FA Cup 1946-47

The FA Cup 1946–47 was the 66th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Charlton Athletic won the competition for the first and (as of 2008) only time, beating Burnley 1–0 after extra time 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 Chester City, Cardiff City and Crystal Palace. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 11 January 1947. Five matches were drawn and went to replays, with one of these requiring a second replay to settle the fixture.

ixth Round Proper

The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 1 March 1947. There was one replay, in the Burnley–Middlesbrough match.

emi finals

The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 29 March 1947. Burnley and Liverpool needed to replay their match, which was settled two weeks later in Burnley's favour. They went on to meet Charlton Athletic in the final at Wembley.

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;Replay

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Final

The 1947 FA Cup Final was contested by Charlton Athletic and Burnley at Wembley, England on April 26 1947. Charlton, losing finalists the previous year, won by a single goal, scored in extra time by Chris Duffy.History repeated itself this year as the ball again burst during the game! Later, the reason for these problems in 1946 and 1947 was put down to the poor quality of leather available after World War II.

Match details

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time=15:00 BST
team1=Charlton Athletic
score=1 – 0 (a.e.t.)
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goals1=Duffy goal|114
goals2=
stadium=Wembley Stadium, London
attendance=98,215
referee=J. M. Wiltshire

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/engcup1947.html 1946-47 FA Cup at rssf.com]
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58 1946-47 FA Cup at soccerbase.com]

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