1922 FA Cup final

1922 FA Cup final
	Official programme
Event	1921–22 FA Cup
Date	29 April 1922
Venue	Stamford Bridge, London
Referee	J.W.P. Fowler (Sunderland)
Attendance	53,000
	← 1921 1923 →

The 1922 FA Cup final was the deciding match of the 1921–22 FA Cup competition, contested by Huddersfield Town and Preston North End at Stamford Bridge. This was the last final before the opening of Wembley Stadium the following year.

Huddersfield won by a single goal, a contentious penalty scored by Billy Smith in the second half. This remains the only time Huddersfield have won the Cup.

Overview

This was the last final before the opening of Wembley Stadium, and was also Huddersfield Town's 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]

Route to the final

Huddersfield Town

Round	Opposition	Score	Venue
1st	Burnley	2–2	Turf Moor (a)
1st (replay)	Burnley	3–2	Leeds Road (h)
2nd	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Goldstone Ground (a)
2nd (replay)	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Leeds Road (h)
3rd	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Ewood Park (a)
3rd (replay)	Blackburn Rovers	5–0	Leeds Road (h)
Quarter-final	Millwall Athletic	3–0	Leeds Road (h)
Semi-final	Notts County	3–1	Turf Moor (n)

Preston North End

Round	Opposition	Score	Venue
1st	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Deepdale (h)
2nd	Newcastle United	3–1	Deepdale (h)
3rd	Barnsley	1–1	Oakwell (a)
3rd (replay)	Barnsley	3–0	Deepdale (h)
Quarter-final	Arsenal	1–1	Highbury (a)
Quarter-final (replay)	Arsenal	2–1	Deepdale (h)
Semi-final	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Hillsborough (n)

Match

Match details

29 April 1922

15:00 BST

Huddersfield Town	1–0	Preston North End
Smith 67' (pen.)	(Report)

Stamford Bridge, London

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

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 Thomson (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

FA Cup Final lineups

[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 Thomson (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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Football League War Cup Finals	1941
FA Charity Shields	1938
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FA Cup Finals	1920 1922 1928 1930 1938
FA Charity Shield	1922
Football League play-off Finals	1995 Second Division 2004 Third Division 2011 League One 2012 League One 2017 Championship 2022 Championship
Football League Trophy Finals	1994
Other matches	Charlton Athletic 7–6 Huddersfield Town (1957)