1950 FA Cup Final

The 1950 FA Cup Final was the 69th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 29 April 1950 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Arsenal and Liverpool.

1950 FA Cup Final
Event1949–50 FA Cup
Date29 April 1950
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeHarry Pearce (Luton)
Attendance100,000

Arsenal won the match 2–0 to win the FA Cup for the third time, with both goals scored by Reg Lewis. The Arsenal team also featured cricketer Denis Compton, who played alongside his brother Leslie. Liverpool dropped future manager Bob Paisley for the match, even though he had scored against Merseyside rivals Everton in the semi-final.[1]

Match details

Arsenal2–0Liverpool
Lewis  18'  63' (Report)
Attendance: 100,000[2]
Referee: Harry Pearce[3]
Arsenal
Liverpool
GK1 George Swindin
RB2 Laurie Scott
LB3 Walley Barnes
RH4 Alex Forbes
CH5 Leslie Compton
LH6 Joe Mercer (c)
OR7 Freddie Cox
IR8 Jimmy Logie
CF9 Peter Goring
IL10 Reg Lewis
OL11 Denis Compton
Manager:
Tom Whittaker
GK1 Cyril Sidlow
RB2 Ray Lambert
LB3 Eddie Spicer
RH4 Phil Taylor (c)
CH5 Laurie Hughes
LH6 Bill Jones
OR7 Jimmy Payne
IR8 Kevin Baron
CF9 Albert Stubbins
IL10 Willie Fagan
OL11 Billy Liddell
Manager:
George Kay

References

General
Specific
  1. "Liverpoolfc.tv: LFC STORY 1950". liverpoolfc.tv. Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  2. "sportingchronicle.com/FACUP/1950.html". Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  3. "Cup final ref's watch to go under hammer". The Post, Bristol. Local World. 13 October 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
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