1928 FA Cup final
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| File:1928 fa cup final programme.jpg Official programme | |||||||
| Event | 1927–28 FA Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 21 April 1928 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | T.G. Bryan (Willenhall) | ||||||
| Attendance | 92,041 | ||||||
The 1928 FA Cup final was contested by Blackburn Rovers and Huddersfield Town at Wembley Stadium. Blackburn won 3–1, with goals from Jack Roscamp (2) and Tommy McLean.[1] Alex Jackson scored Huddersfield's goal, making this the first final in 18 years where both teams scored. It was the last major trophy that Blackburn Rovers would win for the next 67 years, their next major honour being the FA Premier League title in 1995.
Road to the Final
[edit | edit source]| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 3rd | Newcastle United (h) | 4–1 |
| 4th | Exeter City (a) | 2–2 |
| Exeter City (h) | 3–1 | |
| 5th | Port Vale (h) | 2–1 |
| 6th | Manchester United (h) | 2–0 |
| Semi-final | Arsenal (n) | 1–0 |
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 3rd | Lincoln City (h) | 4–2 |
| 4th | West Ham United (h) | 2–1 |
| 5th | Middlesbrough (h) | 4–0 |
| 6th | Tottenham Hotspur (h) | 6–1 |
| Semi-final | Sheffield United (n) | 0–0 |
| Sheffield United (n) | 1–0 |
Match details
[edit | edit source]| Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town |
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| Roscamp File:Soccerball shade.svg 1', 85' McLean File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' |
(Report) | Jackson File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' |
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Match rules
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Historic programme from Blackburn Rovers' 1928 FA Cup win fetches hundreds Vanessa Sims, Lancashire Telegraph, 21 May 2015