The 1950 FA Cup final was the 69th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 29 April 1950 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Arsenal and Liverpool.

Arsenal won the match 2–0 to win the FA Cup for the third time, with both goals scored by Reg Lewis. The Arsenal team also featured cricketer Denis Compton, who played alongside his brother Leslie. Liverpool dropped future manager Bob Paisley for the match, even though he had scored against Merseyside rivals Everton in the semi-final.

Match details

Arsenal2–0Liverpool
Lewis 18' 63'
ArsenalLiverpool
GK 1 England George Swindin RB 2 England Laurie Scott LB 3 Wales Walley Barnes RH 4 Scotland Alex Forbes CH 5 England Leslie Compton LH 6 England Joe Mercer (c) OR 7 England Freddie Cox IR 8 Scotland Jimmy Logie CF 9 England Peter Goring IL 10 England Reg Lewis OL 11 England Denis Compton Manager: England Tom WhittakerGK 1 Wales Cyril Sidlow RB 2 Wales Ray Lambert LB 3 England Eddie Spicer RH 4 England Phil Taylor (c) CH 5 England Laurie Hughes LH 6 England Bill Jones OR 7 England Jimmy Payne IR 8 England Kevin Baron CF 9 England Albert Stubbins IL 10 Scotland Willie Fagan OL 11 Scotland Billy Liddell Manager: England George Kay
GK1England George Swindin
RB2England Laurie Scott
LB3Wales Walley Barnes
RH4Scotland Alex Forbes
CH5England Leslie Compton
LH6England Joe Mercer (c)
OR7England Freddie Cox
IR8Scotland Jimmy Logie
CF9England Peter Goring
IL10England Reg Lewis
OL11England Denis Compton
Manager:
England Tom Whittaker
GK1Wales Cyril Sidlow
RB2Wales Ray Lambert
LB3England Eddie Spicer
RH4England Phil Taylor (c)
CH5England Laurie Hughes
LH6England Bill Jones
OR7England Jimmy Payne
IR8England Kevin Baron
CF9England Albert Stubbins
IL10Scotland Willie Fagan
OL11Scotland Billy Liddell
Manager:
England George Kay

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