1922 FA Cup final
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Event | 1921–22 FA Cup | ||||||
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Date | 29 April 1922 | ||||||
Venue | Stamford Bridge, London | ||||||
Referee | J.W.P. Fowler (Sunderland) | ||||||
Attendance | 53,000 | ||||||
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
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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
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Road to Stamford Bridge
[edit]Huddersfield Town
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.