West Bromwich Albion 1 – 0 Everton (after extra time)
Played May 18 1968, Attendance 100,000, Referee L Callaghan
West Bromwich Albion Team
John Osborne, Doug Fraser, Graham Williams (Captain), Tony Brown, John Talbut, John Kaye, Graham Lovett, Ian Collard, Jeff Astle (Scored), Bobby Hope, Clive Clark
Substitute Dennis Clarke replaced John Kaye in the 91st minute
Everton Team
Gordon West, Tommy Wright, Ray Wilson, Howard Kendall, Brian Labone (Captain), Colin Harvey, Jimmy Husband, Alan Ball, Joe Royle, John Hurst, Johnny Morrissey
Played May 12 1979, Attendance 100,000, Referee R Challis
Arsenal Team
Pat Jennings, Pat Rice (Captain), Sammy Nelson, Brian Talbot (Scored), David O’Leary, Willie Young, Liam Brady, Alan Sunderland (Scored), Frank Stapleton (Scored), David Price, Graham Rix
Substitute Steve Walford replaced Graham Rix in the 83rd minute
Manchester United Team
Gary Bailey, Jimmy Nicholl, Arthur Albiston, Sammy McIlroy (Scored), Gordon McQueen (Scored), Martin Buchan (Captain), Steve Coppell, Jimmy Greenhoff, Joe Jordan, Lou Macari, Mickey Thomas
Unused substitute Brian Greenhoff
Played May 5 1962 at Wembley Stadium, Attendance 100,000, Referee J Finney
Tottenham Hotspur Team
Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower (Captain) (Scored a penalty), Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Terry Medwin, John White, Bobby Smith (Scored), Jimmy Greaves (Scored), Cliff Jones
Burnley Team
Adam Blacklaw, John Angus, Alex Elder, Jimmy Adamson (Captain), Tommy Cummings, Brian Miller, John Connelly, Jimmy McIlroy, Ray Pointer, Jimmy Robson (Scored), Gordon Harris
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
1992-93 Manchester United +36
1993-94 Manchester United +42
1994-95 Blackburn Rovers +41
1995-96 Manchester United +38
1996-97 Manchester United +32
1997-98 Arsenal +35
1998-99 Manchester United +43
1999-2000 Manchester United +52
2000-01 Manchester United +48
2001-02 Arsenal +43
2002-03 Manchester United +40
2003-04 Arsenal +47
2004-05 Chelsea +57
2005-06 Chelsea +50
2006-07 Manchester United +56
2007-08 Manchester United +58
2008-09 Manchester United +44
2009-10 Chelsea +71
2010-11 Manchester United +41
2011-12 Manchester City +64
2012-13 Manchester United +43
2013-14 Manchester City +65
2014-15 Chelsea +41
2015-16 Leicester City +32
2016-17 Chelsea +52
2017-18 Manchester City +79
2018-19 Manchester City +72
2019-20 Liverpool +52
2020-21 Manchester City +51
2021-22 Manchester City +73
2022-23 Manchester City +61
2023-24 Manchester City +62
2024-25
Played May 17 1997, Attendance 79,160, Referee S Lodge
Chelsea Team
Frode Grodas, Dan Petrescu, Scott Minto, Frank Sinclair, Frank Lebouef, Steve Clarke, Gianfranco Zola, Roberto Di Matteo (Scored), Eddie Newton (Scored), Mark Hughes
Substitute Gianluca Vialli replaced Gianfranco Zola in the 89th minute
Unused substitutes Kevin Hitchcock, Andy Myers
Substitute Mickel Beck replaced Fabrizio Ravanelli in the 24th minute
Substitute Steve Vickers replaced Robbie Mustoe in the 29th minute
Substitute Vladimir Kinder replaced Craig Hignett in the 74th minute
Played March 29 1873, Attendance 3,000, Referee A Stair
Wanderers FC Team
Edward Bowen, Albert Thompson, Reginald de Courtenay Welch, Hon Arthur Kinnaird (Captain and Scored), Leonard Sidgwick Howell, Charles Henry Reynolds Wollaston (Scored), Julian Sturgis, Reverand Henry H Stewart, William Stanley Kenyon-Slaney, Robert Kennett Kingsford, Alexander George Bonsor
Oxford University Team
Arnold Kirke-Smith, Andrew Leach, Charles Mackarness, Francis Hornby Birley, Charles Longman, Frederick Brunning Chappell-Maddison, Harold Dixon, Walter Paton, Robert Walpole Sealy Vidal, WE Sumner, Cuthbert John Ottaway
