1920 FA Cup Final

1920 FA Cup Final

Aston Villa Huddersfield Town 1 0
After extra time
Event	1919–20 FA Cup
Date	24 April 1920
Venue	Stamford Bridge, London
Referee	J.T. Howcroft (Bolton)
Attendance	50,018
← 1915 1921 →

The 1920 FA Cup Final, the first since the end of the First World War, was contested by Aston Villa and Huddersfield at Stamford Bridge. Aston Villa won 1–0, with the goal coming in extra time from Billy Kirton, to clinch the trophy for a record sixth time.

Match details

24 April 1920 15:00 BST	Aston Villa	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Huddersfield Town	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 50,018 Referee: J.T. Howcroft (Bolton)
	Kirton  100'	(Report)

Aston Villa

Huddersfield Town

GK 1 Sam Hardy 2 Tommy Smart 3 Tommy Weston 4 Andy Ducat (c) 5 Frank Barson 6 Frank Moss 7 Charlie Wallace 8 Billy Kirton 9 Billy Walker 10 Clem Stephenson 11 Arthur Dorrell Secretary-Manager: George Ramsay

GK 1 Sandy Mutch 2 James Wood 3 Fred Bullock (c) 4 Charlie Slade 5 Tom Wilson 6 Billy Watson 7 George Richardson 8 Frank Mann 9 Sam Taylor 10 Jack Swann 11 Ernie Islip Manager: Ambrose Langley

Road to Stamford Bridge

Aston Villa

Round 1 Aston Villa 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Round 2 Manchester United 1–2 Aston Villa Round 3 Aston Villa 1–0 Sunderland Quarter-final Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Aston Villa Semi-final Aston Villa 3–1 Chelsea   (at Bramall Lane)

Huddersfield Town

Round 1	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Brentford
Round 2	Newcastle United	0–1	Huddersfield Town
Round 3	Huddersfield Town	3–1	Plymouth Argyle
Quarter-final	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Liverpool
Semi-final	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Bristol City
	(at Stamford Bridge)

External links

• FA Cup Final lineups