1929 FA Cup Final: Bolton vs Portsmouth

Bolton 2 - 0 Portsmouth

• Bolton
  • Butler 79'
  • Blackmore 87'
• Portsmouth

Wembley - Saturday 27th April

Match Referee: A Josephs

Team Line-ups:

Bolton achieved a remarkable sequence of Wembley triumphs, winning the Finals of 1923,1926 and 1929, and, even more remarkable, achieved it with largely the same set of players.

As in their last Final, Bolton allowed the initiative to come from the opposition for most of the first half. But Portsmouth's Weddle, with his reputation as a forward with a scorching shot, was well policed by Finney, and half time arrived with no score. Bolton resumed with more urgency, and launched a series of fierce attacks. Gilfillan was peppered with shots from Gibson, M'Clelland and Blackmore.

During this period of second‑half pressure from Bolton, Portsmouth left‑back Bell was injured, and, after attention, switched to outside‑left. The cohesion of the Portsmouth team was broken as a result, and Butler, a fiery and determined winger, cut inside to shoot Bolton into the lead with ten minutes to go. Mackie hacked the ball clear a fraction too late ‑ it had already crossed the line.

In the last seconds Bolton made sure of victory with a second goal. Butler broke away to cross to Blackmore who promptly and characteristically cracked it left‑footed into the net before Gilfillan could move.

Jimmy Seddon, Dick Pym and Harry Blackmore 'toasting' the cup win

Blackburn R v BOLTON WAND 1‑1, 1‑2; WBA v Huddersfield T 1‑1, 1‑2; PORTSMOUTH v W. Ham 3‑2, Aston Villa v Arsenal 1 ‑0

Huddersfield T v Crystal Palace 5‑2; Chelsea v PORTSMOUTH 1‑1, 0‑1; Bournemouth & BosAth v W. Ham 1‑1, 1‑3; Reading v Aston Villa 1‑3; Swindon T v Arsenal 0‑0, 0‑1

Blackburn R v Derby Co 1‑1, 3‑0; Man Utd v Bury 0‑1; Leicester C v Swansea T 1‑0, Liverpool v BOLTON WAND 0‑0, 2‑5; WBA v Middlesbro 1 ‑0; Plymouth Arg v Bradford PA 0‑1; Huddersfield T v Leeds Utd 3‑0; Millwall v Crystal Palace 0‑0, 3‑5; Chelsea v Birmingham 1-0; PORTSMOUTH v Bradford C 2‑0, Bournemouth & Bos Ath v Watford 6‑4, W. Ham v Corinthians 3‑0; Reading v Sheff Wed 1 ‑0; Aston Villa v Clapton Orient 0‑0, 8‑0, Burnley v Swindon T 3‑3, 2‑3; Arsenal v Mansfield T 2‑0

Blackburn R v Barnsley l‑0 Derby Co v Notts Co 4‑3; Port Vale v Man Utd 0‑3 Darlington v Bury 2‑6; Lincoln C v Leicester C 0‑1 , Nott'm Forest v Swansea T 1‑2; Bristol C v Liverpool 0‑2; BOLTON WAND v Oldham Ath 2‑0; Grimsby T v WBA 1‑1, 0‑2, Walsall v Middlesbro 1‑1, 1-5; Plymouth Arg v Blackpool 3‑0; Hull C v Bradford PA 1‑1, 1‑21; Chesterfield v Huddersfield T 1‑7; Exeter C v Leeds Utd 2‑2, 1‑5; Millwall v Northampton T 1‑1, 2‑2, 2‑0; Luton T v Crystal Palace 0‑0, 0‑7; Chelsea v Everton 2‑0; Birmingham v Man C 3‑1; PORTSMOUTH v Chariton Ath 2‑1; Bradford C v Stockport Co 2‑0; Accrington S v Bournemouth & Bos Ath 1‑1, 0‑2; Watford v PNE 1 ‑0; W. Ham v Sunderland 1 ‑0; Norwich C v Corinthians 0‑5; Reading v Spurs 2‑0,Wigan Borough v Sheff Wed 1‑2; Aston Villa v Cardiff C 6‑1; Southampton v Clapton Orient 0‑0, 1‑2 ; Burnley v Sheff Utd 2‑1; Swindon T v Newcastle Utd 2‑0; Arsenal v Stoke C 2‑1; Wolves v Mansfield T 0‑1

Accrington S v Spennymoor Utd 7‑0, Bradford C v Tranmere R 1 ‑0; Guildford C v

Accrington S v South Shields 2‑1; York C v Barrow 0‑1; Poole v Bournemouth & Bos Ath 1‑4; Bradford C v Doncaster R 4‑1; Brentford v Brighton & H Alb 4‑1; Bristol R v Wellingborough T 2‑1; Carlisle Utd v Wrexham 1 ‑0; Peterborough & Fletton Utd v Chariton Ath 0‑2; Chesterfield v Rochdale 3‑2; Crystal Palace v Kettering T 2‑0, Darlington v New Brighton 3‑0; Exeter C v Barking T 6‑0; Coventry C v Fulham 1‑4; Gainsboro Tr v Crewe Alex 3‑1; Grantham v Rhyl Ath 1 ‑0; Guildford C v QPR 4‑2; Lancaster T v Lincoln C 1‑3; Luton T v Southend Utd 5‑1, Shirebtook v Mansfield T 2‑4; Merthyr T v Dulwich Hamlet 4‑2; Newport Co v Woking 7‑0; Nortinfleet Utd v liford 5‑2; Norwich C v Chatharn 6‑1; Yeovil & Petters Utd v Plymouth Arg 1‑4, Horwich RMI v Scarborough T 1‑2; Sittingbourne v Southall 2‑1, Annfield Plain v Southport 1‑4; Spennymoor Utd v Hartlepools Utd 5‑2; Stockport Co v Halifax T 1‑0, Gillingham v Torquay Utd 0‑0, 0‑1Tranmere R v Rotherham Utd 2‑1; Walsall v Worcester C 3‑1; Leyton v Watford 0‑2;Wigan Borough v Ashington 2‑0