The FA Cup in the 1920s - Bolton Wanderers Dominated

FA Cup Football in the 1920s

During the Great War, Crystal Palace was used by the Army and was no longer available for FA Cup Finals. FA chose Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge to host the FA Cup Finals 1920-22. From the FA Cup Final 1923, finals were played at the prestigious Wembley Stadium. Wembley Stadium was built in 300 days and it was built to accommodate 127 000.

Welsh side break England dominance

In 1927, the trophy was taken out of England for the first time when Cardiff City defeated Arsenal 1–0 in the Final, Cardiff hero Hughie Ferguson scored the only goal of the match.

Club of the decade: Bolton Wanderers Football Club was formed as Christ Church Football Club in 1874 and adopted its current name in 1877. Bolton Wanderers won the FA Cup three times in the 1920s (1923, 1926 and 1929). They did so without conceding any goals in any of the three finals.

Player of the decade: David Jack was the first player ever in the history of football to score at Wembley. He scored Boltons first goal in the 2-0 victory against West Ham in the 1923 Final. Jack decided the 1926 final with the only goal in the game against Manchester City. He scored 144 goals in 295 appearances for Bolton Wanderers. Jack spent eight successful years with the Trotters. It is said that Arsenal’s representatives drank down Bolton’s representatives when Jack was signed by the London club 1928. David Jack played 208 games for the Gunners, scoring 124 times, and was part of three League Championship winning teams. Jack also scored three goals in nine caps for England.

Results and Scorers FA Cup Finals 1920-29

1920 FA Cup Final (Stamford Bridge)

Aston Villa – Huddersfield Town 1-0 aet

1-0 Kirton 100'

1921 FA Cup Final (Stamford Bridge)

Tottenham Hotspur – Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0

1-0 Dimmock 53'

1922 FA Cup Final (Stamford Bridge)

Huddersfield Town – Preston North End 1-0

1-0 Smith 67' (pen)

1923 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

Bolton Wanderers – West Ham United 2-0

1-0 Jack 2', 2-0 Smith 53'

1924 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

Newcastle United – Aston Villa 2-0

1-0 Harris 83', 2-0 Seymour 85'

1925 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

Sheffield United – Cardiff City 1-0

1-0 Tunstall 30'

1926 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

Bolton Wanderers – Manchester City 1-0

1-0 Jack 76'

1927 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

Cardiff City – Arsenal 1-0

1-0 Ferguson 74'

1928 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

Blackburn Rovers – Huddersfield Town 3-1

1-0 Roscamp 1', 2-0 McLean 22', 2-1 Jackson 55', 3-1 Roscamp 85'

1929 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

Bolton Wanderers – Portsmouth 2-0

1-0 Butler 79', 2-0 Blackmore 87'

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