1947 FA Cup final

The1947 FA Cup finalwas the 66th final of theFA Cup.It took place on 26 April 1947 atWembley Stadiumand was contested betweenCharlton AthleticandBurnley.Charlton were appearing in their second consecutive final after losing toDerby Countytheprevious year,whileSecond DivisionBurnley were appearing in their first final since1914.

1947 FA Cup final

Event	1946–47 FA Cup
Charlton Athletic Burnley 1 0
Afterextra time
Date	26 April 1947
Venue	Wembley Stadium,London
Referee	Jim Wiltshire (Sherborne)

Charlton won the match 1–0 afterextra time,withChris Duffyscoring 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 afterWorld 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

26 April 1947

15:00BST

Charlton Athletic	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Burnley
Duffy114'	Report

Wembley Stadium,London

Attendance: 98,215

Referee: J. M. Wiltshire

Charlton Athletic

Burnley

GK 1 Sam Bartram RB 2 Peter Croker LB 3 Jack Shreeve RH 4 Herbert Johnson CH 5 Harold Phipps LH 6 Bill Whittaker OR 7 Gordon Hurst IR 8 Tommy Dawson CF 9 William Robinson IL 10 Don Welsh(c) OL 11 Chris Duffy Manager: Jimmy Seed

GK 1 George Strong RB 2 Arthur Woodruff LB 3 Harry Mather RH 4 Reg Attwell CH 5 Alan Brown(c) LH 6 George Bray OR 7 Jackie Chew IR 8 Billy Morris CF 9 Ray Harrison IL 10 Harry Potts OL 11 Peter Kippax Manager: Cliff Britton

External links

• Match report
• Team listArchived1 October 2007 at theWayback MachineatSoccerbase
• FA Cup Final kits 1946–49