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.

Match details

First leg

1942-05-23
Sunderland 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 34,776
Carter  54'
Stubbins  77'
Westcott  11',  87'
SUNDERLAND:
1 Albert Heywood
2 Jimmy Gorman
3 Eves
4 Arthur Housam
5 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 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

1942-05-30
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Sunderland Molineux, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 43,038
Westcott
Broome  51'
Rowley  59',  70'
Carter  58'
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 Eves
4 Arthur Housam
5 Hewison
6 Alexander Hastings
7 Johnny Spuhler
8 Albert Stubbins
9 Cliff Whitelum
10 Raich Carter
11 Bill Robinson
Manager:
Bill Murray

Wolverhampton Wanderers win 6-3 on aggregate