cup Final. Brentford v Portsmouth........Attendance please ?
1943 War Cup (North Final) 1st Leg. Blackpool v Sheffield Wednesday. Date Please ?
1943 War Cup (North Final) 2nd Leg. Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool. Date Please ?
1943 War Cup Final. Blackpool v Arsenal. Date Please ?
1945 War Cup (North Final) 2nd Leg. Manchester Utd v Bolton. Date Please ?

Many thanx. Andy.

[Andy]

there was a war cup?

[Martha]

Hello Andy,
It is a long time since you posted your request for information but I hope that will find the following of interest.

My father was at the cup final 1943,between Arsenal & Blackpool.He was in the Army at the time & wrote about it in a letter to my mother dated 16th May 1943:-
"I had a good day yesterday.I went to Stamford Bridge (that is Chelsea football ground) to watch the cup final between Blackpool & Arsenal.It says in the paper there were 55000 there but I think they forgot to count another 20000.It was packed but I enjoyed it just the same.Blackpool won 4-2.
Afterwards I went to the pictures because there were thousands waiting for the train.I saw two good pictures,Dr Sin & Abbott & Costello in Money for Jam.I got back here about 9 o'clock.A lot of people got their pockets slashed open and had their pockets picked but they know better than pick on soldiers as they have no money."

Regards, Martha

[mussy]

Blackpool played Sheffield Wednesday in the 2 Leg Final of 1943
at Bloomfield Road the game was played on the 1st of May the game ended 2-2 the given attendance was 28,000 the 2nd Leg at Hillsborough was played on the 8th May Blackpool winning 2-1 to win the Cup the attendance at Hillsborough was 47,657.
a week later on the 15th May Blackpool beat Arsenal 4-2 at Stamford Bridge in what was played as a North v South Challange in front of 55,195.
The following Season Blackpool were beaten in the Two Leg Final by Aston Villa. Blackpool winning the 1st Leg 2-1 at Bloomfield Road in front of 26,800 but loseing the 2nd Leg 4-2 at Villa Park in front of 54,824.
regards
Cliff