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 | ||||||
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.[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]
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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) |
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) |