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 Albert Heywood 2 Jimmy Gorman 3 John Eves 4 Arthur Housam 5 Billy Hewison 6 Alexander Hastings 7 Johnny Spuhler 8 Albert Stubbins 9 Cliff Whitelum 10 Raich Carter 11 Bill Robinson Manager: Bill Murray

Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1 Cyril Sidlow 2 Eric Robinson 3 Jack Dowen 4 Dennis Thornhill 5 Tom Galley 6 Dicky Dorsett 7 Frank Broome 8 Alex McIntosh 9 Dennis Westcott 10 Ernest Stevenson 11 Jimmy Mullen Manager: Major Frank Buckley

Second leg

30 May 1942

Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–1	Sunderland
Westcott Broome 51' Rowley 59', 70'		Carter 58'

Molineux, Wolverhampton

Attendance: 43,038

Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1 Cyril Sidlow 3 Jack Dowen 3 Frank Taylor 4 Eric Robinson 5 Tom Galley 6 Dicky Dorsett 7 Frank Broome 8 Alex McIntosh 9 Dennis Westcott 10 Jack Rowley 11 Jimmy Mullen Manager: Major Frank Buckley

Sunderland: 1 Albert Heywood 2 Jimmy Gorman 3 John Eves 4 Arthur Housam 5 Billy Hewison 6 Alexander Hastings 7 Johnny Spuhler 8 Albert Stubbins 9 Cliff Whitelum 10 Raich Carter 11 Bill Robinson Manager: Bill Murray

Wolverhampton Wanderers won 6–3 on aggregate