Football League War Cup
The Football League War Cup was an English football competition that was held from 1939 to 1945 during World War II .
The first winner was West Ham United . In the next few years the competition was split up into north and south and the winners of the respective War Cups played against each other in a play-off.
The finals
| season | competition | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939/40 | Was cup | West Ham United - Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 |
| 1940/41 | Was cup | Preston North End - Arsenal FC | 1: 1 |
| Replay | Preston North End - Arsenal FC | 2: 1 | |
| 1941/42 | Was cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Sunderland AFC | 2: 2 |
| Replay | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Sunderland AFC | 4: 1 | |
| 1942/43 | War Cup North | Blackpool FC - Sheffield Wednesday | 2: 2 |
| Replay | Blackpool FC - Sheffield Wednesday | 2: 1 | |
| War Cup South | Arsenal FC - Charlton Athletic | 7: 1 | |
| Play-off | Blackpool FC - Arsenal FC | 4: 2 | |
| 1943/44 | War Cup North first leg | Blackpool FC - Aston Villa | 2: 1 |
| War Cup North second leg | Aston Villa - Blackpool FC | 4: 2 | |
| War Cup South | Charlton Athletic - Chelsea FC | 3: 1 | |
| Play-off | Aston Villa - Charlton Athletic | 1: 1 * | |
| 1944/45 | War Cup North first leg | Bolton Wanderers - Manchester United | 1-0 |
| War Cup North second leg | Manchester United - Bolton Wanderers | 2: 2 | |
| War Cup South | Chelsea FC - Millwall FC | 2-0 | |
| Play-off | Bolton Wanderers - Chelsea FC | 2: 1 |