The 1942 Football League War Cup final was contested by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sunderland. For the only time in the competition's history, the trophy was decided over a two-leg final, played on 23 May and 30 May 1942. Wolverhampton Wanderers won the tie 6–3 on aggregate.^[1]

One week after winning the Cup, Northern winners Wolves played the 1942 London Cup winners Brentford in a North v South charity decider at Stamford Bridge - the first of four consecutive years that such a club championship game was played on Chelsea's ground between the winners of the London Cup (from 1943 to 1945 renamed the Football League (South) War Cup) which was played as a single game at Wembley, and the two-legged winners of the Football League (North) War Cup. Wolves and Brentford drew the 1942 match 1-1 on 6 June in front of a crowd of 20,174. No replays were played when these North v South end of season 'deciders' at Chelsea ended in draws.^[2]

Match details

First leg

23 May 1942

First leg

Sunderland	2–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Carter 54' Stubbins 77'		Westcott 11', 87'

Roker Park, Sunderland

Attendance: 34,776

Sunderland

Wanderers

1 Albert Heywood 2 Jimmy Gorman 3 John Eves 4 Arthur Housam 5 Billy Hewison 6 Alexander Hastings 7 Johnny Spuhler 8 Albert Stubbins 9 Cliff Whitelum 10 Raich Carter 11 Bill Robinson Manager: Bill Murray

1 Cyril Sidlow 2 Eric Robinson 3 Jack Dowen 4 Dennis Thornhill 5 Tom Galley 6 Dicky Dorsett 7 Frank Broome 8 Alex McIntosh 9 Dennis Westcott 10 Ernest Stevenson 11 Jimmy Mullen Manager: Major Frank Buckley

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Second leg

30 May 1942

Second leg

Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–1	Sunderland
Westcott Broome 51' Rowley 59', 70'		Carter 58'

Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton

Attendance: 43,038

Wanderers

Sunderland

1 Cyril Sidlow 3 Jack Dowen 3 Frank Taylor 4 Eric Robinson 5 Tom Galley 6 Dicky Dorsett 7 Frank Broome 8 Alex McIntosh 9 Dennis Westcott 10 Jack Rowley 11 Jimmy Mullen Manager: Major Frank Buckley

1 Albert Heywood 2 Jimmy Gorman 3 John Eves 4 Arthur Housam 5 Billy Hewison 6 Alexander Hastings 7 Johnny Spuhler 8 Albert Stubbins 9 Cliff Whitelum 10 Raich Carter 11 Bill Robinson Manager: Bill Murray

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