1922 FA Cup Final

Event

1921–22 FA Cup

Huddersfield Town	Preston North End

1	0

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. Preston goalkeeper James Mitchell was the first (and only) player ever to wear spectacles in an FA Cup Final.

Match details

Huddersfield Town v Preston North End

29 April 1922
15:00 BST

Huddersfield Town	1–0	Preston North End
Smith 67' (pen)	(Report)

Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: J W.P. Fowler (Sunderland)

Huddersfield Town

Preston North End



GK	1	Sandy Mutch
	2	James Wood
	3	Sam Wadsworth
	4	Charlie Slade
	5	Tom Wilson (c)
	6	Billy Watson
	7	George Richardson
	8	Frank Mann
	9	Ernie Islip
	10	Clem Stephenson
	11	Billy Smith
Manager:
Herbert Chapman



GK	1	James Mitchell
	2	Tom Hamilton
	3	Alex Doolan
	4	Tom Duxbury
	5	Joe McCall (c)
	6	Johnny Williamson
	7	Archibald Rawlings
	8	Frank Jefferis
	9	Billy Roberts
	10	Roland Woodhouse
	11	Peter Quinn
Manager:
None

Road to Stamford Bridge

Huddersfield Town

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)

Preston North End

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)

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