1937 FA Cup Final

1937 FA Cup Final
Event 1936–37 FA Cup
Date 1 May 1937
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee R. G. Rudd
Attendance 93,495

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 the month of May (all previous finals had hitherto been played in the month of April).

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

Match details

1 May 1937
15:00 BST
Sunderland 3–1 Preston North End
Bobby Gurney  52'
Raich Carter  72'
Eddie Burbanks  85'
Frank O'Donnell  44'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 93,495
Referee: R. G. Rudd
Sunderland
Preston North End
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
10Scotland Patrick Gallacher
11England 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
10Scotland Willie Fagan
11Scotland Hugh O'Donnell
Manager:
Scotland Tommy Muirhead

Match rules

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