1922–23 FA Cup

December 2021 1922–23 FA Cup EnglandWales Bolton Wanderers(1st title) West Ham United 1921–22 1923–24 The 1922–23 FA Cup was the 48th season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). Bolton Wanderers won the competition, beating West Ham United 2–0 in the first final to be held at Wembley Stadium, London. 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. 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 at neutral venues 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 The format of the FA Cup for the season had two preliminary rounds, six qualifying rounds, four proper rounds, and the semi-finals and final. Round Date Extra preliminary round Saturday 9 September 1922 Preliminary round Saturday 23 September 1922 First round qualifying Saturday 7 October 1922 Second round qualifying Saturday 21 October 1922 Third round qualifying Saturday 4 November 1922 Fourth round qualifying Saturday 18 November 1922 Fifth round qualifying Saturday 2 December 1922 Sixth round qualifying Saturday 16 December 1922 First round proper Saturday 13 January 1923 Second round proper Saturday 3 February 1923 Third round proper Saturday 24 February 1923 Fourth round proper Saturday 10 March 1923 Semi-finals Saturday 24 March 1923 Final Saturday 28 April 1923 Qualifying rounds Of the 35 Football League clubs required to enter this season's tournament in the qualifying rounds, only eight ended up progressing through to the competition proper. Three Second Division sides, Port Vale, Stockport County and Coventry City were entered in the fifth qualifying round, but all three lost at that stage (to Wrexham, Barrow and New Brighton respectively). Twelve Third Division clubs (Durham City, Crewe Alexandra, Wigan Borough, Nelson, Rochdale, Halifax Town, Chesterfield, Lincoln City, Tranmere Rovers and Barrow from the North along with Southend United and Exeter City from the South) were entered in the fourth qualifying round, with Crewe and Tranmere going out to non-league opponents (New Brighton and Wellington St George's) and the rest either going on or losing amongst themselves. A further 20 Third Division sides (Darlington, Ashington, Hartlepools United, Southport, Stalybridge Celtic, Accrington Stanley, Grimsby Town, Walsall and Wrexham from the North; and Norwich City, Charlton Athletic, Northampton Town, Gillingham, Brentford, Reading, Bristol Rovers, Aberdare Athletic, Newport County, Merthyr Town and Swansea Town from the South) were entered in the fifth qualifying round, of which 12 moved on to the next stage and eight went out. The final 12 winners from the sixth qualifying round were Stalybridge Celtic, Aberdare Athletic, Wrexham, Merthyr Town, Charlton Athletic, Norwich City, Wigan Borough and Halifax Town from the Football League, and non-league sides Bath City, Worksop Town, Blyth Spartans and New Brighton. Those appearing in the competition proper for the first time were Aberdare Athletic, Charlton Athletic, Blyth Spartans, New Brighton, Stalybridge Celtic and Wigan Borough, although Celtic and Borough were emulating the achievements of defunct predecessor outfits Stalybridge Rovers in 1899-1900 and Wigan County in 1897-98. Wellington St George's was the most successful team from this season's extra preliminary round. In addition to their victory against Tranmere, they secured wins over Shrewsbury Town, Bloxwich Strollers, Darlaston, Oswestry Town and Oakengates Town but went out to Walsall in the fifth qualifying round. 1922–23 FA Cup qualifying rounds First round proper 41 of 44 clubs from the Football League First and Second Divisions joined the 12 lower-league clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. To bring the number of teams up to 64, nine Third Division South sides and one Third Division North side were given byes to this round. These were: Watford Brighton & Hove Albion Luton Town Swindon Town Queens Park Rangers Millwall Plymouth Argyle Bristol City Portsmouth Bradford Park Avenue The Football Association also began the custom of awarding leading London amateur club Corinthian a bye to the same stage of the tournament as the Football League First Division sides. Corinthian would receive these byes for a further ten seasons, but the club's members had to ratify a special constitutional amendment for it to do so as its founding document initially prevented it from competing for "any challenge cup or any prize of any description"! 32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 13 January 1923. Twelve matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which three went to another replay, and one match went to a third. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bristol City5–1Wrexham13 January 19232Bury2–1Luton Town13 January 19233Liverpool0–0Arsenal13 January 1923ReplayArsenal1–4Liverpool17 January 19234South Shields3–1Halifax Town13 January 19235Leicester City4–0Fulham13 January 19236Nottingham Forest0–0Sheffield United13 January 1923ReplaySheffield United0–0Nottingham Forest17 January 1923ReplayNottingham Forest1–1Sheffield United22 January 1923ReplaySheffield United1–0Nottingham Forest23 January 19237Aston Villa0–1Blackburn Rovers13 January 19238The Wednesday3–0New Brighton13 January 19239West Bromwich Albion0–0Stalybridge Celtic13 January 1923ReplayStalybridge Celtic0–2West Bromwich Albion17 January 192310Sunderland3–1Burnley13 January 192311Derby County2–0Blackpool13 January 192312Everton1–1Bradford Park Avenue13 January 1923ReplayBradford Park Avenue1–0Everton17 January 192313Swindon Town0–0Barnsley13 January 1923ReplayBarnsley2–0Swindon Town18 January 192314Newcastle United0–0Southampton13 January 1923ReplaySouthampton3–1Newcastle United17 January 192315Tottenham Hotspur0–0Worksop Town13 January 1923ReplayTottenham Hotspur9–0Worksop Town15 January 192316Manchester City1–2Charlton Athletic13 January 192317Queens Park Rangers1–0Crystal Palace13 January 192318Portsmouth0–0Leeds United13 January 1923ReplayLeeds United3–1Portsmouth17 January 192319Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Corinthian13 January 1923ReplayCorinthian1–1Brighton & Hove Albion17 January 1923ReplayBrighton & Hove Albion1–0Corinthian22 January 192320Norwich City0–2Bolton Wanderers13 January 192321Plymouth Argyle0–0Notts County13 January 1923ReplayNotts County0–1Plymouth Argyle17 January 192322Bradford City1–1Manchester United13 January 1923ReplayManchester United2–0Bradford City17 January 192323Hull City2–3West Ham United13 January 192324Clapton Orient0–2Millwall13 January 192325Oldham Athletic0–1Middlesbrough13 January 192326Chelsea1–0Rotherham County13 January 192327Huddersfield Town2–1Birmingham13 January 192328Blyth Spartans0–3Stoke13 January 192329Cardiff City1–1Watford13 January 1923ReplayWatford2–2Cardiff City17 January 1923ReplayCardiff City2–1Watford22 January 192330Merthyr Town0–1Wolverhampton Wanderers13 January 192331Aberdare Athletic1–3Preston North End13 January 192332Wigan Borough4–1Bath City13 January 1923 Second round proper The 16 Second Round matches were played on Saturday, 3 February 1923. Five matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bristol City0–3Derby County3 February 19232Bury3–1Stoke3 February 19233South Shields0–0Blackburn Rovers3 February 1923ReplayBlackburn Rovers0–1South Shields7 February 19234Leicester City0–1Cardiff City3 February 19235The Wednesday2–1Barnsley3 February 19236Bolton Wanderers3–1Leeds United3 February 19237Wolverhampton Wanderers0–2Liverpool3 February 19238Middlesbrough1–1Sheffield United3 February 1923ReplaySheffield United3–0Middlesbrough8 February 19239West Bromwich Albion2–1Sunderland3 February 192310Tottenham Hotspur4–0Manchester United3 February 192311Brighton & Hove Albion1–1West Ham United3 February 1923ReplayWest Ham United1–0Brighton & Hove Albion7 February 192312Plymouth Argyle4–1Bradford Park Avenue3 February 192313Millwall0–0Huddersfield Town3 February 1923ReplayHuddersfield Town3–0Millwall7 February 192314Chelsea0–0Southampton3 February 1923ReplaySouthampton1–0Chelsea7 February 192315Charlton Athletic2–0Preston North End3 February 192316Wigan Borough2–4Queens Park Rangers3 February 1923 Third round proper The eight Third Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 24 February 1923. Two matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bury0–0Southampton24 February 1923ReplaySouthampton1–0Bury28 February 19232Liverpool1–2Sheffield United24 February 19233Derby County1–0The Wednesday24 February 19234Queens Park Rangers3–0South Shields24 February 19235West Ham United2–0Plymouth Argyle24 February 19236Huddersfield Town1–1Bolton Wanderers24 February 1923ReplayBolton Wanderers1–0Huddersfield Town28 February 19237Cardiff City2–3Tottenham Hotspur24 February 19238Charlton Athletic1–0West Bromwich Albion24 February 1923 Fourth round proper The four Fourth round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 10 March 1923. There was one replay, between Southampton and West Ham United, played in the following midweek fixture. However, this went to a second replay, which West Ham won. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Southampton1–1West Ham United10 March 1923ReplayWest Ham United1–1Southampton14 March 1923ReplayWest Ham United1–0Southampton19 March 19232Tottenham Hotspur0–1Derby County10 March 19233Queens Park Rangers0–1Sheffield United10 March 19234Charlton Athletic0–1Bolton Wanderers10 March 1923 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 24 March 1923. The matches ended in victories for Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United, who went on to meet in the final at Wembley. 24 March 1923 15:00 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Sheffield United Old Trafford, Manchester 24 March 1923 15:00 West Ham United 5–2 Derby County Stamford Bridge, London Final 1923 FA Cup Final The final was held on 28 April 1923 at the original Wembley Stadium in London. It was the first football match to be played at the newly built stadium. King George V was in attendance to present the trophy to the winning team. Bolton Wanderers won the match 2–0, through goals from David Jack and Jack Smith The 1923 final later became widely known as the "White Horse Final" because of the famous image of mounted policeman George Scorey on a white horse helping control the overcrowded spectators around the pitch at Wembley Stadium. The match played an important role in shaping future crowd-control and stadium safety arrangements for major football events in England.1923 FA Cup Final: The White Horse Final https://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame/the-white-horse-final/ National Football Museum 6 May 2026 Match details 28 April 1923 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 (Report) West Ham United Jack 2Jack Smith 53 Wembley Stadium, LondonThraves Andrew The History of the Wembley FA Cup Final 1–4 126,047 (officially) D. H. Asson (West Bromwich) _3_stripes_white ffffff ffffff ffffff 000080 000000 Bolton Wanderers _claretborder _lightblue_neck_loop _claretborder 00CCFF 800000 00CCFF ffffff 800000 West Ham United See also FA Cup Final Results 1872- References General Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com 1922-23 FA Cup at rsssf.com 1922-23 FA Cup at soccerbase.com Specific Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup