1927 FA Cup Final: Cardiff City vs Arsenal

Cardiff City 1 - 0 Arsenal

• Cardiff City
  • Ferguson 74'
• Arsenal

Wembley - Saturday 23rd April

Attendance: 91,206

Match Referee: W.F. Bunnell

Team Line-ups:

Arsenal, now under the magic touch of Herbert Chapman, were captained by the famous Charles Buchan, and had other star players in Hulme, Parker and John. Cardiff, with practically the same defence as in 1925 but now with a new forward‑line, were at the peak of their fame.

For Arsenal, however, only Buchan lived up to his reputation, setting up at least three clear chances for his colleagues. The Welsh supporters massed on the Wembley banks had little to sing about, with both defences well in command and play for the most part incoherent. Then, out of the blue, the decisive goal came in the seventy‑third minute.

Following a Cardiff throw‑in, Ferguson tried a hurried shot at goal before he could be tackled. His drive was a hard one, low and diagonal, but Lewis, Arsenal's Welsh International goalkeeper, appeared to have it covered. However, with Davies and Irving challenging, the ball somehow twisted on his chest and trickled slowly over the line.

Ferguson, who scored the goal, raises his arms in triumph as Davies jumps over Lewis

It was a classic example of the kind of luck that can win or lose a Final. Fred Keenor and his men went on to take the Cup, and the trophy went out of England for the first time.

Community Singing Introduced At The 1927Final

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Chelsea v Burnley 2‑1; Bolton Wand v CARDIFF C 0‑2; South Shields v Swansea T 2‑2,1‑2;

Chelsea v Accrington S 7‑2; Fulharn v Burnley 0‑4; Leeds Utd v Bolton Wand 0‑0, 0‑3; Darlington v CARDIFF C 0‑2; Sheff Wed v South Shields 1 ‑1, 0‑ 1; Barnsley v Swansea T 1‑3; Reading v Portsmouth 3‑ 1; W. Ham v Brentford 1‑1, 0‑2; Port Vale v ARSENAL 2‑2, 0‑1; Liverpool v Southport 3‑ 1; Wolves v Nott'm Forest 2‑0; Hull C v Everton 1‑1, 2‑2, 3‑2; Derby Co, v Millwall 0‑3; PNE v Middlesbro 0‑2; Southampton v Birmingham 4‑3; Corinthians v Newcastle Utd 1‑3

Chelsea v Luton T 4‑0; Exeter C v Accrington S 0‑2; Fulharn v Chesterfield 4‑3; Burnley v Grimsby T 3‑ 1; Leeds Utd v Sunderland 3‑2; Blackpool v Bolton Wand 1‑21; Darlington v Rhyl Ath 2‑ 1; CARDIFF C v Aston Villa 2‑ 1; Sheff Wed v Brighton & H Alb 2‑0; South Shields v Plymouth Arg 3‑1; Barnsley v Crewe Alex 6‑ 1; Swansea T v Bury 4‑11; Reading v Man Utd 1‑ 1, 2‑2, 2‑1; Bristol R v Portsmouth 3‑3,0‑4; W. Ham v Spurs 3‑2; Oldham v Brentford 2‑2, 2‑4; Clapton Orient v Port Vale 1‑1, 1‑5; Sheff Utd v ARSENAL 2‑5; Bournemouth & Bos Ath v Liverpool 1‑1, 1‑4; Southport v Blackburn R 2‑0; Carlisle Utd v Wolves 0‑2; Ashington v Nott'm Forest 0‑2; Hull C v WBA 2‑1; Everton v Poole 3‑1; Bradford C v Derby C 2‑1; Millwall vHuddersfield T 3‑1; Lincoln C v PNE 2‑4; Middlesbro v Leicester C 5‑21; Southampton vNorwich C 3‑0; Birmingham v Man C 4‑1; Walsall v Corinthians 0‑4; Newcastle Utd v Notts Co 8‑1

Ashington v Nelson 2‑1; Bristol C v Bournemouth & Bos Ath 1‑1, 0‑2; Bristol R v Charlton Ath 4‑1; Carlisle Utd v Bedlington Utd 4‑0; CreweAlex V Wigan Borough 4‑1; Coventry C v Lincoln C 1‑1, 1‑2; Doncaster R v Chesterfield 0‑1; Chilton Colliery v Accrington S 0‑3; Exeter C v Northampton T 1 ‑0; Gillingham v Brentford 1‑1, 0‑1; Grimsby T v York C 2‑1; Luton T v Northfleet Utd 6‑2; Norwich C v Chatham 5‑0; Nunhead v Poole 1‑2; Reading v Southend Utd 3‑2; Rhyl Ath v Wrexham 3‑1; Southport v Crook T 2‑0; Walsall v Mansfieid T 2‑0; Watford v Brighton & H Alb 0‑1

Accrington S v Rochdale 4‑3; Annfield Plain v Chilton Colliery 2‑4; Barking T v Gillingham 0‑0, 0‑2; Bishop Auckland v Bedlington Utd 1 ‑0; Boston T v Northampton T 1‑1, 1‑2; Bournemouth & Bos Ath v Swindon T 1‑1, 4‑3; Brighton & H Alb v Barnet 3‑0; Carlisle Utd v Hartlepools Utd 6‑2; Chatham v St Albans C 3‑1; Chesterfield v Mexborough 0‑0, 2‑1; Clapton v Brentford 1‑1, 3‑7; Crewe Alex v Northern Nomads 0‑0, 4‑1; Crystal Palace v Norwich C 0‑0, 0‑1; Desborough v Doncaster R 0‑3, Dulwich Hamlet v Southend Utd 1‑4; Exeter C vAberdare Ath 3‑0; GrimsbyTv Halifax T3‑2; Kettering Tv Coventry C 2‑3; Lincoln C v Rotherham Utd 2‑0; Luton T v London Caledonians 4‑2; Merthyr T v Bristol C 0‑2; Nelson v Stockport Co 4‑ 1; Nunhead v Kingstonian 9‑0; Poole v Newport Co 1 ‑0; Reading v Weymouth 4‑4, 5‑0; Rhyl Ath v Stoke C 1‑1, 1‑1, 2‑1; Sittingbourne v Northfleet Utd 1‑3; Southport v Tranmere R 1‑1, 2‑1; Stockton v Ashington 1‑2; Torquay Utd v Bristol R 1 ‑1, 0‑1; Watford v Lowestoft 10‑1; Walsall v Bradford PA 1 ‑0; Wellington T v Mansfield T 1‑2; Wigan Borough v Barrow 0‑0, 2‑2, 1 ‑0; Woking v Chariton Ath 1‑3; Workington v Crook T 1‑2; Wrexham v New Brighton 1‑1, 2‑2,3‑1; York C v Worksop T 1‑1, 4‑1