Played May 7 1955 at Wembley Stadium, Attendance 100,000, Referee R Leafe
Newcastle United Team
Ronnie Simpson, Bobby Cowell, Ron Batty, Jimmy Scoular (Captain), Bob Stokoe, Tom Casey, Len White, Jackie Milburn (Scored), Vic Keeble, George Hannah (Scored), Bobby Mitchell (Scored)
Manchester City Team
Bert Trautmann, Jimmy Meadows, Roy Little, Ken Barnes, Dave Ewing, Roy Paul (Captain), Bill Spurdle, Joe Hayes, Don Revie, Bobby Johnstone (Scored), Fionan Fagan
Tottenham Hotspur 2 Nottingham Forest 1 (after extra time)
Played May 18 1991, Attendance 80,000, Referee R Milford
Tottenham Hotspur Team
Erik Thorstvedt, Justin Edinburgh, Pat Van den Hauwe, Steve Sedgley, David Howells, Gary Mabbutt (Captain), Paul Stewart (Scored), Paul Gascoigne, Vinny Samways, Gary Lineker, Paul Allen
(Des Walker scored an own goal)
Substitute Nayim replaced Paul Gascoigne in the 18th minute
Substitute Paul Walsh replaced Vinny Samways in the 82nd minute
Nottingham Forest Team
Mark Crossley, Gary Charles, Stuart Pearce (Captain) (Scored), Des Walker, Steve Chettle, Roy Keane, Gary Crosby, Garry Parker, Nigel Clough, Lee Glover, Ian Woan
Substitute Steve Hodge replaced Ian Woan in the 62nd minute
Substitute Brian Laws replaced Lee Glover in the 108th minute
Played May 10 1986, Attendance 98,000, Referee A Robinson
Liverpool Team
Bruce Grobbelaar, Mark Lawrenson, Jim Beglin, Steve Nicol, Ronnie Whelan, Alan Hansen (Captain), Kenny Dalglish, Craig Johnston (Scored), Ian Rush (Scored 2), Jan Molby, Kevin MacDonald
Unused substitute Steve McMahon
Everton Team
Bobby Mimms, Gary M Stevens, Pat Van den Hauwe, Kevin Ratcliffe (Captain), Derek Mountfield, Peter Reid, Trevor Steven, Gary Lineker (Scored), Graeme Sharp, Paul Bracewell, Kevin Sheedy
Substitute Adrian Heath replaced Gary M Stevens in the 65th minute
Played May 22 1999, Attendance 79,101, Referee P Jones
Manchester United Team
Peter Schmeichel, Gary Neville, Ronny Johnsen, David May, Phil Neville, David Beckham, Paul Scholes (Scored), Roy Keane (Captain), Ryan Giggs, Andy Cole, Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
Substitute Teddy Sheringham (Scored) replaced Roy Keane in the 9th minute
Substitute Dwight Yorke replaced Andy Cole in the 61st minute
Substitute Jaap Stam replaced Paul Scholes in the 77th minute
Unused substitutes Jesper Blomqvist, Raimund Van Der Gouw
Newcastle United Team
Steve Harper, Andrew Griffin, Laurent Charvet, Nikos Dabizas, Didier Domi, Rob Lee, Dietmar Hamann, Gary Speed, Nolberto Solano, Temuri Ketsbaia, Alan Shearer
Substitute Duncan Ferguson replaced Dietmar Hamann in the 46th minute
Substitute Silvio Maric replaced Nolberto Solano in the 68th minute
Substitute Stephen Glass replaced Temuri Ketsbaia in the 79th minute
Unused substitutes Shay Given, Warren Barton
Played May 4 2002, Attendance 73,963, Referee M Riley
Arsenal Team
David Seaman, Lauren, Sol Campbell, Tony Adams (Captain), Ashley Cole, Ray Parlour (Scored), Sylvain Wiltord, Patrick Vieira, Fredrik Ljungberg (Scored), Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry
Substitute Edu replaced Dennis Bergkamp in the 72nd minute
Substitute Nwankwo Kanu replaced Thierry Henry in the 81st minute
Substitute Martin Keown replaced Sylvain Wiltord in the 90th minute
Unused substitutes Richard Wright, Lee Dixon
Chelsea Team
Carlo Cudicini, Mario Melchiot, Marcel Desailly (Captain), William Gallas, Celestine Babayaro, Jesper Gronkjaer, Frank Lampard, Emmanuel Petit, Graeme Le Saux, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Eidur Gudjohnsen
Substitute John Terry replaced Celestine Babayaro in the 46th minute
Substitute Gianfranco Zola replaced Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in the 68th minute
Substitute Boudewijn Zenden replaced Mario Melchiot in the 77th minute
Unused substitutes Ed de Goey, Slavisa Jokanovic
The Khaki Cup Final
The only FA Cup Final to be played during either of the two World Wars was the one in 1915 between Sheffield United and Chelsea.
Played on the 24th of April 1915 at Old Trafford, Manchester the match came to be known as the Khaki Cup Final due to the large number of servicemen (dressed in their khaki coloured military clothes) that were in the crowd.
This game was won by Sheffield United 3-0.
Second World War WWII
Throughout World War II there were a number of Cup Finals played
1939-40
1939-40 League Cup Final
Played at Wembley on June 8 1940 attendance 42,399
West Ham United 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
Hammers Goal – Small
1940-41
1940-41 League Cup Final
Played at Wembley on May 10 1941 attendance 60,000
Arsenal 1-1 Preston North End
Gunners Goal – D Compton
Lilywhites Goal – McLaren
1940-41 League Cup Final Replay
Played at Ewood Park on May 31 1941 attendance 45,000
Preston North End 2-1 Arsenal
Lilywhites Goals – R Beattie (2)
Gunners Goal – (Own Goal)
1941-42
1941-42 League Cup Final First Leg
Played at Roker Park on May 23 1942 attendance 35,000
Sunderland 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Black Cats Goals – Stubbins, Carter
Wolves Goals – Westcott (2)
1941-42 League Cup Final Second Leg
Played at Molineux on May 30 1942 attendance 43,038
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 Sunderland
Wolves Goals – Rowley (2), Westcott, Broome
Black Cats Goal – Carter
1941-42 London Cup Final
Played at Wembley on May 30 1942 attendance 72,000
Brentford 2-0 Portsmouth
Bees Goals – Smith (2)
1941-42 Cup Winners Cup Final
Played at Stamford Bridge on June 6 1942 attendance 20,174
Brentford 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bees Goal – Collett
Wolves Goal – Mullen
1942-43
1942-43 League South Cup Final
Played at Wembley on May 1 1943 attendance 75,000
Arsenal 7-1 Charlton Athletic
Gunners Goals – Lewis (4), Drake (2), D Compton
Addicks Goal – Green
1942-43 League North Cup Final First Leg
Played at Bloomfield Road on May 1 1943 attendance 28,000
Blackpool 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Seasiders Goals – Finnan, Burbanks
Owls Goals – Cockroft, Robinson
1942-43 League North Cup Final Second Leg
Played at Hillsborough on May 8 1943 attendance 42,657
Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Blackpool
Owls Goal – Robinson
Seasiders Goals – Dodds, Gardner
1942-43 Cup Winners Cup Final
Played at Stamford Bridge on May 15 1943 attendance 55,195
Blackpool 4-2 Arsenal
Seasiders Goals – Dix, Burbanks, Dodds, Finnan
Gunners Goals – Lewis, D Compton
1943-44
1943-44 League South Cup Final
Played at Wembley on April 15 1944 attendance 85,000
Charlton Athletic 3-1 Chelsea
Addicks Goals – Revell (2), Welsh
Blues Goal – Payne (penalty)
1943-44 League North Cup Final First Leg
Played at Bloomfield Road on April 29 1944 attendance 28,000
Blackpool 2-1 Aston Villa
Seasiders Goals – Dodds (2)
Villans Goal – Goffin
1943-44 League North Cup Final Second Leg
Played at Villa Park on May 6 1944 attendance 55,000
Aston Villa 4-2 Blackpool
Villans Goals – Broome (2), Edwards, Iverson
Seasiders Goals – Dix, Pearson
1943-44 Cup Winners Cup Final
Played at Stamford Bridge on May 20 1944 attendance 38,540
Aston Villa 1-1 Charlton Athletic
Villans Goal – Houghton
Addicks Goal – Revell
1944-45
1944-45 League South Cup Final
Played at Wembley on April 7 1945 attendance 90,000
Chelsea 2-0 Millwall
Blues Goals – McDonald, Wardle
1944-45 League North Cup Final First Leg
Played at Burnden Park on May 19 1945 attendance 40,000
Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Manchester United
Trotters Goal – Lofthouse
1944-45 League North Cup Final Second Leg
Played at Maine Road on May 26 1945 attendance 57,395
Manchester United 2-2 Bolton Wanderers
Red Devils Goals – Wrigglesworth, Bryant
Trotters Goals – Barrass (2)
1944-45 Cup Winners Cup Final
Played at Stamford Bridge on June 2 1945 attendance 35,000
Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Chelsea
Trotters Goals – Hunt, Hamlett
Blues Goal – Rooke
Second World War Wartime Cup – West of England and Wales
1942-43 Swansea Town
1943-44 Bath City
1944-45 Bath City
