FA Cup 1948-49

The FA Cup 1948–49 was the 68th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Wolverhampton Wanderers won the competition for the third time, beating Leicester City 3–1 in the final at Wembley.

Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for the Sunday or other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.

Calendar

Third Round Proper

The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with Rotherham United, Swindon Town and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 8 January 1949. Four matches were drawn and went to replays on the following Saturday, with two of these going to a second replay.

ixth Round Proper

The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 26 February 1949. There were no replays.

emi finals

The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 26 March 1949. The Manchester United–Wolverhampton Wanderers game went to a replay, with Wolves eventually winning their tie to meet Leicester City in the final at Wembley.

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Final

The 1949 FA Cup Final was contested by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City at Wembley. Wolves won 3–1, with goals scored by Jesse Pye (2) and Sammy Smyth. Mal Griffiths scored Leicester's effort.

Match facts

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date=1949-04-30 15:00 BST
team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
score=3 – 1
team2=Leicester City
report= [http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1949.htm (Report)]
goals1=Pye goal|13 goal|42
Smyth goal|64
goals2=Griffiths goal|46
stadium=Wembley, London
attendance=98,920
referee=R. A. Mortimer

ee also

*FA Cup Final Results 1872-

ources /External links

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* [http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/ Official site; fixtures and results service] at TheFA.com
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engcup1949.html 1948-49 FA Cup at rssf.com]
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58 1948-49 FA Cup at soccerbase.com]

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