| 1922 FA Cup final | |
| Event: | 1921–22 FA Cup |
| Team1: | Huddersfield Town |
| Team1score: | 1 |
| Team2: | Preston North End |
| Team2score: | 0 |
| Date: | 29 April 1922 |
| Stadium: | Stamford Bridge |
| City: | London |
| Referee: | J.W.P. Fowler (Sunderland) |
| Attendance: | 53,000 |
| Previous: | 1921 |
| Next: | 1923 |
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.
This was the last final before the opening of Wembley Stadium, and was also Huddersfield's first and only FA Cup triumph.[1] Preston goalkeeper James Mitchell was the first (and only) player ever to wear spectacles in an FA Cup Final.[2] [3]
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.[4]
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| 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) |
| 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) |