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1928 FA Cup final

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1928 FA Cup final
Official programme
Event1927–28 FA Cup
Date21 April 1928
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeT.G. Bryan (Willenhall)
Attendance92,041
1927
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

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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

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King George V greeting players before the match
Blackburn Rovers3–1Huddersfield Town
Roscamp 1', 85'
McLean 22'
(Report) Jackson 55'
Attendance: 92,041
Referee: T.G. Bryan (Willenhall)
Blackburn Rovers
Huddersfield Town
GK Scotland Jock Crawford
DF Scotland Jock Hutton
DF England Herbert Jones
MF England Harry Healless (c)
MF Scotland Willie Rankin
MF England Austen Campbell
FW England George Thornewell
FW England Syd Puddefoot
FW England Jack Roscamp
FW England Tommy McLean
FW England Arthur Rigby
Manager:
England Bob Crompton
GK England Billy Mercer
DF England Roy Goodall
DF England Ned Barkas
MF England Levi Redfern
MF England Tom Wilson
MF Scotland David Steele
FW Scotland Alex Jackson
FW England Bob Kelly
FW England George Brown
FW England Clem Stephenson (c)
FW England Billy Smith
Manager:
Scotland Jack Chaplin

Match rules

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

References

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  1. ^ Historic programme from Blackburn Rovers' 1928 FA Cup win fetches hundreds Vanessa Sims, Lancashire Telegraph, 21 May 2015
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