RAYMOND GLENDENNING; BURST BALLS

20 years after the first FA Cup Final broadcast in 1927, radio coverage of major events had become a serious challenger to the newspapers. Most fans owned or could get near a "wireless", huddling around a "set" listening to the familiar tones of the inimitable Raymond Glendenning. It was his staccato commentary that crackled over the airwaves, when ever there was a British sportsman or woman taking part in a major event. He covered every Cup Final from 1946 up to 1963.

He was also contracted to the Sunday Graphic and produced a regular weekly round up column, and it was Gledenning who was given the coverage of Charlton Athletic's victory over Burnley in the 66th, 1947 FA Cup Final, a game played at Wembley on April 26th, that was published in the press on April 27th.

Charlton won 1-0, their first cup final success and they became the 10th club to lose one final and then win one the following year. They had lost to Derby 1-4 in 1946, a match in which Turner of Charlton scored an own goal, deflected in 85 minutes and then equalised a minute later from a free kick deflected by Doherty (the goal was given to Turner). How many have scored for both sides in a Cup Final?
It was 1-1 at full time.
Doherty put Derby in the lead after 92 mins.
Jackie Stamp's attempted shot in the closing minutes burst the ball! He later scored twice with the new ball, in 97 mins and 106 mins to secure the game.

When the two teams met in the League a week before, the ball burst also!  The War was blamed with only "poor leather" available.

Ties up to the semi-finals were two legged affairs.

The 1947 Final was a dull and defensive affair, illuminated by Chris Duffy's spectacular winner with only 6 minutes of extra time left.

There had not been a Cup Final replay since 1912 and for the second consecutive year the ball burst during play. 

Watch both these clips. Priceless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pv0dYKN2-s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjteZbGgPqQ

Burnley had won promotion from Division Two, their first final since 1914.
Don Welsh, the Charlton captain, went on to manage Brighton, Liverpool, Bournemouth and Wycombe Wanderers.
Alan Brown, Burnley's captain, was later manager at Burnley, Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday. He played in the Burnley defence and was known for creating "the iron curtain defence", which helped win promotion from Div 2 conceding only 29 goals in 42 games. He was 32 years old in the 1946-7 season, which guarantees an "old head" that leads the defence.

Note also the mention of  Sam Bartram. the legendry goalkeeper.
The lad in the crowd with the "bow tie".
Duffy's goal.
Between the two clubs there were only two non-English representatives, Chris Duffy of Charlton, a Scot, and Billy Morris of Burnley from Wales.