Football match
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 .
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) 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)
Seasons Qualifying rounds Finals