1922 FA Cup final

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1922 FA Cup final
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Official programme
Event 1921–22 FA Cup
Date29 April 1922
Venue Stamford Bridge, London
Referee J.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.

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Overview

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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 Town 1–0 Preston North End
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Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: J W.P. Fowler (Sunderland)
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Huddersfield Town
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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

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The Stamford Bridge in the 1920s–30s
Round 1 Burnley 2–2Huddersfield Town
Round 1 replayHuddersfield Town3–2 Burnley
Round 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0Huddersfield Town
Round 2 replayHuddersfield Town2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Round 3 Blackburn Rovers 1–1Huddersfield Town
Round 3 replayHuddersfield Town5–0 Blackburn Rovers
Quarter-finalHuddersfield Town3–1 Millwall
Semi-finalHuddersfield Town2–0 Notts County
 (at Turf Moor)

Preston North End

Round 1Preston North End3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Round 2Preston North End3–1 Newcastle United
Round 3 Barnsley 1–1Preston North End
Round 3 replayPreston North End3–0 Barnsley
Quarter-final Arsenal 1–1Preston North End
Quarter-final replayPreston North End2–1 Arsenal
Semi-finalPreston North End2–1 Tottenham Hotspur
 (at Hillsborough)

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