1923 FA Cup Final [SEP] point in time
1923 FA Cup Final
The 1923 FA Cup Final was an association football match between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United on 28 April 1923 at the original Wembley Stadium in London. The showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (better known as the FA Cup), it was the first football match to be played at Wembley Stadium. King George V was in attendance to present the trophy to the winning team.
Each team had progressed through five rounds to reach the final.
D. H. Asson
David H. Asson was the match referee at the first FA Cup Final to be staged at Wembley Stadium in 1923.
1923 FA Cup Final.
The 1923 Final was the highest attended match to that time; the Football Association currently reports that the crowd numbered 200,000 . On meeting the captains before kick-off (which had been delayed until 3.45pm) Asson, reputedly, told both men 'We are only three here' (meaning three officials amongst the entire crowd and that they needed the players