1940 Football League War Cup final

The 1940 Football League War Cup final was contested by West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers.

1940 Football League War Cup final
Event1940 Football League War Cup
West Ham United Blackburn Rovers
1 0
Date8 June 1940
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Attendance42,300

Route to the final

En route to the final West Ham played Chelsea, Leicester City, Huddersfield Town and Birmingham City before a semi-final with Fulham which they won 4-3.[1]

Match

It was played on 8 June 1940 and kicked off at 6.30pm despite fears that London would be bombed by the Luftwaffe.[2] The wartime crowd included wounded members of the BEF recently evacuated from Dunkirk. West Ham won the tie 1–0; the only goal coming from Sam Small in the 34th minute when he followed up a parried shot from George Foreman.[2][3] [4][5] [6]

Match details
West Ham United1–0Blackburn Rovers
Small 34'
Attendance: 42,300
1England Herman Conway
2England Charlie Bicknell
3England Charlie Walker
4England Ted Fenton
5England Dick Walker
6England Joe Cockroft
7England Sam Small
8Scotland Archie Macaulay
9England George Foreman
10England Len Goulden
11England Stan Foxall
Manager:
England Charlie Paynter
1England James Barron
2Wales Billy Hough
3England Walter Crook
4England Arnold Whiteside
5Scotland Bob Pryde
6England Frank Chivers
7England William Rodgers
8England Len Butt
9England John Weddle
10England Albert Clarke
11England Billy Guest
Manager:
England Bob Crompton

Post match

The trophy was presented to the winning team by A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty.[6]

As the match was played during wartime, no reception was held for the winning team. Some players went to the Boleyn public house on Green Street for a few pints whilst others returned immediately to their service units.[7]

References
  1. "On This Day: West Ham United win the Football League War Cup | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. "1940 Football League War Cup Final: West Ham v Blackburn". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  3. "Cockney cheer in War Cup | Great Games Details | Great Games | Vintage Claret | West Ham United". Whufc.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  4. "Blackburn Rovers | Club | History | Through The Years | Through The Years | 1935 - 1944: Relegation and promotion". Rovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  5. http://www.anyoldirons.me.uk/pdf/1900%20-%201960/09_06_40.pdf%5B%5D
  6. "War Time Football - Cup Final". British Pathe. 13 June 1940. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  7. Blows, Kirk (2000). The Essential History of West Ham United. Swindon: Headline Book Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 0-7472-7036-8.
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