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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 | ||||||
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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.
This was the last final before the opening of Wembley Stadium, and was also Huddersfield's first and only FA Cup triumph. Preston goalkeeper James Mitchell was the first (and only) player ever to wear spectacles in an FA Cup Final.
Match details[]
29 April 1922 15:00 BST |
Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Preston North End | Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 53,000 Referee: J W.P. Fowler (Sunderland) |
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Road to Stamford Bridge[]
Huddersfield Town[]
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[]
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) |
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External links[]
Template:1921–22 in English football