1937 FA Cup final

Football match
1937 FA Cup final
Event1936–37 FA Cup
Sunderland Preston North End
3 1
Date1 May 1937
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeR. G. Rudd
Attendance93,495
← 1936
1938 →

The 1937 FA Cup final was contested by Sunderland and Preston North End at Wembley. Sunderland won 3–1, with goals by Bobby Gurney, Raich Carter and Eddie Burbanks. Frank O'Donnell's strike on 44 minutes had put Preston ahead. It was the first final tie contested in May (all previous finals had hitherto been played in April).

The last survivor from the winning side was Sunderland goalkeeper Johnny Mapson, who died in August 1999 at the age of 82. The last surviving player from the game, Preston's Jimmy Dougal, died two months later at the age of 86.

The Sunderland 1937 FA Cup-winning team with the trophy.

Match details

Sunderland3–1Preston North End
Bobby Gurney 52'
Raich Carter 73'
Eddie Burbanks 78'
Report Frank O'Donnell 38'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 93,495
Referee: R. G. Rudd
Sunderland
Preston
1 England Johnny Mapson
2 England Jimmy Gorman
3 Scotland Alex Hall
4 Scotland Charlie Thomson
5 Scotland Bert Johnston
6 Scotland Alex 'Sandy' McNab
7 England Len Duns
8 England Raich Carter (c)
9 England Bobby Gurney
10 Scotland Patrick Gallacher
11 England Eddie Burbanks
Manager:
Scotland Johnny Cochrane
1 England Mick Burns
2 England Frank Gallimore
3 Scotland Andy Beattie
4 Scotland Bill Shankly
5 England Billy Tremelling (c)
6 Scotland Jimmy Milne
7 Scotland Jimmy Dougal
8 England Joseph Beresford
9 Scotland Frank O'Donnell
10 Scotland Willie Fagan
11 Scotland Hugh O'Donnell
Manager:
Scotland Tommy Muirhead

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.

External links

  • Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk
  • FA Cup Final lineups
  • v
  • t
  • e
Seasons
Qualifying rounds
Finals
  • v
  • t
  • e
FA competitions
Football League
Lower leagues
Related to national team
Club seasons
First Division
Second Division
  • Aston Villa
  • Barnsley
  • Blackburn Rovers
  • Blackpool
  • Bradford City
  • Bradford Park Avenue
  • Burnley
  • Bury
  • Chesterfield
  • Coventry City
  • Doncaster Rovers
  • Fulham
  • Leicester City
  • Newcastle United
  • Norwich City
  • Nottingham Forest
  • Plymouth Argyle
  • Sheffield United
  • Southampton
  • Swansea Town
  • Tottenham Hotspur
  • West Ham United
Third Division
North
South
  • Aldershot
  • Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
  • Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Bristol City
  • Bristol Rovers
  • Cardiff City
  • Clapton Orient
  • Crystal Palace
  • Exeter City
  • Gillingham
  • Luton Town
  • Millwall
  • Newport County
  • Northampton Town
  • Notts County
  • Queens Park Rangers
  • Reading
  • Southend United
  • Swindon Town
  • Torquay United
  • Walsall
  • Watford
  • v
  • t
  • e
Sunderland A.F.C. matches
FA Cup Finals
Football League Cup Finals
Football League Trophy Finals
Football League War Cup Finals
FA Charity Shields
Football League play-off Finals
Other matches
  • v
  • t
  • e
Preston North End F.C. matches
FA Cup Finals
Football League War Cup Finals
FA Community Shields
Football League play-off Finals
Other matches
  • 1889 World Championship