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1922 FA Cup final
Official programme
Event 1921–22 FA Cup
Date29 April 1922
Venue Stamford Bridge, London
RefereeJ.W.P. Fowler ( Sunderland)
Attendance53,000
1921
1923

The 1922 FA Cup final was contested by Huddersfield Town and Preston North End at Stamford Bridge. Huddersfield won by a single goal, a penalty scored by Billy Smith.

Overview

Huddersfield Town, winners

This was the last final before the opening of Wembley Stadium, and was also Huddersfield's first and only FA Cup triumph. [1] Preston goalkeeper James Mitchell was the first (and only) player ever to wear spectacles in an FA Cup Final. [2] [3]

This was the first final to be decided by a penalty kick and the award of it was controversial, confirmed by newsreel footage, that the foul had occurred outside the penalty area. [4]

Match details

Huddersfield Town1–0 Preston North End
Smith 67' ( pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: J W.P. Fowler ( Sunderland)
Huddersfield Town
Preston North End
GK Sandy Mutch
DF James Wood
DF Sam Wadsworth
MF Charlie Slade
MF Tom Wilson ( c)
MF Billy Watson
FW George Richardson
FW Frank Mann
FW Ernie Islip
FW Clem Stephenson
FW Billy Smith
Manager:
Herbert Chapman
GK James Mitchell
DF Tom Hamilton
DF Alex Doolan
MF Tom Duxbury
MF Joe McCall ( c)
MF Johnny Williamson
FW Archibald Rawlings
FW Frank Jefferis
FW Billy Roberts
FW Roland Woodhouse
FW Peter Quinn
Manager:
None

Road to Stamford Bridge

Huddersfield Town

The Stamford Bridge in the 1920s–30s
Round 1 Burnley 2–2 Huddersfield Town
Round 1 replay Huddersfield Town 3–2 Burnley
Round 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Huddersfield Town
Round 2 replay Huddersfield Town 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Round 3 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Huddersfield Town
Round 3 replay Huddersfield Town 5–0 Blackburn Rovers
Quarter-final Huddersfield Town 3–1 Millwall
Semi-final Huddersfield Town 2–0 Notts County
  (at Turf Moor)

Preston North End

Round 1 Preston North End 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Round 2 Preston North End 3–1 Newcastle United
Round 3 Barnsley 1–1 Preston North End
Round 3 replay Preston North End 3–0 Barnsley
Quarter-final Arsenal 1–1 Preston North End
Quarter-final replay Preston North End 2–1 Arsenal
Semi-final Preston North End 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur
  (at Hillsborough)

References

  1. ^ "Treasured memories of Huddersfield Town soccer hero Willie Watson up for auction". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. ^ Wilson, Jonathan; Winner, David; Auclair, Philippe; Sandbrook, Dominic; Montague, James; Clavane, Anthony; Lowe, Sid; Lyttleton, Ben; Kuper, Simon; Smyth, Rob (2011). The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue One. Blizzard Media Ltd.
  3. ^ John Motson (2005). Motson's FA Cup Odyssey: The World's Greatest Knockout Competition. Robson. p.  87. ISBN  1-861-05903-5.
  4. ^ Doug Thmoson (18 October 2016). "Cup-final controversy: Previous meetings between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

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