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1928 FA Cup final


FieldValue
title1928 FA Cup final
image1928 fa cup final programme.jpg
image_size200
captionOfficial programme
event[1927–28 FA Cup](1927-28-fa-cup)
team1Blackburn Rovers
team1score3
team2Huddersfield Town
team2score1
date21 April 1928
stadiumWembley Stadium
cityLondon
refereeT.G. Bryan (Willenhall)
attendance92,041
previous[1927](1927-fa-cup-final)
next[1929](1929-fa-cup-final)

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. Alex Jackson scored Huddersfield's goal, making this the first final in 18 years where both teams scored. It was 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

RoundOppositionScore
3rdNewcastle United (h)4–1
4thExeter City (a)2–2
Exeter City (h)3–1
5thPort Vale (h)2–1
6thManchester United (h)2–0
Semi-finalArsenal (n)1–0
RoundOppositionScore
3rdLincoln City (h)4–2
4thWest Ham United (h)2–1
5thMiddlesbrough (h)4–0
6thTottenham Hotspur (h)6–1
Semi-finalSheffield United (n)0–0
Sheffield United (n)1–0

Match details

McLean

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England Bob Crompton
Scotland Jack Chaplin

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References

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] Vanessa Sims, Lancashire Telegraph, 21 May 2015
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