1920 FA Cup Final

Stamford Bridge hosted the match

Event

1919–20 FA Cup

Aston Villa	Huddersfield Town

1	0

After extra time

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.^[1] This was the first ever FA Cup Final to require extra time to be played.^[2]^[3]

This was Aston Villa's sixth FA Cup Final win. Their opponents had secured promotion from the Second Division this season, having nearly gone out of business, and were appearing in their first final. Aston Villa captain, Andy Ducat, had represented England at both football and cricket.^[4] The Villa team had four surviving members of the club's last F.A. Cup final victory in 1913; Tommy Weston, Sam Hardy, Clem Stephenson and Charlie Wallace.^[5] Those four Villa players and Frank Moss had all served in the Armed Forces during World War I.^[6] Frank Barson, known for his tough style of play, was warned before the kick-off by the referee against using his normal tactics.^[7]

This was Villa manager George Ramsay's sixth FA Cup Final win, a record for a manager, and one that was only equalled in 2015 by Arsène Wenger – against Aston Villa.^[6] The trophy was presented by Prince Henry, the fourth son of King George V.^[8]^[9]

Road to the Final

How the finalists reached the final.^[10] Huddersfield Town were in the Second Division at this time.^[10]

Aston Villa

Round 1	Aston Villa	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	QPR were a non-league club at this time.^[10]
Round 2	Manchester United	1–2	Aston Villa
Round 3	Aston Villa	1–0	Sunderland
Quarter-final	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Aston Villa	Tottenham Hotspur were in the Second Division at this time^[10]
Semi-final	Aston Villa	3–1	Chelsea	played at Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Huddersfield Town

Round 1	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Brentford	Brentford were a non-league club at this time.^[10]
Round 2	Newcastle United	0–1	Huddersfield Town
Round 3	Huddersfield Town	3–1	Plymouth Argyle	Plymouth Argyle were a non-league club at this time.^[10]
Quarter-final	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Liverpool
Semi-final	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Bristol City	played at Stamford Bridge, London

Match details

24 April 1920

15:00 BST

Aston Villa	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Huddersfield Town
Kirton 100'	Report

Stamford Bridge, London

Attendance: 50,018

Referee: J.T. Howcroft (Bolton)

Aston Villa

Huddersfield Town



GK		Sam Hardy
RB		Tommy Smart
LB		Tommy Weston
RH		Andy Ducat (c)
CH		Frank Barson
LH		Frank Moss
OR		Charlie Wallace
IR		Billy Kirton
CF		Billy Walker
IL		Clem Stephenson
OL		Arthur Dorrell
Secretary-Manager:
George Ramsay



GK		Sandy Mutch
RB		James Wood
LB		Fred Bullock (c)
RH		Charlie Slade
CH		Tom Wilson
LH		Billy Watson
OR		George Richardson
IR		Frank Mann
CF		Sam Taylor
IL		Jack Swann
OL		Ernie Islip
Manager:
Ambrose Langley

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