Champion Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Attendance 53,000 | Date 29 April 1922 Event 1921–22 FA Cup | |
Venue Stamford Bridge, London Referee J.W.P. Fowler (Sunderland) Similar 1890 FA Cup Final, 1938 FA Cup Final, 1902 FA Cup Final, 1903 FA Cup Final, 1906 FA Cup Final | ||
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. 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.
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