Talk:1943 Football League War Cup final

Willie Savage
Article says that Queen of the South  player Willie Savage was playing in goal for Blackpool, as a guest player. But his Wikipedia page says he was a full back and does not mention him playing in this match. Also, with a dob of 1888 he would have been 56. A mistake somewhere here? BobBadg (talk) 20:33, 16 September 2023 (UTC)


 * it is mentioned in Stanley Matthews's autobiography, I uploaded an image here (as there is no page numbers). It is also confirmed in the official programme (image below) with "Savage" being written above Alec Roxburgh's name. Also it wasn't that uncommon for footballers to play in their fifties, an example being Matthews himself. Sahaib (talk) 21:01, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Great, but why was the QoS fullback playing out of position in goal? BobBadg (talk) 18:54, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * It looks like it was Reg (Reginald) Savage (b 1912) who was playing in goal for Blackpool, not Willie. Reg had also played for QoS but in 1943 was with Hearts. https://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/S/SavageR.php BobBadg (talk) 19:22, 17 September 2023 (UTC)