1949 FA Cup final

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1949 FA Cup final.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 - 1 Leicester City Attendance - 98,920

Goalscorers -

Wolves - Sammy Smyth + Jesse Pye(2)

Leicester - Mal Griffiths

30th April 1949

Wolves - Bert Williams, Roy Pritchard, Wally Crook, Bill Shorthouse, Billy Wright (Captain), Johnny Hancocks, Jesse Pye, Jimmy Dunn, Jimmy Mullen

Leicester - Gordon Bradley, Horace Jelly, Alec Scott, Walter Harrison, Norman Plummer (Captain), John King, Mal Griffiths, Jack Lee, Jim Harrison, Ken Chisholm, Charlie Adam

Match Report -

There had been 617 entrants and 98,920 people paid £39,300 to see the all-Midlands final. Wolves showed no complacency after their previous Wembley flop and took a 13th minute lead when Pye, who had been preferred to Wilshaw, headed in an inch-perfect Hancocks cross. Heroics by the Leicester goalkeeper kept Wolves out until almost half-time, when Pye collected the ball with his back to goal and turned to slam it home.

Leicester brought the game to life in the 55th minute by courtesy of Griffiths, and within minutes believed they were level only for a narrow offside decision to rule it out. A stunning individual goal by Smyth made it 3-1 to end any worries for Wright's men.

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