1938 FA Cup Final
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The 1938 FA Cup Final was contested by Preston North End and Huddersfield Town at Wembley. Preston, losing finalists the previous year, won by a single goal. After 29 minutes of extra time it was still 0–0 and BBC commentator Thomas Woodrooffe said "if there's a goal scored now, I'll eat my hat".[citation needed] Seconds later, Preston were awarded a penalty, from which George Mutch scored the winning goal; Woodrooffe kept his promise.[citation needed]
This was the first FA Cup final to be broadcast on television.
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| 1938-04-30 | Preston North End | 1 – 0 | Huddersfield Town | Wembley, London Attendance: 93,497 Referee: A. Jewell |
George Mutch  119' (pen.) |
Preston North End: Harry Holdcroft, Len Gallimore, Andy Beattie, Bill Shankly, Tom Smith (Captain), Bob Batey, Dickie Watmough, George Mutch, Bud Maxwell, Bobby Beattie, Hugh O'Donnell.
Huddersfield Town: Bob Hesford, Benny Craig, Reg Mountford, Ken Willingham, Alf Young (Captain), Eddie Boot, Joe Hulme, Jimmy Isaac, Willie MacFadyen, Bobby Barclay, Pat Beasley.
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