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

23 May 1942
Sunderland 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Carter  54'
Stubbins  77' 		Westcott  11', 87'
Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 34,776
Sunderland:
1 England Albert Heywood
2 England Jimmy Gorman
3 England John Eves
4 England Arthur Housam
5 England Billy Hewison
6 Scotland Alexander Hastings
7 England Johnny Spuhler
8 England Albert Stubbins
9 England Cliff Whitelum
10England Raich Carter
11England Bill Robinson
Manager:
Scotland Bill Murray
Wolverhampton Wanderers:
1 Wales Cyril Sidlow
2 England Eric Robinson
3 England Jack Dowen
4 England Dennis Thornhill
5 England Tom Galley
6 England Dicky Dorsett
7 England Frank Broome
8 Scotland Alex McIntosh
9 England Dennis Westcott
10England Ernest Stevenson
11England Jimmy Mullen
Manager:
England Major Frank Buckley

Second leg

Wolverhampton Wanderers:
1 Wales Cyril Sidlow
3 England Jack Dowen
3 England Frank Taylor
4 England Eric Robinson
5 England Tom Galley
6 England Dicky Dorsett
7 England Frank Broome
8 Scotland Alex McIntosh
9 England Dennis Westcott
10England Jack Rowley
11England Jimmy Mullen
Manager:
England Major Frank Buckley
Sunderland:
1 England Albert Heywood
2 England Jimmy Gorman
3 England John Eves
4 England Arthur Housam
5 England Billy Hewison
6 Scotland Alexander Hastings
7 England Johnny Spuhler
8 England Albert Stubbins
9 England Cliff Whitelum
10England Raich Carter
11Scotland Bill Robinson
Manager:
Scotland Bill Murray

Wolverhampton Wanderers won 6–3 on aggregate

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