title: 1945 Football League War Cup final
text: # 1945 Football League War Cup final
  
  The 1945 Football League War Cup final was the last final of the Football League War Cup, a cup competition held in England during the Second World War as a replacement for the suspended FA Cup. The match was a play-off between the winners of the North and South competitions, respectively Bolton Wanderers and Chelsea. The match took place on 2 June 1945, and was staged at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's home ground. Bolton won the match 2–1.
  
  ## Match details
  
  | Chelsea | Bolton Wanderers |
  | - | - |
  
  Ian Black :
  
  | | 2 | Ralph Cowan |
  | - | - | - |
  | | 3 | George Hardwick |
  | | 4 | Robert Russell |
  | | 5 | John Harris |
  | | 6 | Dick Foss |
  | | 7 | George Wardle |
  | | 8 | Alex Machin |
  | | 9 | Ronnie Rooke |
  | | 10 | Len Goulden |
  | | 11 | Jimmy Bain |
  | Manager: |||
  | Billy Birrell ||||
  
  Bill Fielding :
  
  | | 2 | Dick Threlfall |
  | - | - | - |
  | | 3 | Harry Hubbick |
  | | 4 | George Taylor |
  | | 5 | Lol Hamlett |
  | | 6 | Daniel Murphy |
  | | 7 | Thomas Woodward |
  | | 8 | George Hunt |
  | | 9 | Nat Lofthouse |
  | | 10 | Malcolm Barrass |
  | | 11 | Willie Moir |
  | Manager: |||
  | Walter Rowley ||||
  