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. __TOC__
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1 Ian Black2 Ralph Cowan3 George Hardwick4 Robert Russell5 John Harris6 Dick Foss7 George Wardle8 Alex Machin9 Ronnie Rooke10 Len Goulden11 Jimmy BainManager: Billy Birrell 1 Bill Fielding2 Dick Threlfall3 Harry Hubbick4 George Taylor5 Lol Hamlett6 Daniel Murphy7 Thomas Woodward8 George Hunt9 Nat Lofthouse10 Malcolm Barrass11 Willie MoirManager: Walter Rowley
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