1938 FA Cup final

March 2015 March 2015 1938 FA Cup final Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg 200 1937–38 FA Cup Preston North End 1 Huddersfield Town 0 After extra time 30 April 1938 Wembley Stadium London A. Jewell (London) 93,497 1937 1939 The 1938 FA Cup final was contested by Preston North End and Huddersfield Town at Wembley Stadium. Preston, losing finalists the previous year, won by a single goal. This was their second win in the competition. Background After 29 minutes of extra time it was still 0–0 and BBC commentator Thomas Woodrooffe said "if there's a goal scored now, I'll eat my hat". Seconds later, Preston were awarded a penalty, from which George Mutch scored the winning goal; Woodrooffe kept his promise, though it was one made of cake and marzipan. War and the Media: Reportage and Propaganda, 1900-2003 Mark Connelly & David Welch I.B. Tauris 2005 1-860-64959-9 141 The Joy of Six: FA Cup final goals Scott Murray 13 May 2011 The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/may/13/joy-of-six-fa-cup-final-goals 29 December 2016 Bill Shankly (who played in that game for the Preston side) recalls that special moment in his autobiography from 1976: "The ball hit the bar, which was square then, took the paint off it, screamed into the middle of the goal and ran down the back of the net." And then adds: "The paint is on the ball to this day. I saw it again in 1971, when Liverpool reached the final and played Arsenal. When we were preparing for Wembley, Tommy Smith, who was the Preston captain in 1938, came to the training ground at Melwood and showed the ball to his namesake, Tommy Smith, the Liverpool captain in 1971." Shankly: My Story John Roberts & Bill Shankly Trinity Mirror Sport Media 2009 978-1906802066 This was the first FA Cup final to be broadcast on television, by the BBC. It was a repeat of the 1922 FA Cup Final. This time the scores were reversed but once again a penalty was needed to separate the two sides. Soccer For Dummies Thomas Dunmore & Scott Murray 27 978-1-118-51065-0 John Wiley & Sons 2013 NHK Broadcasting Studies, Issue 2 Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai, NHK Hōsō Bunka Chōsa Kenkyūjo NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute 2003 132 Three of the players who participated in the final (Andy Beattie and Bill Shankly of Preston and Eddie Boot of Huddersfield) would all manage Huddersfield within 20 years of this final. The last surviving member of the winning team was Bobby Beattie, who died in September 2002 at the age of 86. Match details 30 April 1938 15:00 BST Preston North End 1–0 yes Huddersfield Town Report Mutch 119 pen. Wembley Stadium, London 93,497 A. Jewell (London) _collar _hoops_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000077 000077 Preston right _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes _hoops_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF Huddersfield GK England George HoldcroftRB England Frank GallimoreLB Scotland Andy BeattieRH Scotland Bill ShanklyCH Scotland Tom Smith (c)LH England Bob BateyOR England Dickie WatmoughIR Scotland George MutchCF Scotland Bud MaxwellIL Scotland Bobby BeattieOL Scotland Hugh O'DonnellManager:England James Taylor (acting) GK England Bob HesfordRB England Benny CraigLB England Reg MountfordRH England Ken WillinghamCH England Alf Young (c)LH England Eddie BootOR England Joe HulmeIR England Jimmy IsaacCF Scotland Willie MacFadyenIL England Bobby BarclayOL England Pat BeasleyManager:England Clem Stephenson Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. Road to Wembley Preston North End 8 Jan 1938 3rd Round Preston North End West Ham United 3 - 0 Deepdale, Preston 22 Jan 1938 4th Round Preston North End Leicester City 2 - 0 Deepdale, Preston 12 Feb 1938 5th Round Arsenal Preston North End 0 - 1 Highbury, London 5 Mar 1938 6th Round Brentford Preston North End 0 - 3 Griffin Park, London 26 Mar 1938 Semi-final Preston North End Aston Villa 2 - 1 Bramall Lane, Sheffield Huddersfield Town 8 Jan 1938 3rd Round Huddersfield Town Hull City 3 - 1 Leeds Road, Huddersfield 22 Jan 1938 4th Round Huddersfield Town Notts County 1 - 0 Leeds Road, Huddersfield 12 Feb 1938 5th Round Liverpool Huddersfield Town 0 - 1 Anfield, Liverpool 5 Mar 1938 6th Round York City Huddersfield Town 0 - 0 Bootham Crescent, York 9 Mar 1938 6th Round Replay Huddersfield Town York City 2 - 1 Leeds Road, Huddersfield 26 Mar 1938 Semi-final Huddersfield Town Sunderland 3 - 1 Ewood Park, Blackburn References External links FA Cup Final lineups Category:FA Cup finals Final FA Cup Final 1938 FA Cup Final 1938 FA Cup Final FA Cup Final