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Football League War Cup

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In its final three years, the competition was split into north and south halves, with the winners of each section competing in a play-off, staged at Stamford Bridge, to decide the cup winner. The northern winners were decided over two legs, while the southern finalists met in a one-off Wembley final.
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group stage comprising four groups of four clubs who would play each other at home and away, with the group winners advancing to the semi-finals. The North Cup had 48 entrants and used a more complicated format. The standings in the North Football League table after ten matches determined the 32
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The score in the final was tied at 1–1 but due to transport restrictions and bombing threats, a replay was not held and the game ended a draw. Charlton Athletic and Aston Villa shared the 1944 trophy, an event that had not happened before and did not happen again.
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The overall final marked the second time Arsenal had got to the final. They would end up being the club who had reached the most Football League War Cup finals, yet did not win once. The final was also notable because both clubs had won their respective
2211: 150:. The winners of the London War Cup faced the winners of the Football League War Cup in a play-off. The London clubs re-joined the Football League in the summer of 1942 and the separate London cup competition was discontinued. 1210:
The third competition in 1942 saw the final switched to a two-legged format with each team playing one leg on their home ground. This was the only time in the tournament's history that the final was decided in such a way.
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137 games (including replays) were played to get to the final of the inaugural Football League War Cup. These matches were condensed into just 9 weeks. Despite the fears that London would be bombed by the
2197: 146:, 16 clubs from London and South East England did not participate owing to a dispute with the Football League over the formation of a separate London League. Instead they competed in the 2078: 130:, which was formed in 1960 and is currently known as the EFL Cup. As with all wartime football in England, records and statistics from the competition are not considered official. 2374: 1972: 126:. Though it was often referred to in contemporary coverage as the "League Cup" or "Football League Cup", it is not to be confused with the later English football 2071: 153:
To reduce traveling distances for clubs, after 1942 the competition was split into north and south sections, each with its own final. The South Cup had a
955:, this was the first final of the tournament to go to a replay. L. Compton of Arsenal struck the Preston post with a missed penalty in the 3rd minute. 2178: 2173: 1929: 645: 628: 2064: 1924: 2000: 788: 166:. The North and South champions would then meet in a play-off to decide the competition's overall winner; play-off matches were held at 142:, which had been suspended for the duration of the conflict. Ties were played over two legs in order to boost revenue for clubs. In the 2126: 2121: 2116: 2111: 2106: 2101: 469: 384: 328: 272: 233: 920:, with London, the home of the final, being a regular target. This threat did not stop 60,000 people turning up to watch the game. 2379: 2307: 143: 2287: 2168: 2152: 2147: 2142: 2297: 943:(2–0 on aggregate) to reach the final. Andrew McLaren had scored nine goals during the tournament, including five goals in 162:
that also counted as league matches. The north final was decided over two legs. The south final was a single match held at
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Eric Robinson of Wolves was to die soon after his team won the tournament, during a military exercise.
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qualifiers for the competition proper. Teams would then progressively knock each other out in
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The Football League (War) Cup was formed in 1940 to be a replacement for the
2353: 2348: 2031: 1956: 1229:. The match ended 1–1 and was not replayed, so the clubs shared the honour. 924: 917: 740: 706: 316: 947:'s 12–1 home leg win over Tranmere. Thanks to a 40th minute equaliser from 2056: 2343: 1867: 1812: 1640: 1409: 1354: 1296: 1241: 1087: 978: 892: 829: 759: 677: 2001:"When Brentford won a Wembley cup final – with help from traffic police" 1862: 1807: 1755: 1700: 1635: 1583: 1531: 1476: 1404: 1349: 1294: 1236: 1085: 973: 827: 754: 672: 114:
tournament held between 1939 and 1945. It aimed to fill the gap left in
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As no replay match was held, the title was awarded to both clubs.
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Index

League War Cup
FA
FA Cup
Bolton Wanderers
association football
English football
FA Cup
Second World War
competition with the same name
FA Cup
1941–42 season
London War Cup
round-robin
two-legged ties
Wembley Stadium
Stamford Bridge
King George's Fund for Sailors
1940
West Ham United
Blackburn Rovers
Wembley
London
1941
Preston North End
Arsenal
Wembley
London
Ewood Park
Blackburn
1942

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