1921 FA Cup final

Football match
1921 FA Cup final
Official match programme
Event1920–21 FA Cup
Tottenham
Hotspur
Wolverhampton
Wanderers
1 0
Date23 April 1921
VenueStamford Bridge, London
RefereeJ. Davies (Rainhill)
Attendance72,805
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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

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)
(at Old Trafford)

Match details

(Left): Stamford Bridge, venue for the final; (right): players of Tottenham Hotspur posing with the Cup
Tottenham Hotspur1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Dimmock 53'
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 72,805
Referee: J. Davies (Rainhill)
Tottenham Hotspur
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

  1. ^ 1921 - The Giant killers (archived)

External links

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