1928 FA Cup final

The 1928 FA Cup final was contested by Blackburn Rovers and Huddersfield Town at Wembley Stadium. Blackburn won 3–1, with goals from Jack Roscamp (2) and Tommy McLean.^[1] Alex Jackson scored Huddersfield's goal, making this the first final in 18 years where both teams scored. It would be the last major trophy that Blackburn Rovers would win for the next 67 years, their next major honour being the FA Premier League title in 1995.

1928 FA Cup final

Official programme
Event	1927–28 FA Cup
Blackburn Rovers Huddersfield Town 3 1
Date	21 April 1928
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	T.G. Bryan (Willenhall)
Attendance	92,041
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Road to the Final

Blackburn Rovers

Round	Opposition	Score
3rd	Newcastle United (h)	4-1
4th	Exeter City (a)	2-2
	Exeter City (h)	3-1
5th	Port Vale (h)	2-1
6th	Manchester United (h)	2-0
Semi-final	Arsenal (n)	1–0

Huddersfield Town

Round	Opposition	Score
3rd	Lincoln City (h)	4-2
4th	West Ham United (h)	2-1
5th	Middlesbrough (h)	4-0
6th	Tottenham Hotspur (h)	6-1
Semi-final	Sheffield United (n)	0-0
	Sheffield United (n)	1–0

Match details

King George V greeting players before the match

Blackburn Rovers	3–1	Huddersfield Town
Roscamp 1', 85' McLean 22'	(Report)	Jackson 55'

1928-04-21

15:00 BST

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 92,041

Referee: T.G. Bryan (Willenhall)

Blackburn Rovers

Huddersfield Town

GK Jock Crawford DF Jock Hutton DF Herbert Jones MF Harry Healless (c) MF Willie Rankin MF Austen Campbell FW George Thornewell FW Syd Puddefoot FW Jack Roscamp FW Tommy McLean FW Arthur Rigby Manager: Bob Crompton

GK Billy Mercer DF Roy Goodall DF Ned Barkas MF Levi Redfern MF Tom Wilson MF David Steele FW Alex Jackson FW Bob Kelly FW George Brown FW Clem Stephenson (c) FW Billy Smith Manager: Jack Chaplin

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