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.

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

29 April 195015:00 BST

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 100,000 ^[2]

Referee: Harry Pearce^[3]

References

General

FA Cup Final kits, 1950–59

Specific

↑"Liverpoolfc.tv: LFC STORY 1950". liverpoolfc.tv. Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
↑"1950 FA Cup Final Result". Retrieved 22 July 2009.
↑"Cup final ref's watch to go under hammer". The Post, Bristol. Local World. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

LFC History Match ReportArchived 22 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Liverpoolfc.tv: LFC STORY 1950". liverpoolfc.tv. Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2007.

[2] "1950 FA Cup Final Result". Retrieved 22 July 2009.

[3] "Cup final ref's watch to go under hammer". The Post, Bristol. Local World. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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