1928 FA Cup final
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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 would be 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]Blackburn Rovers
[edit]Round 3: Blackburn Rovers 4–1 Newcastle United
Round 4: Exeter City 2–2 Blackburn Rovers
- Replay: Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Exeter City
Round 5: Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Port Vale
Round 6: Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Manchester United
Semi-Final: Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Arsenal
- (at Filbert Street, Leicester)
Huddersfield Town
[edit]Round 3: Huddersfield Town 4–2 Lincoln City
Round 4: Huddersfield Town 2–1 West Ham United
Round 5: Huddersfield Town 4–0 Middlesbrough
Round 6: Huddersfield Town 6–1 Tottenham Hotspur
Semi-Final: Huddersfield Town 2–2 Sheffield United
- (at Old Trafford, Manchester)
- Replay: Huddersfield Town 0–0 Sheffield United
- (at Goodison Park, Liverpool)
- Replay: Huddersfield Town 1–0 Sheffield United
- (at Maine Road, Manchester)
Match details
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Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town |
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Roscamp ![]() McLean ![]() |
(Report) | Jackson ![]() |
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Match rules
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References
[edit]- ^ Historic programme from Blackburn Rovers' 1928 FA Cup win fetches hundreds Vanessa Sims, Lancashire Telegraph, 21 May 2015