1921 FA Cup final

1921 FA Cup final
	File:1921CupFinal.jpg Official match programme
Event	1920–21 FA Cup
Date	23 April 1921
Venue	Stamford Bridge, London
Referee	J. Davies (Rainhill)
Attendance	72,805
	← 1920 1922 →

The 1921 FA Cup final was contested by Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers, which at the time was a Football League Second Division club, at Stamford Bridge. Spurs won by a single goal, scored by Jimmy Dimmock, eight minutes into the second half. The cup was presented to Tottenham Hotspur by King George V. George Edmonds, who played on the losing side, was the last surviving player from the game. He died in December 1989 at the age of 96.

Route to the Final

Tottenham Hotspur

Round 1: Tottenham Hotspur 6–2 Bristol Rovers Round 2: Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Bradford City Round 3: Southend United 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur Quarter-final: Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Aston Villa Semi-final: Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Preston NE

(at Hillsborough)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Round 1: Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Stoke City Round 2: Derby County 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Replay: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Derby County

Round 3: Fulham 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Quarter-final: Everton 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers^[1] Semi-final: Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Cardiff City

(at Anfield)

Replay: Cardiff City 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

(at Old Trafford)

Match details

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(Left): Stamford Bridge, venue for the final; (right): players of Tottenham Hotspur posing with the Cup

23 April 1921

Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Dimmock File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'

Stamford Bridge, London

Attendance: 72,805

Referee: J. Davies (Rainhill)

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Tottenham Hotspur

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Wolverhampton Wanderers


GK		Scotland Alex Hunter
DF		England Tommy Clay
DF		Scotland Bob McDonald
MF		England Bert Smith
MF		England Charlie Walters
MF		England Arthur Grimsdell (c)
FW		England Jimmy Banks
FW		England Jimmy Seed
FW		England Jimmy Cantrell
FW		England Bert Bliss
FW		England Jimmy Dimmock
Manager:
Scotland Peter McWilliam



GK		England Noel George
DF		England Maurice Woodward
DF		England George Marshall
MF		England Val Gregory (c)
MF		England Joe Hodnett
MF		England Alf Riley
FW		England Tancy Lea
FW		England Frank Burrill
FW		England George Edmonds
FW		England Arthur Potts
FW		England Sammy Brooks
Manager:
England Jack Addenbrooke

References

↑ 1921 - The Giant killers (archived)

External links

Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk

[1] 1921 - The Giant killers (archived)

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1921 FA Cup final

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