Arsenal Dominated the FA Cup in the 1930s

FA Cup Football in the 1930s

Many teams were regularly in the FA Cup Finals of the 1930s. Arsenal played three finals. The Gunners won two and lost one. Portsmouth, Manchester City, Preston and West Bromwich Albion all played two finals, winning one and losing one. FA Cup finals at Wembley Stadium were well attended in the 1930s. No Final had fewer than 92,000 spectators. The 1939 Final between Portsmouth and Wolves was the most popular game with 99.370 spectators.

Club of the decade: Arsenal Football Club was founded in 1886. The Gunners lost 1-0 against Cardiff in the 1927 FA Cup Final at Wembley stadium. Three years later they were back at Wembley as winners. Arsenal defeated Huddersfiled 2-0 and won their first FA Cup. Two years later they lost to Newcastle in the Final but in the 1936 Final they were winners again. Arsenal won 1-0 against Sheffield United

Player of the decade: Ted Drake scored the only goal when Arsenal defeated Sheffield in the 1936 Final. Drake was a great goal scorer. To this day he holds the record for the most goals scored in the history of first division football in England, scoring seven goals against Aston Villa in December 1935. Arsenal won that game at Villa Park 7-1. With 139 goals in 184 games, Drake is fifth all-time scorer for The Gunners. However, he has better goal average than the number one on the list Thierry Henry (0.755 goals per game vs. 0.606 goals per game).

Results and Scorers FA Cup Finals 1930-39

1930 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

Arsenal - Huddersfield Town 2-0

1-0 James 16', 2-0 Lambert 88'

1931 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

West Bromwich Albion - Birmingham 2-1

1-0 W. G. Richardson 25', 1-1 Bradford 57', 2-1 W. G. Richardson 58'

1932 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

Newcastle United - Arsenal 2-1

0-1 John 15', 1-1 Allen 38', 2-1 Allen 72'

1933 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

Everton - Manchester City 3-0

1-0 Stein 41', 2-0 Dean 52', 3-0 Dunn 80'

1934 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

Manchester City - Portsmouth 2-1

0-1 Rutherford 28', 1-1 Tilson 74', 2-1 Tilson 88'

1935 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

Sheffield Wednesday - West Bromwich Albion 4-2

1-0 Palethorpe 2', 1-1 Boyes 21', 2-1 Hooper 70', 2-2 Sandford 75', 3-2 Rimmer 85', 4-2 Rimmer 89'

1936 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

Arsenal - Sheffield United 1-0

1-0 Drake 74'

1937 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

Sunderland - Preston North End 3-1

0-1 O'Donnell 44', 1-1 Gurney 52', 2-1 Carter 72', 3-1 Eddie 85'

1938 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

Preston North End - Huddersfield Town 1-0 aet

1-0 Mutch 119'(pen)

1939 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

Portsmouth - Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1

1-0 Barlow 29', 2-0 Anderson 43', 3-0 Parker 46', 3-1 Dorsett 54', 4-1 Parker 71'

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