FA Cup 1939

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The FA Cup 1939 was the final edition of England’s premier knockout football competition held before World War II, culminating in Portsmouth F.C. winning the trophy.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
FA Cup 1939 canonical 2
FA Cup 1938–39 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf FA Cup season
football competition
commonName FA Cup 1939
competitionLevel national cup
competitionName The Football Association Challenge Cup
linked to: FA Cup
confederation The Football Association
country England
endYear 1939
finalAttendance 99000
finalCity London
linked to: London, England
finalDate 1939-04-29
finalRunnerUp Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
finalScore Portsmouth 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
finalStadium Empire Stadium, Wembley
linked to: Wembley Stadium
finalVenue Wembley Stadium
finalWinner Portsmouth F.C.
followedBy FA Cup 1945–46
format knockout tournament
governingBody The Football Association
hasParticipant Arsenal F.C.
Everton F.C.
Grimsby Town F.C.
linked to: Grimsby Town

Huddersfield Town A.F.C.
Manchester United F.C.
Portsmouth F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
hasRound Fifth Round Proper
Final
First Round Proper
Fourth Round Proper
Second Round Proper
Semi-finals
Sixth Round Proper
Third Round Proper
notableFact Portsmouth held the FA Cup for the duration of World War II
last FA Cup completed before World War II
organisedBy The Football Association
precededBy FA Cup 1937–38
runnerUpClubCountry England
seasonInterruptedBy World War II
seasonNumber 64
sport association football
startYear 1938
topScorer Tommy Lawton
topScorerGoals 9
winnerCaptain Jimmy Guthrie
winnerClubCountry England
winnerFirstTitle true
winnerManager Jack Tinn

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Portsmouth F.C. won FA Cup 1939
FA Cup 1938–39 commonName FA Cup 1939
subject linked to: FA Cup 1939
FA Cup 1946–47 follows FA Cup 1938–39
linked to: FA Cup 1939