1944 Football League War Cup South final

The 1944 Football League War Cup South Final was the final of the southern section of Football League War Cup, an unofficial cup competition held in England during the Second World War as a replacement for the suspended FA Cup. The match took place at Wembley Stadium on 15 April 1944 and was won by Charlton Athletic, who beat Chelsea 3–1. Charlton later contested a play-off against the winners of the equivalent North final, Aston Villa.

1944 Football League
War Cup South Final
Official programme
Event1944 Football League War Cup
Chelsea Charlton Athletic
1 3
Date15 April 1944
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Attendance85,000

Match summary

Chelsea took an early lead with a penalty from Joe Payne. Charlton equalised through Charlie Revell and took the lead on 36 minutes when a defensive mix-up enabled Don Welsh to score. Revell scored Charlton's third a minute later to put the game beyond Chelsea's reach. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied forces, presented the cup to victorious captain Welsh.[1] The match produced a record gate of £26,000, of which £12,000 was recouped by the Government in Entertainment Tax.[2]

Match details
Chelsea1–3Charlton Athletic
Payne (pen.) Revell
Welsh
Attendance: 85,000
1England Vic Woodley
2England George Hardwick
3England Eric Westwood
4Scotland William Russell
5Scotland John Harris
6England Dick Foss
7Wales Llew Ashcroft
8Scotland Jimmy Bowie
9England Joe Payne
10Scotland Willie Fagan
11England Charlie Mitten
Manager:
Scotland Billy Birrell
1England Sam Bartram
2England John Shreeve
3England Joe Jobling
4England George Smith
5Scotland Jackie Oakes
6England Allenby Chilton
7England George Robinson
8England Sailor Brown
9England Charlie Revell
10England Don Welsh
11Scotland Chris Duffy
Manager:
England Jimmy Seed

Notes
  1. "Charlton at Wembley: A look at history". cafc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. "1944 and 1945 Football League South Cup finals". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

References
  • Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
  • Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006.
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