1928 FA Cup final

1928 FA Cup final
	File:1928 fa cup final programme.jpg Official programme
Event	1927–28 FA Cup
Date	21 April 1928
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	T.G. Bryan (Willenhall)
Attendance	92,041
	← 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

**Blackburn Rovers**
Round	Opposition	Score
3rd	Newcastle United (h)	4-1
4th	Exeter City (a)	2-2
4th	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
Semi-final	Sheffield United (n)	1–0

Match details

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King George V greeting players before the match

1928-04-21

15:00 BST

Blackburn Rovers	3–1	Huddersfield Town
Roscamp File:Soccerball shade.svg 1', 85' McLean File:Soccerball shade.svg 22'	(Report)	Jackson File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 92,041

Referee: T.G. Bryan (Willenhall)

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File:Kit body.svg

File:Kit right arm.svg

File:Kit shorts.svg

File:Kit socks long.svg

Blackburn Rovers

File:Kit left arm.svg

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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

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

External links

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

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Football League play-off Finals	1995 Second Division 2004 Third Division 2011 League One 2012 League One 2017 Championship 2022 Championship
Football League Trophy Finals	1994
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