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Huddersfield Town

(Smith (Pen) )

Mutch; Wood. Wadsworth; Slade, Wilson, Watson; Richardson, Mann, Islip, Stephenson, Smith (W. H.)

Preston North End

J. F. Mitchell; Hamilton, Doolan; Duxbury. McCall, Williamson; Rawlings, Jefferis, Roberts, Woodhouse, Quinn

Referee: J. W. D. Fowler

The year 1922 saw Preston take their place in the Final - the last at Stamford Bridge-for the first time since 1889. Their opponents, Huddersfield, were now heading for their great triumphs. They had some splendid players in Wadsworth and Smith, both England Internationals, and inside-left Clem Stephenson, who had already won Cup medals with Villa in 1913 and 1920.

The match itself was rough and undistinguished. In some way it was fitting that it should have been the first Final to be decided by a penalty-kick. Both sides were determined to stop each other at all costs, and the referee, for his part. was far too lenient with offenders.

Mr Fowler's penalty award was controversial. Huddersfield's outside-left, Billy Smith, had set off on a long dribble and was racing into the penalty-area when Hamilton, Preston's right-back, brought him down from behind. Despite the bespectacled Mitchell's efforts to distract the taker by jumping up and down on his line. Smith blasted the spot-kick into the net.

Was it a penalty? Smith had certainly fallen inside the area, but marks on the pitch suggested that the foul may have been committed outside.

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First Round

Everton v Crystal Palace 0-6; Millwall Ath v Ashington 4-2; Worksop T v Southend Utd 1 -2; Swansea T v W. Ham 0-0. 1-1,1-0; Blackburn R v Southport 1 -1. 2-0; Swindon T v Leeds Utd 2-1; Brighton & H Alb v Sheff Utd 1 -0; Burnley v HUDDERSFIELD T 2-2, 2-3; Aston Villa v Derby Co 6-1; Portsmouth v Luton T 1-1,1-2; Port Vale v Stoke C 2-4; Northampton t v Reading3-0; Chelsea v WBA 2-4; Sunderland v Liverpool 1 -1, 0-5; Walsall v Bradford C 3-3, 0-4; Grimsby T v NottsCo 1-1,0-3; Bradford PA v Sheff Wed 1-0; Arsenal v QPR 0-0,2-1; Plymouth Arg v Fulham 1-1,0-1; Leicester CvClapton Orient 2-0; Barnsley v Norwich C 1-1,2-1; Gillingham v Oldham Ath 1-3; Newcastle Utd v Newport Co 6-0; PNE v Wolves 3-0; Man Utd v Cardiff C 1 -4; Southampton v South Shields 3-1; Hull C v Middlesbro 5-0; Bristol C v Nott'm Forest 0-0, 1 -3; Man C v Darlington 3-1; Bolton Wand v Bury 1 -0; Blackpool v Watford 1 -2; Brentford v Spurs 0-2

Second Round

Crystal Palace v Millwall Ath 0-0, 0-2; Southend Utd v Swansea T 0-1; Swindon tv Blackburn R 0-1; Brighton & H Alb v HUDDERSFIELD T-0-0. 0-2; Aston Villa v Luton T 1-0; Northampton T v Stoke C 2-2, 0-3; Liverpool v WBA 0-1; Bradford C v Notts Co 1 -1, 1 -1, 0-1; Bradford PA v Arsenal 2-3; Leicester C v Fulham 2-0; Barnsley v Oldham Ath 3-1; PNE v Newcastle Utd 3-1; Southampton v Cardiff C 1-1,0-2; Nott'm Forest v Hull C 3-0; Bolton Wand v Man C 1-3; Spurs v Watford 1-0

Third Round

Millwall Ath v Swansea T 4-0; Blackburn R v HUDDERSFIELD T 1-1.0-5; Stoke C v Aston Villa 0-0, 0-4; WBA v Notts C 1-1.0-2; Arsenal v Leicester C 3-0; Barnsley v PNE 1-1.0-3; Cardiff C v Nott'm Forest 4-1; Spurs v Man C 2-1

Fourth Round

HUDDERSFIELD T v Millwall Ath 3-0; Notts Co v Aston Villa 2-2,4-3; Arsenal v PNE 1-1,1-2; Cardiff C v Spurs 1-1,1-2

Semi-Final

HUDDERSFIELD T v Notts Co 3-1; PNE v Spurs 2-1