1947 FA Cup Final

The 1947 FA Cup Final was the 66th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 26 April 1947 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Charlton Athletic and Burnley. Charlton were appearing in their second consecutive final after losing to Derby County the previous year, while Second Division Burnley were appearing in their first final since 1914.

1947 FA Cup Final
Event1946–47 FA Cup
After extra time
Date26 April 1947
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeJim Wiltshire (Sherborne)

Charlton won the match 1–0 after extra time, with Chris Duffy scoring the winning goal. For the second consecutive year, the ball burst during the match; both incidents were later put down to the poor quality of leather available after World War II.

Route to the final

Charlton

  • Third round: 4–1 v Rochdale (home)
  • Fourth round: 2–1 v West Brom (away)
  • Fifth round: 1–0 v Blackburn (home)
  • Quarter-finals: 2–1 v Preston (home)
  • Semi-finals: 4–0 v Newcastle (neutral)

Burnley

  • Third round: 5–1 v Aston Villa (home)
  • Fourth round: 2–0 v Coventry (home)
  • Fifth round: 3–0 v Luton (home)
  • Quarter-finals: 1–1 v Middlesbrough (away) – Replay 1–0 (home)
  • Semi-finals: 0–0 v Liverpool (neutral) – Replay 1–0 (neutral)

Match details

Charlton Athletic1–0 (a.e.t.)Burnley
Duffy  114' Report
Attendance: 98,215
Referee: J. M. Wiltshire
Charlton Athletic
Burnley
GK1 Sam Bartram
RB2 Peter Croker
LB3 Jack Shreeve
RH4 Herbert Johnson
CH5 Harold Phipps
LH6 Bill Whittaker
OR7 Gordon Hurst
IR8 Tommy Dawson
CF9 William Robinson
IL10 Don Welsh (c)
OL11 Chris Duffy
Manager:
Jimmy Seed
GK1 George Strong
RB2 Arthur Woodruff
LB3 Harry Mather
RH4 Reg Attwell
CH5 Alan Brown (c)
LH6 George Bray
OR7 Jackie Chew
IR8 Billy Morris
CF9 Ray Harrison
IL10 Harry Potts
OL11 Peter Kippax
Manager:
Cliff Britton
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