The 1940 Football League War Cup final was contested by West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers.
[1] It was played on 8 June 1940 and kicked off at 6.30pm despite fears that London would be bombed by the Luftwaffe.
[2] The wartime crowd included wounded members of the BEF recently evacuated from Dunkirk.
West Ham won the tie 1–0; the only goal coming from Sam Small in the 34th minute when he followed up a parried shot from George Foreman.
Some players went to the Boleyn public house on Green Street for a few pints whilst others returned immediately to their service units.