1938 FA Cup Final
Event | 1937–38 FA Cup | ||||||
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Date | 30 April 1938 | ||||||
Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
Referee | A. Jewell (London) | ||||||
Attendance | 93,497 | ||||||
The 1938 FA Cup Final was contested by Preston North End and Huddersfield Town at Wembley Stadium. Preston, losing finalists the previous year, won by a single goal. After 29 minutes of extra time it was still 0–0 and BBC commentator Thomas Woodrooffe said "if there's a goal scored now, I'll eat my hat". Seconds later, Preston were awarded a penalty, from which George Mutch scored the winning goal; Woodrooffe kept his promise.[1][2]
This was the first FA Cup final to be broadcast on television. It was a repeat of the 1922 FA Cup Final. This time the scores were reversed but once again a penalty was needed to separate the two sides.
Three of the players who participated in the final (Andy Beattie & Bill Shankly of Preston and Eddie Boot of Huddersfield) would all manage Huddersfield within 20 years of this final.
Match details
Preston North End
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Huddersfield Town
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Match rules
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Road to Wembley
Preston North EndRound 3: Preston North End 3–0 West Ham United Round 4: Preston North End 2–0 Leicester City Round 5: Arsenal 0–1 Preston North End Round 6: Brentford 0–3 Preston North End Semi-Final: Preston North End 2–1 Aston Villa
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Huddersfield TownRound 3: Huddersfield Town 3–1 Hull City Round 4: Huddersfield Town 1–0 Notts County Round 5: Liverpool 0–1 Huddersfield Town Round 6: York City 0–0 Huddersfield Town
Semi-Final: Huddersfield Town 3–1 Sunderland
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