1950 FA Cup Final

1950 FA Cup Final
Event 1949–50 FA Cup
Date 29 April 1950
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Harry Pearce (Luton)
Attendance 100,000

The 1950 FA Cup Final was the 69th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 29 April 1950 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Arsenal and Liverpool.

Arsenal won the match 2–0 to win the FA Cup for the third time, with both goals scored by Reg Lewis. The Arsenal team also featured cricketer Denis Compton, who played alongside his brother Leslie. Liverpool dropped future manager Bob Paisley for the match, even though he had scored against Merseyside rivals Everton in the semi-final.[1]

Match details

Arsenal 2–0 Liverpool
Lewis  18'  63' (Report)
Attendance: 100,000[2]
Referee: Harry Pearce[3]
Arsenal
Liverpool
GK1England George Swindin
RB2England Laurie Scott
LB3Wales Walley Barnes
HB4Scotland Alex Forbes
HB5England Leslie Compton
HB6England Joe Mercer (c)
OF7England Freddie Cox
IF8Scotland Jimmy Logie
CF9England Peter Goring
IF10England Reg Lewis
OF11England Denis Compton
Manager:
England Tom Whittaker
GK1Wales Cyril Sidlow
RB2Wales Ray Lambert
LB3England Eddie Spicer
RH4England Phil Taylor (c)
CH5England Laurie Hughes
LH6England Bill Jones
OR7England Jimmy Payne
IR8England Kevin Baron
CF9England Albert Stubbins
IL10Scotland Willie Fagan
OL11Scotland Billy Liddell
Manager:
England George Kay

References

General
Specific
  1. "Liverpoolfc.tv: LFC STORY 1950". liverpoolfc.tv. Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  2. "sportingchronicle.com/FACUP/1950.html". Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  3. "Cup final ref's watch to go under hammer". The Post, Bristol. Local World. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
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