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.

1947 FA Cup final
Event1946–47 FA Cup
After extra time
Date26 April 1947
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeJim Wiltshire (Sherborne)
1946
1948

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

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Charlton

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Charlton Athletic1–0 (a.e.t.)Burnley
Duffy   114' Report
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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