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EspañolFA CUP FINAL 1949
The '1949 FA Cup Final' was contested by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City at Wembley. Wolves finished 6th in the First Division during this season, and boasted several England internationals among their ranks, while Leicester City had struggled to avoid relegation in the Second Division and were making their first Wembley appearance.
Wolves won the match 3-1, with goals by Jesse Pye (2) and Sammy Smyth. Mal Griffiths scored the Foxes' reply. Captain Billy Wright was presented with the cup by (then) HRH The Princess Elizabeth.
Wolves started determinedly and took a 13th minute lead when Jesse Pye, who had been preferred to Dennis Wilshaw, stooped to head in an inch-perfect Hancocks cross. Leicester kept Wolves at bay until almost half-time, when Pye collected the ball in the penalty area with his back to goal, after the Foxes had struggled to clear a corner, and turned to slam it home for his second.
Leicester brought the game to life immediately after the interval courtesy of Mal Griffiths, who flicked the ball home after Williams parried Chisholm's initial effort. Within minutes, they believed they were level only for a narrow offside decision to rule out Chisholm's finish. Sammy Smyth quickly calmed Wolves' nerves when picked up the ball in the centre circle and drove thru the Leicester defence before hitting the ball low into the far corner to make it 3-1 and clinch the cup for the third time for Molineux men.
★ Match report
Wolves won the match 3-1, with goals by Jesse Pye (2) and Sammy Smyth. Mal Griffiths scored the Foxes' reply. Captain Billy Wright was presented with the cup by (then) HRH The Princess Elizabeth.
| Contents |
| Match summary |
| Match details |
| Road to Wembley |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Leicester City |
| External links |
Match summary
Wolves started determinedly and took a 13th minute lead when Jesse Pye, who had been preferred to Dennis Wilshaw, stooped to head in an inch-perfect Hancocks cross. Leicester kept Wolves at bay until almost half-time, when Pye collected the ball in the penalty area with his back to goal, after the Foxes had struggled to clear a corner, and turned to slam it home for his second.
Leicester brought the game to life immediately after the interval courtesy of Mal Griffiths, who flicked the ball home after Williams parried Chisholm's initial effort. Within minutes, they believed they were level only for a narrow offside decision to rule out Chisholm's finish. Sammy Smyth quickly calmed Wolves' nerves when picked up the ball in the centre circle and drove thru the Leicester defence before hitting the ball low into the far corner to make it 3-1 and clinch the cup for the third time for Molineux men.
Match details
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Road to Wembley
Wolverhampton Wanderers'Round 3:' Wolverhampton Wanderers 6-0 Chesterfield'Round 4:' Sheffield United 0-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 'Round 5:' Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Liverpool'Quarter-Final:' Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 West Bromwich Albion'Semi-Final:' Manchester United 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers::(at Hillsborough)★ ''Replay:'' Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Manchester United::(at Goodison Park) | Leicester City'Round 3:' Leicester City 1-1 Birmingham City★ ''Replay:'' Birmingham City 1-1 Leicester City ★ ''Replay:'' Leicester City 2-1 Birmingham City'Round 4:' Leicester City 2-0 Preston North End'Round 5:' Luton Town 5-5 Leicester City ★ ''Replay:'' Leicester City 5-3 Luton Town'Quarter-Final:' Brentford 0-2 Leicester City 'Semi-Final:' Leicester City 3-1 Portsmouth::(at Highbury) |
External links
★ Match report
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