1920 FA Cup Final

The 1920 FA Cup Final, the first since the end of the First World War, was contested by Aston Villa and Huddersfield at Stamford Bridge. Aston Villa won 1–0, with the goal coming in extra time from Billy Kirton, to clinch the trophy for a record sixth time.[1] This was the first ever F.A. Cup Final to require extra time to be played.[2][3]

1920 FA Cup Final
Event1919–20 FA Cup
After extra time
Date24 April 1920
VenueStamford Bridge, London
RefereeJ.T. Howcroft (Bolton)
Attendance50,018

This was Aston Villa's sixth F.A. Cup Final win. Their opponents had secured promotion from the Second Division this season, having nearly gone out of business, and were appearing in their first final. Aston Villa captain, Andy Ducat, had represented England at both football and cricket.[4] The Villa team had four surviving members of the club's last F.A. Cup final victory in 1913; Tommy Weston, Sam Hardy, Clem Stephenson and Charlie Wallace.[5] Those four Villa players and Frank Moss had all served in the Armed Forces during World War I.[6] Frank Barson, known for his tough style of play, was warned before the kick-off by the referee against using his normal tactics.[7] This was Villa manager George Ramsay's sixth F.A. Cup Final win, a record for a manager, and one that was only equaled in 2016 by Arsène Wenger – against Aston Villa.[6]

The trophy was presented by Prince Henry, the fourth son of King George V.[8][9]

Match details

Aston Villa1–0 (a.e.t.)Huddersfield Town
Kirton  100' (Report)
Attendance: 50,018
Referee: J.T. Howcroft (Bolton)
Aston Villa
Huddersfield Town
GK1 Sam Hardy
RB2 Tommy Smart
LB3 Tommy Weston
RH4 Andy Ducat (c)
CH5 Frank Barson
LH6 Frank Moss
OR7 Charlie Wallace
IR8 Billy Kirton
CF9 Billy Walker
IL10 Clem Stephenson
OL11 Arthur Dorrell
Secretary-Manager:
George Ramsay
GK1 Sandy Mutch
RB2 James Wood
LB3 Fred Bullock (c)
RH4 Charlie Slade
CH5 Tom Wilson
LH6 Billy Watson
OR7 George Richardson
IR8 Frank Mann
CF9 Sam Taylor
IL10 Jack Swann
OL11 Ernie Islip
Manager:
Ambrose Langley

Road to Stamford Bridge

How the finalists reached the final.[10] Huddersfield Town were in the Second Division at this time.[10]

Aston Villa

Round 1Aston Villa2–1Queens Park RangersQPR were a non-league club at this time.[10]
Round 2Manchester United1–2Aston Villa
Round 3Aston Villa1–0Sunderland
Quarter-finalTottenham Hotspur0–1Aston VillaTottenham Hotspur were in the Second Division at this time[10]
Semi-finalAston Villa3–1Chelseaplayed at Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Huddersfield Town

Round 1Huddersfield Town2–1BrentfordBrentford were a non-league club at this time.[10]
Round 2Newcastle United0–1Huddersfield Town
Round 3Huddersfield Town3–1Plymouth ArgylePlymouth Argyle were a non-league club at this time.[10]
Quarter-finalHuddersfield Town2–1Liverpool
Semi-finalHuddersfield Town2–1Bristol Cityplayed at Stamford Bridge, London

References

  1. "Aston Villa | Club | History | Timeline". Avfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  2. Tom Davis & Mat Kendrick (18 April 2015). "Aston Villa at Wembley: The 50 most memorable claret and blue moments in the FA Cup". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. John Motson (2005). Motson's FA Cup Odyssey: The World's Greatest Knockout Competition. Robson. p. 48. ISBN 1-861-05903-5.
  4. Richard William Cox; Dave Russell; Wray Vamplew, eds. (2002). Encyclopedia of British Football. Psychology Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-714-65249-0.
  5. "Aston Villa's FA Cup Finals". Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  6. "Villa's WWI heroes". Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  7. Simon Brunton (16 December 2014). "The forgotten story of … Frank Barson's seven-month ban". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  8. "Aston Villa v Huddersfield FA Cup Final 1920". Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  9. Rory Benson (15 August 2016). "Aston Villa vs Huddersfield Town: Pick your Terriers team to start at Villa Park". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  10. "1920 FA Cup Results". Retrieved 27 December 2016.
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