1921 FA Cup final

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1921 FA Cup final
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Event	1920–21 FA Cup
Date	23 April 1921
Venue	Stamford Bridge, London
Referee	J. Davies (Rainhill)
Attendance	72,805
	← 1920 1922 →

Last updated September 29, 2025

The 1921 FA Cup final was contested by Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers, which at the time was a Football League Second Division club, at Stamford Bridge. Spurs won by a single goal, scored by Jimmy Dimmock, eight minutes into the second half. The cup was presented to Tottenham Hotspur by King George V.

Route to the final

Tottenham Hotspur

Round	Opposition	Score	Venue
1st	Bristol Rovers	6–2	White Hart Lane (h)
2nd	Bradford City	4–0	White Hart Lane (h)
3rd	Southend United	4–1	The Kursaal (a)
Quarter-final	Aston Villa	1–0	White Hart Lane (h)
Semi-final	Preston North End	2–1	Hillsborough (n)

Tottenham's Cup run began with a comfortable 6–2 home win against Bristol Rovers, and they then beat Bradford City 4–0 with Jimmy Seed scoring a hat-trick.^[1] In the third round, Tottenham fell behind to Third Division Southend United, but Jimmy Cantrell equalised. Bert Smith then conceded a penalty, but Southend's Albert Fairclough missed and Tottenham scored three times in the second half to go through 4–1.^[2]

In the quarter-finals Tottenham faced the Cup holders Aston Villa, who had eliminated them at the same stage the previous year. On this occasion Tottenham reversed the scoreline to win 1–0, with the decisive goal scored in the first half by Jimmy Banks. In the semi-finals against another First Division team, Preston North End, at Hillsborough, Sheffield, Tottenham had two goals disallowed in the first half. Bert Bliss then scored twice and although Preston pulled a goal back late in the game when Tommy Clay scored an own goal, Tottenham held on to win 2–1 and reach the final.^[2]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Round	Opposition	Score	Venue
1st	Stoke	3–2	Molineux (h)
2nd	Derby County	1–1	Baseball Ground (a)
(replay)	Derby County	1–0	Molineux (h)
3rd	Fulham	1–0	Craven Cottage (a)
Quarter-final	Everton	1–0	Goodison Park (a)
Semi-final	Cardiff City	0–0	Anfield (n)
(replay)	Cardiff City	3–1	Old Trafford (n)

Pre-match

Tottenham's Scottish manager, Peter McWilliam, had been in the Newcastle United team that won the FA Cup in 1910 and lost three previous finals.^[1]

Match

Match details

23 April 1921

Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Dimmock 53'

Stamford Bridge, London

Attendance: 72,805

Referee: J. Davies (Rainhill)

Tottenham Hotspur

Wolverhampton Wanderers


GK		Alex Hunter
DF		Tommy Clay
DF		Bob McDonald
MF		Bert Smith
MF		Charlie Walters
MF		Arthur Grimsdell (c)
FW		Jimmy Banks
FW		Jimmy Seed
FW		Jimmy Cantrell
FW		Bert Bliss
FW		Jimmy Dimmock
Manager:
Peter McWilliam



GK		Noel George
DF		Maurice Woodward
DF		George Marshall
MF		Val Gregory (c)
MF		Joe Hodnett
MF		Alf Riley
FW		Tancy Lea
FW		Frank Burrill
FW		George Edmonds
FW		Arthur Potts
FW		Sammy Brooks
Manager:
Jack Addenbrooke

Post-match

Jimmy Seed went on to win the Cup as a manager with Charlton Athletic in 1947.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Collett, Mike (1993). The Guinness Record of the FA Cup. Enfield: Guinness. ISBN 0851125387.
1 2 Goodwin, Bob (2011). Tottenham Hotspur: The Complete Record. DB Publishing. ISBN 9781859838464.

External links

Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk

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[collett-1] 1 2 3 Collett, Mike (1993). The Guinness Record of the FA Cup. Enfield: Guinness. ISBN 0851125387.

[goodwin-2] 1 2 Goodwin, Bob (2011). Tottenham Hotspur: The Complete Record. DB Publishing. ISBN 9781859838464.

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