1930 FA Cup final

1930 FA Cup Final
	Programme cover
Event	1929–30 FA Cup
Date	26 April 1930
Venue	Wembley Stadium, Middlesex
Referee	T. Crew (Leicester)
Attendance	92,499
	← 1929 1931 →

The 1930 FA Cup Final was contested by Arsenal and Huddersfield Town at Wembley Stadium. Arsenal won 2–0, with goals from Alex James and Jack Lambert. As a result, Arsenal won their first FA Cup after a defeat in their FA Cup final debut in 1927.

Background

The 1930 Final was the first Cup Final in which both teams entered the pitch side by side, in honour of Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman, who had also managed Huddersfield in the 1920s.^[1]

Arsenal came into the game following a 6–6 draw at Leicester City, the highest-scoring draw in English top-flight history, five days prior. Dave Halliday, who scored four of Arsenal's goals that game, was omitted from the Cup Final squad in favour of Jack Lambert.^[2]

The 1930 FA Cup Final is remembered for the Graf Zeppelin passing over the stadium at the start of the second half. The Zeppelin was, at the time, the largest airship ever and was around 776 ft in length.^[3]^[1]

After first being broadcast on BBC Radio in 1928, the 1930 final was the first for which a fee was paid for the rights.^[4]

Arsenal's Bill Seddon, who died in January 1993 at the age of 91, was the last surviving player to appear in the game.

Road to the Final

Arsenal

11 Jan 1930

3rd Round

Arsenal	2–0	Chelsea

Highbury, London

25 Jan 1930

4th Round

Arsenal	2–2	Birmingham City

Highbury, London

29 Jan 1930

4th Round Replay

Birmingham City	0–1	Arsenal

St Andrew's, Birmingham

15 Feb 1930

5th Round

Middlesbrough	0–2	Arsenal

Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough

1 Mar 1930

6th Round

West Ham United	0–3	Arsenal

Boleyn Ground, London

22 Mar 1930

Semi-final

Arsenal	2–2	Hull City

Elland Road, Leeds

26 Mar 1930

Semi-final Replay

Hull City	0–1	Arsenal

Villa Park, Birmingham

Huddersfield Town

11 Jan 1930

3rd Round

Bury	0–1	Huddersfield Town

Gigg Lane, Bury

25 Jan 1930

4th Round

Huddersfield Town	2–1	Sheffield United

Leeds Road, Huddersfield

15 Feb 1930

5th Round

Huddersfield Town	2–1	Bradford City

Leeds Road, Huddersfield

1 Mar 1930

6th Round

Aston Villa	1–2	Huddersfield Town

Villa Park, Birmingham

22 Mar 1930

Semi-final

Huddersfield Town	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday

Old Trafford, Manchester

Match details

26 April 1930

15:00 BST

Arsenal	2–0	Huddersfield Town
James 16' Lambert 88'	(Report)

Wembley Stadium, Middlesex

Attendance: 92,499

Referee: T. Crew (Leicester)

Arsenal

Huddersfield Town



GK		Charlie Preedy
RB		Tom Parker (c)
LB		Eddie Hapgood
RH		Alf Baker
CB		Bill Seddon
LH		Bob John
OR		Joe Hulme
IR		David Jack
CF		Jack Lambert
IL		Alex James
OL		Cliff Bastin
Manager:
Herbert Chapman



GK		Hugh Turner
RB		Roy Goodall
LB		Bon Spence
RH		Jimmy Naylor
CH		Tom Wilson (c)
LH		Austen Campbell
OR		Alex Jackson
IR		Bob Kelly
CF		Harry Davies
IL		Harry Raw
OL		Billy Smith
Manager:
Clem Stephenson

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Replay if scores still level.

References

^ ^a ^b Scott Murray & Rowan Walker (2008). Day of the Match: A History of Football in 365 Days. Pan Macmillan. p. 121. ISBN 0-752-22678-9.
^ Tony Matthews (2005). Football Oddities. The History Press. ISBN 0-752-49376-0.
^ Steve Tongue (2016). Turf Wars: A History of London Football. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 1-785-31248-0.
^ Stefan Szymanski, Andrew S. Zimbalist (2006). National Pastime: How Americans Play Baseball and the Rest of the World Plays Soccer. Brookings Institution Press. p. 154. ISBN 0-815-78259-4.

External links

[Book-1] Scott Murray & Rowan Walker (2008). Day of the Match: A History of Football in 365 Days. Pan Macmillan. p. 121. ISBN 0-752-22678-9.

[2] Tony Matthews (2005). Football Oddities. The History Press. ISBN 0-752-49376-0.

[3] Steve Tongue (2016). Turf Wars: A History of London Football. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 1-785-31248-0.

[4] Stefan Szymanski, Andrew S. Zimbalist (2006). National Pastime: How Americans Play Baseball and the Rest of the World Plays Soccer. Brookings Institution Press. p. 154. ISBN 0-815-78259-4.

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