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1944 Football League War Cup South Final
The 1944 Football League War Cup South Final was the final of the southern section of Football League War Cup, an unofficial cup competition held in England during the Second World War as a replacement for the suspended FA Cup. The match took place at Wembley Stadium on 15 April 1944 and was won by Charlton Athletic, who beat Chelsea 3–1. Charlton later contested a play-off against the winners of the equivalent North final, Aston Villa. Match summary Chelsea took an early lead thanks to a penalty from Joe Payne. Charlton equalised through Charlie Revell and took the lead on 36 minutes when a defensive mix-up enabled Don Welsh to score. Revell scored Charlton's third a minute later to put the game beyond Chelsea's reach. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied forces was the title held by General Douglas MacArthur during the United States-led Allies of World War II, Allied occupation of Japan following World War II. It issued SCAP Directives (alias SCAPIN, SCAP In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football League War Cup
The Football League War Cup was an association football tournament held between 1939 and 1945. It aimed to fill the gap left in English football by the suspension of the FA Cup during the Second World War. 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 competition with the same name, 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. Overview The Football League (War) Cup was formed in 1940 to be a replacement for the FA Cup, 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 1941–42 season, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Westwood
Eric Westwood (25 September 1917 – 2001) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back. Career Born in Manchester, Westwood began his career as an amateur at Manchester United, but turned professional with city rivals Manchester City in 1938, making 248 appearances in the Football League for them over the next 15 seasons. During World War II, while serving with the British, Westwood guested for Chelsea, and played for them in the 1944 War Cup Final. Westwood's active wartime service with 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment saw him serve as a Sergeant the in North West European campaign, landing in Normandy three weeks after D-Day. As Manchester City's captain postwar he accepted, despite privately expressed doubts, the then publicly controversial signing in 1949 of former German prisoner of war Bert Trautmann as goalkeeper, making a public display of welcoming Trautmann by announcing, "There's no war in this dressing room". After leaving Manchester City in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allenby Chilton
Allenby C. Chilton (16 September 1918 – 15 June 1996) was an English footballer. Playing career Chilton started his career with Seaham Colliery before joining Liverpool as an amateur in the summer of 1938, but he never played a senior game for the Anfield club. Chilton transferred to Manchester United soon after in November 1938 and made his first team debut against Charlton Athletic in September 1939. Chilton's early career was cut short by the Second World War although he made guest appearances for Airdrieonians, Cardiff City, Hartlepools United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United and Charlton Athletic who he helped to win the War Cup South Final in 1944. He served in the Durham Light Infantry and saw active service in the Normandy Landings also in 1944. Chilton established himself as a centre half in Matt Busby's first post-war team and helped United to triumph in the 1947–48 FA Cup and was a key member of the 1951–52 league championship winning team. He was made club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Oakes
Jackie Oakes (6 December 1919 – 3 December 1995) was a Scottish footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Queen of the South, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City. Born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, his position was left winger. Oakes died three days before his 76th birthday. Wolverhampton Wanderers Oakes started his senior football career in England with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1935 signed by Major Frank Buckley. From official club records, there is no mention of any first-team appearances for Oakes whilst he was at Wolverhampton Wanderers.http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player3/jackieoakes.html Queen of the South (first spell) In 1936, Oakes signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South for the first time signed by George McLachlan. Players at the club during this time included Willie Savage, Willie Culbert, Willie Ferguson, Joe Tulip and Irish international Laurie Cumming. His Queens career began with a reserve game against Third Lanark on Christ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Smith (footballer, Born 1915)
George Caspar Smith (23 April 1915 – 31 October 1983) was an English footballer, coach, and manager. He appeared in one wartime international for England (against Wales in May 1945) for which caps were not awarded although the England teams then were probably stronger than some pre-war sides. He also played in armed services representative sides which were Great Britain elevens in all but name. According to George Allison, Arsenal's manager, wartime football was 'better in quality than pre-war League football'. After retiring from playing, Smith had a successful career as both an F.A. coach and manager. His league win ratios at Crystal Palace and Portsmouth FC were 43% and 36% respectively. Early playing career Smith's career began at Hackney Schools in east London where he had grown up. He joined the army as a young man and was stationed in Syria and Palestine in the mid-nineteen thirties. On returning to England, he was bought out of the army by Jimmy Seed and, in 1936– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Jobling
Joseph Jobling (29 July 1906 – 20 July 1969) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Charlton Athletic and Norwich City. After retiring from football, he coached and scouted for Charlton Athletic. Between 1956 and 1958 he was manager of Gorleston Gorleston-on-Sea (), known colloquially as Gorleston, is a town in the Borough of Great Yarmouth, in Norfolk, England, to the south of Great Yarmouth. Situated at the mouth of the River Yare it was a port town at the time of the Domesday Book .... References 1906 births 1969 deaths People from Annfield Plain Footballers from County Durham Men's association football wing halves English men's footballers South Pontop Villa F.C. players Annfield Plain F.C. players Gorleston F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players English Football League players Brentford F.C. wartime guest players English football managers Gorleston F.C. manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Shreeve
John Thomas Thornton Shreeve (18 August 1917 – 30 July 1966) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back. Career After playing non-league football with Boldon Villa, Shreeve made 145 appearances in the Football League for Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C .... References 1917 births 1966 deaths English men's footballers Charlton Athletic F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football fullbacks People from the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside {{England-footy-defender-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Bartram
Samuel Bartram (22 January 1914 – 17 July 1981) was an English professional footballer and manager. He played as a goalkeeper and holds the record for most appearances for Charlton Athletic, his only club at the professional level. Career After school, Sam Bartram became a miner and played as either centre-forward or wing-half in non-league football in the North-East of England. As a teenager he had an unsuccessful trial with Reading. When his local village club Boldon Villa were without a goalkeeper for a cup final in 1934, Bartram took over in goal. A scout from Charlton Athletic, Anthony Seed, was watching the game and Bartram played so well that Seed recommended him to his brother Jimmy Seed, the Charlton Secretary Manager. Anthony Seed was Charlton's chief scout in the north east. In his first three years with Charlton, the club rose from Division Three to runners-up in the top division. He played in goal for the ''Addicks'' for 22 years, ignoring unofficial guest appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Birrell
William Birrell (13 March 1897 – 29 November 1968) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 220 appearances as a forward in the Football League for Middlesbrough. He also made over 120 appearances in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers. He began his career in management while a player at Raith Rovers and after his retirement, he managed Football League clubs Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Queens Park Rangers and Chelsea. Personal life Birrell's brother Bob was also a footballer. Career statistics Player Manager Honours As a player Middlesbrough * Football League Second Division The Football League Second Division was the second level division in the English football league system between 1892 and 1992. Following the foundation of the FA Premier League, the Football League divisions were renumbered and the third t ...: 1926–27 As a manager Chelsea * Football League South War Cup: 1943–44, 1944–45 References * * Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Mitten
Charles Mitten (17 January 1921 – 2 January 2002) was an English football player and manager who came through the junior ranks at Manchester United. Over his career, Mitten also played for Fulham, Mansfield Town and Altrincham in England, and for Independiente Santa Fe in Colombia, where he had a notable stint, and where he and a number of other players left to escape the maximum wage that was imposed for footballers in England at the time. After his playing career finished, he was involved in football management. Playing career Mitten signed with Manchester United in 1936, and was in the junior side with future colleagues Stan Pearson and Johnny Carey. However, due to the suspension of league football owing to the outbreak of war, his first professional appearance did not come until 1946. During the war, Mitten served in the Royal Air Force, guesting for whatever club was nearest his station. He had two seasons playing for Chelsea and made 22 guest appearances for Southampto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Fagan
William Fagan (20 February 1917 – 29 February 1992) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Celtic, Preston North End and Liverpool. Football career Celtic Fagan started his professional career as a teenager at Celtic, joining the club from Wellesley Juniors, the same route taken by his uncle John McFarlane 16 years earlier.MacFarlane John Image 3 Glasgow Celtic 1922 Vintage Footballers He made his debut aged barely 18 in March 1935, and appeared five times for the ''Hoops'' as they won the title; however, it was his six goals in as many matches at the start of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Bowie
James Duncan Bowie (9 August 1924 – 4 August 2000) was a Scottish professional football inside forward who played in the Football League for Watford, Chelsea, Fulham and Brentford. After his retirement from football, he managed Trowbridge Town. As a player, Bowie was described as "a gifted, quicksilver inside forward". Playing career Born in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Bowie began his career with local club Parkvale and turned professional in October 1943. He guested for English clubs Middlesbrough and Hounslow Town and moved to Chelsea for a £25 fee in February 1944. Bowie had to wait until 1947–48, the second season of First Division football after the war, to make his debut and went on to make 84 appearances and score 22 goals before departing in January 1951. After short spells with West London rivals Fulham and Brentford, Bowie dropped down to the Third Division South to join Watford in July 1952. He made 130 appearances and scored 40 goals during three-and-a-half year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
