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Football match
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
Road to Stamford Bridge
Huddersfield Town
The Stamford Bridge in the 1920s–30s
Preston North End
References
^
"Treasured memories of Huddersfield Town soccer hero Willie Watson up for auction" . The Huddersfield Daily Examiner . 12 July 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2016 .
^ 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.
^ John Motson (2005).
Motson's FA Cup Odyssey: The World's Greatest Knockout Competition . Robson. p.
87 .
ISBN
1-861-05903-5 .
^ 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 .
External links
Seasons Qualifying rounds
Finals