because both clubs had won their respective wartime divisions. 1943–44 With the score in the final tied at 1–1 and, due to transport restrictions and bombing threats, a replay not an option, the game ended a draw. Charlton Athletic and Aston Villa shared the 1944 trophy, an event that had not happened before and did not happen again. 1944–45 See also Association football during World War I Association football during World War II London War Cup References Defunct football cup competitions in England