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

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

Second leg

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Sunderland
Westcott
Broome  51'
Rowley  59', 70'		 Carter  58'
Attendance: 43,038
Wolverhampton Wanderers:
1Wales Cyril Sidlow
3England Jack Dowen
3England Frank Taylor
4England Eric Robinson
5England Tom Galley
6England Dicky Dorsett
7England Frank Broome
8Scotland Alex McIntosh
9England Dennis Westcott
10England Jack Rowley
11England Jimmy Mullen
Manager:
England Major Frank Buckley
Sunderland:
1England Albert Heywood
2England Jimmy Gorman
3England John Eves
4England Arthur Housam
5England Billy Hewison
6Scotland Alexander Hastings
7England Johnny Spuhler
8England Albert Stubbins
9England Cliff Whitelum
10England Raich Carter
11Scotland Bill Robinson
Manager:
Scotland Bill Murray

Wolverhampton Wanderers won 6–3 on aggregate

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