1922 FA Cup final
{{Use British English|date=September 2014}}
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{{Infobox football match
|title = 1922 FA Cup final
| image = 1922 facup final programme.jpg
|image_size = 200
|caption = Official programme
|event = 1921–22 FA Cup
| team1 = Huddersfield Town
| team1score = 1
| team2 = Preston North End
| team2score = 0
| details =
| date = 29 April 1922
| stadium = Stamford Bridge
| city = London
| man_of_the_match1a =
| referee = J.W.P. Fowler (Sunderland)
| attendance = 53,000
| weather =
| previous = 1921
| next = 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
File:Huddersfield town afc 1922.jpg
This was the last final before the opening of Wembley Stadium, and was also Huddersfield Town's only FA Cup triumph.{{cite news|url= http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/treasured-memories-huddersfield-town-soccer-4968624|title= Treasured memories of Huddersfield Town soccer hero Willie Watson up for auction|work= The Huddersfield Daily Examiner|date= 12 July 2013|access-date= 27 December 2016}} Preston goalkeeper James Mitchell was the first (and only) player ever to wear spectacles in an FA Cup Final.{{cite book|title= The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue One|first1=Jonathan |last1=Wilson |first2=David |last2=Winner |first3=Philippe |last3=Auclair |first4=Dominic |last4=Sandbrook |first5=James |last5=Montague |first6=Anthony |last6=Clavane |first7=Sid |last7=Lowe |first8=Ben |last8=Lyttleton |first9=Simon |last9=Kuper |first10=Rob |last10=Smyth |publisher= Blizzard Media Ltd|date= 2011}}{{cite book|author= John Motson|title= Motson's FA Cup Odyssey: The World's Greatest Knockout Competition|publisher= Robson|date= 2005|page= [https://archive.org/details/motsonsfacupodys0000mots/page/87 87]|isbn= 1-861-05903-5|url= https://archive.org/details/motsonsfacupodys0000mots/page/87}}
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.{{cite news|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/cup-final-controversy-previous-meetings-12040345|author= Doug Thomson|title= Cup-final controversy: Previous meetings between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End|date= 18 October 2016|work= The Huddersfield Daily Examiner|access-date=27 December 2016}}
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Route to the final
=Huddersfield Town=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:left"
!scope=col|Round ! scope="col" style="width:120px;"| Opposition ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"| Score ! scope="col" style="width:130px;"| Venue |
| scope=row style="text-align:center"| 1st
|align="left"| Burnley | 2–2 |align="left"| Turf Moor (a) |
|---|
| scope=row style="text-align:center"| 1st (replay) |align="left"| Burnley | 3–2 |align="left"| Leeds Road (h) |
| scope=row style="text-align:center"| 2nd
|align="left"| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0 |align="left"| Goldstone Ground (a) |
| scope=row style="text-align:center"| 2nd (replay) |align="left"| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 |align="left"| Leeds Road (h) |
| scope=row style="text-align:center"| 3rd
|align="left"| Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 |align="left"| Ewood Park (a) |
| scope=row style="text-align:center"| 3rd (replay) |align="left"| Blackburn Rovers | 5–0 |align="left"| Leeds Road (h) |
| scope=row style="text-align:center"| Quarter-final
|align="left"| Millwall Athletic | 3–0 |align="left"| Leeds Road (h) |
| scope=row style="text-align:center"| Semi-final
|align="left"| Notts County | 3–1 |align="left"| Turf Moor (n) |
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=Preston North End=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:left"
!scope=col|Round ! scope="col" style="width:120px;"| Opposition ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"| Score ! scope="col" style="width:130px;"| Venue |
| scope=row style="text-align:center"| 1st
|align="left"| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 |align="left"| Deepdale (h) |
|---|
| scope=row style="text-align:center"| 2nd
|align="left"| Newcastle United | 3–1 |align="left"| Deepdale (h) |
| scope=row style="text-align:center"| 3rd
|align="left"| Barnsley | 1–1 |align="left"| Oakwell (a) |
| scope=row style="text-align:center"| 3rd (replay) |align="left"| Barnsley | 3–0 |align="left"| Deepdale (h) |
| scope=row style="text-align:center"| Quarter-final
|align="left"| Arsenal | 1–1 |align="left"| Highbury (a) |
| scope=row style="text-align:center"| Quarter-final (replay) |align="left"| Arsenal | 2–1 |align="left"| Deepdale (h) |
| scope=row style="text-align:center"| Semi-final
|align="left"| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 |align="left"| Hillsborough (n) |
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Match
Match details
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|date=29 April 1922
|time=15:00 BST
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20081220005653/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1922.html (Report)]
|team1=Huddersfield Town
|score=1–0
|team2=Preston North End
|goals1=Smith {{goal|67|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Stamford Bridge, London
|attendance=53,000
|referee=J.W.P. Fowler (Sunderland)}}
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| style="font-size:90%; margin:0.2em auto;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" | ||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | |
|---|---|---|
| GK | {{fbaicon|Scotland}} Sandy Mutch | |
| DF | {{fbaicon|England}} James Wood | |
| DF | {{fbaicon|England}} Sam Wadsworth | |
| MF | {{fbaicon|England}} Charlie Slade | |
| MF | {{fbaicon|England}} Tom Wilson (c) | |
| MF | {{fbaicon|England}} Billy Watson | |
| FW | {{fbaicon|England}} George Richardson | |
| FW | {{fbaicon|England}} Frank Mann | |
| FW | {{fbaicon|England}} Ernie Islip | |
| FW | {{fbaicon|England}} Clem Stephenson | |
| FW | {{fbaicon|England}} Billy Smith | |
| colspan=3|Manager: | ||
| colspan="4"|{{fbaicon|England}} Herbert Chapman |
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| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:0.2em auto;" | ||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | |
|---|---|---|
| GK | {{fbaicon|England}} James Mitchell | |
| DF | {{fbaicon|Scotland}} Tom Hamilton | |
| DF | {{fbaicon|Scotland}} Alex Doolan | |
| MF | {{fbaicon|England}} Tom Duxbury | |
| MF | {{fbaicon|England}} Joe McCall (c) | |
| MF | {{fbaicon|Scotland}} Johnny Williamson | |
| FW | {{fbaicon|England}} Archibald Rawlings | |
| FW | {{fbaicon|England}} Frank Jefferis | |
| FW | {{fbaicon|England}} Billy Roberts | |
| FW | {{fbaicon|England}} Roland Woodhouse | |
| FW | {{fbaicon|England}} Peter Quinn | |
| colspan=4|Manager: | ||
| colspan="4"|None |
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References
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External links
- [https://www.sportingchronicle.com/FACUP/1922.html FA Cup Final lineups]
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{{Huddersfield Town A.F.C. matches}}
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