1947 FA Cup final

Event

Charlton Athletic	Burnley

1	0

After extra time

Date

26 April 1947

Venue

Wembley Stadium, London

Referee

Jim Wiltshire (Sherborne)

← 1946

1948 →

The 1947 FA Cup final was the 66th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 26 April 1947 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Charlton Athletic and Burnley. Charlton were appearing in their second consecutive final after losing to Derby County the previous year, while Second Division Burnley were appearing in their first final since 1914.

Charlton won the match 1–0 after extra time, with Chris Duffy scoring the winning goal. For the second consecutive year, the ball burst during the match; both incidents were later put down to the poor quality of leather available after World War II.

Route to the final

Charlton

Third round: 4–1 v Rochdale (home)
Fourth round: 2–1 v West Brom (away)
Fifth round: 1–0 v Blackburn (home)
Quarter-finals: 2–1 v Preston (home)
Semi-finals: 4–0 v Newcastle (neutral)

Burnley

Third round: 5–1 v Aston Villa (home)
Fourth round: 2–0 v Coventry (home)
Fifth round: 3–0 v Luton (home)
Quarter-finals: 1–1 v Middlesbrough (away) – Replay 1–0 (home)
Semi-finals: 0–0 v Liverpool (neutral) – Replay 1–0 (neutral)

Match details

26 April 1947

15:00 BST

Charlton Athletic	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Burnley
Duffy 114'	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 98,215

Referee: J. M. Wiltshire

Charlton Athletic

Burnley



GK	1	Sam Bartram
RB	2	Peter Croker
LB	3	Jack Shreeve
RH	4	Herbert Johnson
CH	5	Harold Phipps
LH	6	Bill Whittaker
OR	7	Gordon Hurst
IR	8	Tommy Dawson
CF	9	William Robinson
IL	10	Don Welsh (c)
OL	11	Chris Duffy
Manager:
Jimmy Seed



GK	1	George Strong
RB	2	Arthur Woodruff
LB	3	Harry Mather
RH	4	Reg Attwell
CH	5	Alan Brown (c)
LH	6	George Bray
OR	7	Jackie Chew
IR	8	Billy Morris
CF	9	Ray Harrison
IL	10	Harry Potts
OL	11	Peter Kippax
Manager:
Cliff Britton

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FA Cup Finals	1914 1947 1962
FA Charity Shield	1921 1960 1973
Associate Members' Cup Final	1988
Play-off Finals	1994 Second Division 2009 Championship
Other matches	Burnley 0–1 Lincoln City (2017)

Charlton Athletic F.C. matches

Charlton Athletic F.C. matches
FA Cup finals	1946 1947
Full Members' Cup finals	1987
Football League play-off finals	1987 Second Division 1998 First Division 2019 League One
Other matches	War Cup South final (1944) Charlton Athletic 7–6 Huddersfield Town (1957)

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