| 1922–23 FA Cup | |
| Country: | England Wales |
| Defending Champions: | Huddersfield Town |
| Winners: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Second: | West Ham United |
| Prev Season: | 1921–22 |
| Next Season: | 1923–24 |
The 1922–23 FA Cup was the 48th season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). Bolton Wanderers won the competition, beating West Ham United 2–0 in the first final to be held at Wembley Stadium, London.
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.
The format of the FA Cup for the season had two preliminary rounds, six qualifying rounds, four proper rounds, and the semi-finals and final.
| Round | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Extra preliminary round | Saturday 9 September 1922 | |
| Preliminary round | Saturday 23 September 1922 | |
| First round qualifying | Saturday 7 October 1922 | |
| Second round qualifying | Saturday 21 October 1922 | |
| Third round qualifying | Saturday 4 November 1922 | |
| Fourth round qualifying | Saturday 18 November 1922 | |
| Fifth round qualifying | Saturday 2 December 1922 | |
| Sixth round qualifying | Saturday 16 December 1922 | |
| First round proper | Saturday 13 January 1923 | |
| Second round proper | Saturday 3 February 1923 | |
| Third round proper | Saturday 24 February 1923 | |
| Fourth round proper | Saturday 10 March 1923 | |
| Semi-finals | Saturday 24 March 1923 | |
| Final | Saturday 28 April 1923 |
See main article: 1922–23 FA Cup qualifying rounds.
41 of the 44 clubs from the Football League First Division and Football League Second Division joined the 12 lower-league clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Three Second Division sides, Port Vale, Stockport County and Coventry City, were entered at the fifth qualifying round, with nine of the Third Division North sides (Accrington Stanley, Ashington, Darlington, Grimsby Town, Hartlepools United, Southport, Stalybridge Celtic, Walsall and Wrexham) and Third Division South teams except Exeter City and Southend United, who were entered in the fourth qualifying round along with the rest of Division 3 North. All three sides lost in their first game. Amateur side Corinthian were given a free entry to the first round. To make the number of teams up to 64, nine Third Division South sides and only one Third Division North side were given byes to this round. These were:
32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 13 January 1923. Twelve matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which three went to another replay, and one match went to a third.
The 16 Second Round matches were played on Saturday, 3 February 1923. Five matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture.
The eight Third Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 24 February 1923. Two matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bury | 0–0 | Southampton | 24 February 1923 | |
| Replay | Southampton | 1–0 | Bury | 28 February 1923 | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Sheffield United | 24 February 1923 | |
| 3 | Derby County | 1–0 | The Wednesday | 24 February 1923 | |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 3–0 | South Shields | 24 February 1923 | |
| 5 | West Ham United | 2–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 February 1923 | |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 February 1923 | |
| Replay | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | 28 February 1923 | |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 February 1923 | |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 February 1923 |
The four Fourth round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 10 March 1923. There was one replay, between Southampton and West Ham United, played in the following midweek fixture. However, this went to a second replay, which West Ham won.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton | 1–1 | West Ham United | 10 March 1923 | |
| Replay | West Ham United | 1–1 | Southampton | 14 March 1923 | |
| Replay | West Ham United | 1–0 | Southampton | 19 March 1923 | |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Derby County | 10 March 1923 | |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–1 | Sheffield United | 10 March 1923 | |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 March 1923 |
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 24 March 1923. The matches ended in victories for Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United, who went on to meet in the final at Wembley.
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See main article: 1923 FA Cup Final.
The final was held on 28 April 1923 at the original Wembley Stadium in London. It was the first football match to be played at the newly built stadium. King George V was in attendance to present the trophy to the winning team. Bolton Wanderers won the match 2–0, through goals from David Jack and Jack Smith