FA Cup 1938-39

The FA Cup 1938–39 was the 64th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Portsmouth won the competition for the first time, beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 in the final at Wembley. As this was the last full FA Cup competition before the Second World War, Portsmouth held the trophy until the end of the 1945-46 season.

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 Barnsley, York City and Notts County. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 7 January 1947, although seven matches began at later dates. Eight 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, 4 March 1939. There was one replay, in the Huddersfield Town–Blackburn Rovers match.

emi finals

The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 25 March 1939. Wolverhampton Wanderers and Portsmouth won their matches to meet in the final at Wembley.

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Final

The 1939 FA Cup Final was contested by Portsmouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Wembley. Portsmouth won 4–1, with goals from Bert Barlow, John Anderson and two by Cliff Parker. Dicky Dorsett scored Wolves' effort.

As a result of the suspension of the FA Cup for the duration of the Second World War, the next FA Cup final was not until seven years later in 1946, thereby enabling Portsmouth fans to claim that their team has held the Cup for the longest time.

Match details

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date=1939-04-29 15:00 GMT
team1=Portsmouth
score=4 – 1
team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
goals1=Barlow goal|29
Anderson goal|43
Parker goal|46, goal|71
goals2=Dorsett goal|54
stadium=Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
attendance=99,370
referee=T. Thompson (Leamington)

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/engcup1939.html 1938-39 FA Cup at rssf.com]
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58 1938-39 FA Cup at soccerbase.com]

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