Event | 1920–21 FA Cup | ||||||
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Date | 23 April 1921 | ||||||
Venue | Stamford Bridge, London | ||||||
Referee | J. Davies (Rainhill) | ||||||
Attendance | 72,805 | ||||||
The 1921 FA Cup final was contested by Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers, which at the time was a Football League Second Division club, at Stamford Bridge. Spurs won by a single goal, scored by Jimmy Dimmock, eight minutes into the second half. The cup was presented to Tottenham Hotspur by King George V.
George Edmonds, who played on the losing side, was the last surviving player from the game. He died in December 1989 at the age of 96.
Route to the Final
Tottenham HotspurRound 1: Tottenham Hotspur 6–2 Bristol Rovers Round 2: Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Bradford City Round 3: Southend United 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur Quarter-final: Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Aston Villa Semi-final: Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Preston NE
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Wolverhampton WanderersRound 1: Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Stoke City Round 2: Derby County 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Round 3: Fulham 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Quarter-final: Everton 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers[1] Semi-final: Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Cardiff City
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Match details
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References
- ↑ 1921 - The Giant killers (archived)