1945/46 - 1st Round 1st Leg - Crewe v Wrexham

Date: Saturday, 17 November 1945
Score: Crewe Alexandra 4-2 Wrexham
Scorers: Boothway (2), Haywood (1), Shaw (1).
Venue: Gresty Road, Crewe
Attendance: 3,271

The FA Cup 1945–46 was the 65th staging of the Football Association Challenge Cup, and the first to be held after WW2

For the only time in the history of the competition, all matches from the first round proper up to and including the sixth round were played over two legs, the first leg being played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. In the first and second rounds proper, the second leg was played on the following Saturday; from the third round onwards, it was played during the week following the first leg. If aggregate scores were level after 90 minutes of the second leg had been played, a replay would take place at a neutral venue. These changes were made in order to give clubs additional revenue, as the Football League would not resume normal play until the autumn of 1946.