1928 FA Cup Final

1928 FA Cup Final
Event 1927–28 FA Cup
Date 21 April 1928
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee T.G. Bryan (Willenhall)
Attendance 92,041

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 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.

Match details

Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Huddersfield Town
Roscamp  1'
McLean  22'
Roscamp  85'
(Report) Jackson  55'
Attendance: 92,041
Referee: T.G. Bryan (Willenhall)
Blackburn Rovers
Huddersfield Town
GK1Scotland Jock Crawford
2Scotland Jock Hutton
3England Herbert Jones
4England Harry Healless (c)
5England Willie Rankin
6England Austen Campbell
7England George Thornewell
8England Syd Puddefoot
9England Jack Roscamp
10England Tommy McLean
11England Arthur Rigby
Manager:
England Bob Crompton
GK1England Billy Mercer
2England Roy Goodall
3England Ned Barkas
4England Levi Redfern
5England Tom Wilson
6Scotland David Steele
7Scotland Alex Jackson
8England Bob Kelly
9England George Brown
10England Clem Stephenson (c)
11England Billy Smith
Manager:
Scotland Jack Chaplin

Match rules

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

Road to Wembley

Blackburn Rovers

Round 3: Blackburn Rovers 4–1 Newcastle United

Round 4: Exeter City 2–2 Blackburn Rovers

Replay: Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Exeter City

Round 5: Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Port Vale

Round 6: Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Manchester United

Semi-Final: Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Arsenal

(at Filbert Street, Leicester)

Huddersfield Town

Round 3: Huddersfield Town 4–2 Lincoln City

Round 4: Huddersfield Town 2–1 West Ham United

Round 5: Huddersfield Town 4–0 Middlesbrough

Round 6: Huddersfield Town 6–1 Tottenham Hotspur

Semi-Final: Huddersfield Town 2–2 Sheffield United

(at Old Trafford, Manchester)
Replay: Huddersfield Town 0–0 Sheffield United
(at Goodison Park, Liverpool)
Replay: Huddersfield Town 1–0 Sheffield United
(at Maine Road, Manchester)
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