1922 FA Cup final
# 1922 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.

## Overview

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.

## Match details

| Huddersfield Town | Preston North End |
| - | - |

Sandy Mutch :

| DF | James Wood |
| - | - |
| DF | Sam Wadsworth |
| MF | Charlie Slade |
| MF | Tom Wilson (c) |
| MF | Billy Watson |
| FW | George Richardson |
| FW | Frank Mann |
| FW | Ernie Islip |
| FW | Clem Stephenson |
| FW | Billy Smith |
| Manager: |||
| Herbert Chapman |||

James Mitchell :

| DF | Tom Hamilton |
| - | - |
| DF | Alex Doolan |
| MF | Tom Duxbury |
| MF | Joe McCall (c) |
| MF | Johnny Williamson |
| FW | Archibald Rawlings |
| FW | Frank Jefferis |
| FW | Billy Roberts |
| FW | Roland Woodhouse |
| FW | 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) | (at Turf Moor) | (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) | (at Hillsborough) | (at Hillsborough) |
