1945 Football League War Cup Final
# 1945 Football League War Cup Final

The 1945 Football League War Cup Final was the last final of the Football League War Cup, a cup competition held in England during the Second World War as a replacement for the suspended FA Cup. The match was a play-off between the winners of the North and South competitions, respectively Bolton Wanderers and Chelsea. The match took place on 2 June 1945, and was staged at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's home ground. Bolton won the match 2–1.

## Match details

| Chelsea | Bolton Wanderers |
| - | - |

Ian Black :

| | 2 | Ralph Cowan |
| - | - | - |
| | 3 | George Hardwick |
| | 4 | Robert Russell |
| | 5 | John Harris |
| | 6 | Dick Foss |
| | 7 | George Wardle |
| | 8 | Alex Machin |
| | 9 | Ronnie Rooke |
| | 10 | Len Goulden |
| | 11 | Jimmy Bain |
| Manager: |||
| Billy Birrell ||||

Bill Fielding :

| | 2 | Dick Threlfall |
| - | - | - |
| | 3 | Harry Hubbick |
| | 4 | George Taylor |
| | 5 | Lol Hamlett |
| | 6 | Daniel Murphy |
| | 7 | Thomas Woodward |
| | 8 | George Hunt |
| | 9 | Nat Lofthouse |
| | 10 | Malcolm Barrass |
| | 11 | Willie Moir |
| Manager: |||
| Walter Rowley ||||
