1928–29 FA Cup

August 2020 1928–29 FA Cup EnglandWales Bolton Wanderers (3rd title) Portsmouth 1927–28 1929–30 The 1928–29 FA Cup was the 54th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Bolton Wanderers won the competition for the third time, beating Portsmouth 2–0 in the final at Wembley. Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played. Calendar Round Date Extra preliminary round Saturday 1 September 1928 Preliminary round Saturday 15 September 1928 First round qualifying Saturday 29 September 1928 Second round qualifying Saturday 13 October 1928 Third round qualifying Saturday 27 October 1928 Fourth round qualifying Saturday 10 November 1928 First round proper Saturday 24 November 1928 Second round proper Saturday 8 December 1928 Third round proper Saturday 12 January 1929 Fourth round proper Saturday 26 January 1929 Fifth round proper Saturday 16 February 1929 Sixth round proper Saturday 2 March 1929 Semi-finals Saturday 23 March 1929 Final Saturday 27 April 1929 Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League joined the competition in the qualifying rounds. The 25 winners from the fourth qualifying round were Scarborough, Annfield Plain, York City, Spennymoor United, Lancaster Town, Horwich RMI, Rhyl Athletic, Gainsborough Trinity, Mansfield Town, Shirebrook, Grantham, Worcester City, Peterborough & Fletton United, Wellingborough Town, Kettering Town, Southall, Ilford, Barking Town, Chatham, Sittingbourne, Dulwich Hamlet, Guildford City, Woking, Poole and Yeovil & Petter's United. Those featuring at this stage for the first time were Lancaster Town, Horwich RMI, Wellingborough Town, Guildford City and Yeovil & Petter's United, while Scarborough and Grantham had not appeared in the main competition since 1887-88. Worcester City was the most successful club from this season's extra preliminary round, defeating Whitchurch, Stourbridge, Leamington Town, Oakengates Town, Stafford Rangers and Wellington Town before going out to Walsall in the first round proper. First round proper At this stage 41 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 25 non-league clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Northampton Town and Swindon Town were given byes to the third round, while Nelson did not enter the competition this season. To make the number of matches up, non-league sides Northfleet United and Leyton were given byes to this round, with Leyton again having won the previous season's FA Amateur Cup. 34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 24 November 1928. One match was drawn and went to a replay in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chesterfield3–2Rochdale24 November 19282Darlington3–0New Brighton24 November 19283Grantham1–0Rhyl Athletic24 November 19284Walsall3–1Worcester City24 November 19285Gillingham0–0Torquay United24 November 1928ReplayTorquay United5–1Gillingham28 November 19286Leyton0–2Watford24 November 19287Luton Town5–1Southend United24 November 19288Gainsborough Trinity3–1Crewe Alexandra24 November 19289Wrexham0–1Carlisle United24 November 192810Poole1–4Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic24 November 192811Tranmere Rovers2–1Rotherham United24 November 192812Stockport County1–0Halifax Town24 November 192813Sittingbourne2–1Southall24 November 192814Accrington Stanley2–1South Shields24 November 192815Brentford4–1Brighton & Hove Albion24 November 192816Bristol Rovers2–1Wellingborough Town24 November 192817Coventry City1–4Fulham24 November 192818Norwich City6–1Chatham24 November 192819Northfleet United5–2Ilford24 November 192820Bradford City4–1Doncaster Rovers24 November 192821Crystal Palace2–0Kettering Town24 November 192822Spennymoor United5–2Hartlepools United24 November 192823Annfield Plain1–4Southport24 November 192824Lancaster Town1–3Lincoln City24 November 192825Exeter City6–0Barking Town24 November 192826Merthyr Town4–2Dulwich Hamlet24 November 192827Shirebrook2–4Mansfield Town24 November 192828Newport County7–0Woking24 November 192829Horwich RMI1–2Scarborough24 November 192830Yeovil & Petter's United1–4Plymouth Argyle24 November 192831Wigan Borough2–0Ashington24 November 192832York City0–1Barrow24 November 192833Peterborough & Fletton United0–2Charlton Athletic24 November 192834Guildford City4–2Queens Park Rangers24 November 1928 Second round proper The matches were played on Saturday, 8 December 1928. Two matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Barrow1–2Mansfield Town8 December 19282Watford2–0Merthyr Town8 December 19283Walsall2–1Sittingbourne8 December 19284Gainsborough Trinity2–3Chesterfield8 December 19285Scarborough2–2Darlington8 December 1928ReplayDarlington2–1Scarborough12 December 19286Tranmere Rovers0–1Bradford City8 December 19287Stockport County3–0Southport8 December 19288Fulham0–0Luton Town8 December 1928ReplayLuton Town4–1Fulham13 December 19289Accrington Stanley7–0Spennymoor United8 December 192810Brentford0–1Plymouth Argyle8 December 192811Norwich City6–0Newport County8 December 192812Northfleet United1–5Charlton Athletic8 December 192813Carlisle United0–1Lincoln City8 December 192814Crystal Palace3–1Bristol Rovers8 December 192815Torquay United0–1Exeter City8 December 192816Wigan Borough2–1Grantham8 December 192817Guildford City1–5Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic8 December 1928 Third round proper The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with Northampton Town, Swindon Town and amateur side Corinthian. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 12 January 1929. Eight matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which one went to a second replay. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Birmingham3–1Manchester City12 January 19292Chesterfield1–7Huddersfield Town12 January 19293Darlington2–6Bury12 January 19294Bristol City0–2Liverpool12 January 19295Burnley2–1Sheffield United12 January 19296Southampton0–0Clapton Orient12 January 1929ReplayClapton Orient2–1Southampton17 January 19297Watford1–0Preston North End12 January 19298Reading2–0Tottenham Hotspur12 January 19299Walsall1–1Middlesbrough12 January 1929ReplayMiddlesbrough5–1Walsall21 January 192910Nottingham Forest1–2Swansea Town12 January 192911Blackburn Rovers1–0Barnsley12 January 192912Aston Villa6–1Cardiff City12 January 192913Bolton Wanderers2–0Oldham Athletic12 January 192914Grimsby Town1–1West Bromwich Albion12 January 1929ReplayWest Bromwich Albion2–0Grimsby Town16 January 192915Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1Mansfield Town12 January 192916Derby County4–3Notts County12 January 192917Lincoln City0–1Leicester City12 January 192918Luton Town0–0Crystal Palace12 January 1929ReplayCrystal Palace7–0Luton Town16 January 192919Swindon Town2–0Newcastle United12 January 192920Accrington Stanley1–1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic12 January 1929ReplayBournemouth & Boscombe Athletic2–0Accrington Stanley16 January 192921Portsmouth2–1Charlton Athletic12 January 192922West Ham United1–0Sunderland12 January 192923Norwich City0–5Corinthian12 January 192924Plymouth Argyle3–0Blackpool12 January 192925Bradford City2–0Stockport County12 January 192926Millwall1–1Northampton Town12 January 1929ReplayNorthampton Town2–2Millwall17 January 1929ReplayMillwall2–0Northampton Town21 January 192927Hull City1–1Bradford Park Avenue12 January 1929ReplayBradford Park Avenue3–1Hull City16 January 192928Chelsea2–0Everton12 January 192929Exeter City2–2Leeds United12 January 1929ReplayLeeds United5–1Exeter City16 January 192930Port Vale0–3Manchester United12 January 192931Arsenal2–1Stoke City12 January 192932Wigan Borough1–3The Wednesday12 January 1929 Fourth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 26 January 1929. Five games were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture. Mansfield Town and Corinthian were the only non-league clubs remaining in the competition at this stage. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic6–4Watford26 January 19292Burnley3–3Swindon Town26 January 1929ReplaySwindon Town3–2Burnley31 January 19293Liverpool0–0Bolton Wanderers26 January 1929ReplayBolton Wanderers5–2Liverpool31 January 19294Reading1–0The Wednesday26 January 19295Leicester City1–0Swansea Town26 January 19296Blackburn Rovers1–1Derby County26 January 1929ReplayDerby County0–3Blackburn Rovers31 January 19297Aston Villa0–0Clapton Orient26 January 1929ReplayClapton Orient0–8Aston Villa31 January 19298West Bromwich Albion1–0Middlesbrough26 January 19299Portsmouth2–0Bradford City26 January 192910West Ham United3–0Corinthian26 January 192911Manchester United0–1Bury26 January 192912Plymouth Argyle0–1Bradford Park Avenue26 January 192913Millwall0–0Crystal Palace26 January 1929ReplayCrystal Palace5–3Millwall31 January 192914Chelsea1–0Birmingham26 January 192915Huddersfield Town3–0Leeds United26 January 192916Arsenal2–0Mansfield Town26 January 1929 Fifth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 16 February 1929. There were three replays played in the next midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic1–1West Ham United16 February 1929ReplayWest Ham United3–1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic20 February 19292Reading1–3Aston Villa16 February 19293Leicester City1–2Bolton Wanderers16 February 19294Blackburn Rovers1–0Bury16 February 19295West Bromwich Albion6–0Bradford Park Avenue16 February 19296Swindon Town0–0Arsenal16 February 1929ReplayArsenal1–0Swindon Town20 February 19297Chelsea1–1Portsmouth16 February 1929ReplayPortsmouth1–0Chelsea20 February 19298Huddersfield Town5–2Crystal Palace16 February 1929 Sixth round proper The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 2 March 1929. There were two replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Blackburn Rovers1–1Bolton Wanderers2 March 1929ReplayBolton Wanderers2–1Blackburn Rovers6 March 19292Aston Villa1–0Arsenal2 March 19293West Bromwich Albion1–1Huddersfield Town2 March 1929ReplayHuddersfield Town2–1West Bromwich Albion6 March 19294Portsmouth3–2West Ham United2 March 1929 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 23 March 1929. Bolton Wanderers and Portsmouth won their matches to meet in the final at Wembley. 23 March 1929 15:00 Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Huddersfield Town Anfield, Liverpool 23 March 1929 15:00 Portsmouth 1–0 Aston Villa Highbury, London Final 1929 FA Cup Final The 1929 FA Cup Final was contested by Bolton Wanderers and Portsmouth at Wembley. Bolton won 2–0, with goals by Billy Butler and Harry Blackmore. Match details 27 April 1929 15:00 BST Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Portsmouth (Report) Butler 79Blackmore 87 Wembley, London 92,576 A. Josephs, South Shields _3_stripes_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000088 000000 Bolton Wanderers right _whitecollar _3_stripes_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 000000 Portsmouth See also FA Cup Final Results 1872- References General Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com 1928-29 FA Cup at rssf.com 1928-29 FA Cup at soccerbase.com Specific 30em Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup