1937 Fa Cup Final

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).

1937 FA Cup final

Event	1936–37 FA Cup
Sunderland Preston North End 3 1
Date	1 May 1937
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	R. G. Rudd
Attendance	93,495
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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.

1 May 1937
15:00 BST

Sunderland	3–1	Preston 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   Johnny Mapson 2   Jimmy Gorman 3   Alex Hall 4   Charlie Thomson 5   Bert Johnston 6   Alex 'Sandy' McNab 7   Len Duns 8   Raich Carter (c) 9   Bobby Gurney 10   Patrick Gallacher 11   Eddie Burbanks Manager:   Johnny Cochrane

1   Mick Burns 2   Frank Gallimore 3   Andy Beattie 4   Bill Shankly 5   Billy Tremelling (c) 6   Jimmy Milne 7   Jimmy Dougal 8   Joseph Beresford 9   Frank O'Donnell 10   Willie Fagan 11   Hugh O'Donnell Manager:   Tommy Muirhead

Match rules

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

• Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk
• FA Cup Final lineups