1928 FA Cup final

Official programme

Event

1927–28 FA Cup

Blackburn Rovers	Huddersfield Town

3	1

Date

21 April 1928

Venue

Wembley Stadium, London

Referee

T.G. Bryan (Willenhall)

Attendance

92,041

← 1927

1929 →

The 1928 FA Cup final was contested by Blackburn Rovers and Huddersfield Town at Wembley Stadium. Blackburn won 3–1, with goals from Jack Roscamp (2) and Tommy McLean.^[1] Alex Jackson scored Huddersfield's goal, making this the first final in 18 years where both teams scored. It would be the last major trophy that Blackburn Rovers would win for the next 67 years, their next major honour being the FA Premier League title in 1995.

Road to the Final

Blackburn Rovers

Round 3: Blackburn Rovers 4–1 Newcastle United

Round 4: Exeter City 2–2 Blackburn Rovers

Replay: Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Exeter City

Round 5: Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Port Vale

Round 6: Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Manchester United

Semi-Final: Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Arsenal

(at Filbert Street, Leicester)

Huddersfield Town

Round 3: Huddersfield Town 4–2 Lincoln City

Round 4: Huddersfield Town 2–1 West Ham United

Round 5: Huddersfield Town 4–0 Middlesbrough

Round 6: Huddersfield Town 6–1 Tottenham Hotspur

Semi-Final: Huddersfield Town 2–2 Sheffield United

(at Old Trafford, Manchester)

Replay: Huddersfield Town 0–0 Sheffield United

(at Goodison Park, Liverpool)

Replay: Huddersfield Town 1–0 Sheffield United

(at Maine Road, Manchester)

Match details

1928-04-21

15:00 BST

Blackburn Rovers	3–1	Huddersfield Town
Roscamp 1', 85' McLean 22'	(Report)	Jackson 55'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 92,041

Referee: T.G. Bryan (Willenhall)

Blackburn Rovers

Huddersfield Town



GK		Jock Crawford
DF		Jock Hutton
DF		Herbert Jones
MF		Harry Healless (c)
MF		Willie Rankin
MF		Austen Campbell
FW		George Thornewell
FW		Syd Puddefoot
FW		Jack Roscamp
FW		Tommy McLean
FW		Arthur Rigby
Manager:
Bob Crompton



GK		Billy Mercer
DF		Roy Goodall
DF		Ned Barkas
MF		Levi Redfern
MF		Tom Wilson
MF		David Steele
FW		Alex Jackson
FW		Bob Kelly
FW		George Brown
FW		Clem Stephenson (c)
FW		Billy Smith
Manager:
Jack Chaplin

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Replay if scores still level.

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