1928 FA Cup final explained

1928 FA Cup final
Event:	1927–28 FA Cup
Team1:	Blackburn Rovers
Team1score:	3
Team2:	Huddersfield Town
Team2score:	1
Date:	21 April 1928
Stadium:	Wembley Stadium
City:	London
Referee:	T.G. Bryan (Willenhall)
Attendance:	92,041
Previous:	1927
Next:	1929

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

Blackburn Rovers!Round!Opposition!Score

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

Huddersfield Town!Round!Opposition!Score

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

GK Jock Crawford DF Jock Hutton DF Herbert Jones MF Harry Healless (c) MF Willie Rankin MF Austen Campbell FW George Thornewell FW Syd Puddefoot FW Jack Roscamp FW Tommy McLean FW Arthur Rigby Manager: Bob Crompton

GK Billy Mercer DF Roy Goodall DF Ned Barkas MF Levi Redfern MF MF David Steele FW Alex Jackson FW Bob Kelly FW George Brown FW Clem Stephenson (c) FW Billy Smith Manager: Jack Chaplin

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Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level.

External links

• FA Cup Finals
• FA Cup Final kits

Notes and References

1. https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/12965524.historic-programme-blackburn-rovers-1928-fa-cup-win-fetches-hundreds/ Historic programme from Blackburn Rovers' 1928 FA Cup win fetches hundreds