1941 Football League War Cup final

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1941 Football League War Cup final

Event| 1941 Football League War Cup
| Preston North End | Arsenal

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1 | 1
Date| 4 May 1941
Venue| Wembley Stadium, London

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PlayoffEvent| 1941 Football League War Cup

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| Preston North End | Arsenal

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2 | 1
Date| 31 May 1941
Venue| Ewood Park, Blackburn

The 1941 Football League War Cup final was contested by Arsenal and Preston North End. The first tie, played at Wembley Stadium on 4 May 1941, was drawn 1–1, McLaren scoring for Preston before Denis Compton equalised for Arsenal.[1]

The replay took place three weeks later, on 31 May 1941, at Ewood Park.[2] Preston took the lead through Bobby Beattie, but Arsenal equalised late in the game courtesy of an own goal by Frank Gallimore.[3] Within thirty seconds, Beattie had scored again for Preston, to secure the victory 2–1.[4]

Preston North End, champions

## Match details

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### Final

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4 May 1941

Final

Preston North End| 1-1| Arsenal

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McLaren  |  | Compton

Wembley Stadium, London

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### Replay

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31 May 1941

Replay

Preston North End| 2-1| Arsenal

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Beattie |  | Gallimore

Ewood Park, Blackburn

Preston North End

Arsenal

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## References

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1. ^ "Replay in Cup Final". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 12 May 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 22 March 2016 - via British Newspaper Archive.
2. ^ "War Cup Final". Hull Daily Mail. 31 May 1941. p. 4 - via British Newspaper Archive.
3. ^ "Pluck was not enough in Arsenal downfall". 2 June 1941. p. 15. Retrieved 22 March 2016 - via British Newspaper Archive.
4. ^ "North End earn the trophy". Lancashire Evening Post. 2 June 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 22 March 2016 - via British Newspaper Archive.

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