1924 FA Cup final

1924 FA Cup Final
Event	1923–24 FA Cup
Date	26 April 1924
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	W. E. Russell
Attendance	91,695
Weather	Rain
	← 1923 1925 →

The 1924 FA Cup Final was contested by Newcastle United and Aston Villa at Wembley. Newcastle won 2–0, the goals scored by Neil Harris and Stan Seymour. The match has become commonly known as the "Rainy Day" final due to the weather that day, a consequence of which has led to there being very few good condition programmes left for the game. (Many fans used their match programmes as makeshift umbrellas.) The value of the programme is the highest for any Wembley final with recent sales attaining over £6,000 at auction.

The referee was Swindon-born William E. Russell, the only referee from Swindon, Wiltshire, to ever officiate an FA Cup Final. He died aged 65 years in April - June 1946.^{[citation needed]}

Match details

26 April 1924

15:00 BST

Newcastle United	2–0	Aston Villa
Harris 83' Seymour 85'	(Report)

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 91,695

Referee: W. E. Russell

Newcastle United

Aston Villa



Bill Bradley
Billy Hampson
Frank Hudspeth (c)
Peter Mooney
Charlie Spencer
Willie Gibson
James Low
Billy Cowan
Neil Harris
Tommy McDonald
Stan Seymour
Manager:
Selection Committee



Tommy Jackson
Tommy Smart
Tommy Mort
Frank Moss
Vic Milne
George Blackburn
Richard York
Billy Kirton
Len Capewell
Billy Walker (c)
Arthur Dorrell
Secretary-Manager:
George Ramsay

Road to Wembley

Newcastle United

Round 1	Portsmouth	2–4	Newcastle United
Round 2	Derby County	2–2	Newcastle United
Round 2 replay	Newcastle United	2–2	Derby County
Round 2 2nd replay	Derby County	2–2	Newcastle United
Round 2 3rd replay	Newcastle United	5–3	Derby County
Round 3	Watford	0–1	Newcastle United
Quarter-final	Newcastle United	5–0	Liverpool
Semi-final	Newcastle United	2–0	Manchester City
	(at St Andrew's)

Aston Villa

Round 1	Ashington	1–5	Aston Villa
Round 2	Swansea Town	0–2	Aston Villa
Round 3	Aston Villa	3–0	Leeds United
Quarter-final	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	Aston Villa
Semi-final	Aston Villa	3–0	Burnley
	(at Bramall Lane)

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