1929 FA Cup final

1929 FA Cup Final
	Programme cover
Event	1928–29 FA Cup
Date	27 April 1929
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	A. Josephs (South Shields)
Attendance	92,576

The 1929 FA Cup final was an association football match between Bolton Wanderers and Portsmouth on 27 April 1929 at Wembley Stadium. Bolton won 2–0, with goals by Billy Butler and Harold Blackmore. It marked the 54th final of the Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup), the world's oldest football cup competition. It was Portsmouth's first FA Cup final and Bolton's fifth. En route to the final, Bolton defeated Oldham Athletic, Liverpool (after a replay), Leicester City, Blackburn Rovers (after a replay) and Huddersfield Town; Portsmouth beat Charlton Athletic, Bradford City, Chelsea (after a replay), West Ham United and Aston Villa.

The match was played in a front of 92,576 spectators and was refereed by Arnold Josephs. After a goalless first half, two late goals in the second half from Billy Butler and Harold Blackmore secured Bolton the FA Cup. For Bolton this meant that they had won their third FA Cup title.

Road to the Final

Bolton Wanderers

Round	Team #1	Score	Team #2
3	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Oldham Athletic
4	Liverpool	0–0	Bolton Wanderers
Replay	Bolton Wanderers	5–2	Liverpool
5	Leicester City	1–2	Bolton Wanderers
6	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Bolton Wanderers
Replay	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Blackburn Rovers
Semi-Final	Bolton Wanderers	3–1	Huddersfield Town

Portsmouth

Round	Team #1	Score	Team #2
3	Portsmouth	2–1	Charlton Athletic
4	Portsmouth	2–1	Bradford City
5	Chelsea	1–1	Portsmouth
Replay	Portsmouth	1–0	Chelsea
6	Portsmouth	3–2	West Ham United
Semi-Final	Portsmouth	1–0	Aston Villa

Match details

A moment of the match

27 April 1929

15:00 BST

Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Portsmouth
Butler 79' Blackmore 87'	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 92,576

Referee: Arnold Josephs (South Shields)

Bolton Wanderers

Portsmouth



GK		Dick Pym
DF		Bob Haworth
DF		Alex Finney
MF		Fred Kean
MF		Jimmy Seddon (c)
MF		Harry Nuttall
FW		Billy Butler
FW		Jim McClelland
FW		Harold Blackmore
FW		George Gibson
FW		Willie Cook
Manager:
Charles Foweraker



GK		Jock Gilfillan
DF		Alec Mackie
DF		Thomas Bell
MF		Jimmy Nichol
MF		Johnny McIlwaine (c)
MF		David Thackeray
FW		Fred Forward
FW		Jack Smith
FW		Jack Weddle
FW		David Watson
FW		Fred Cook
Manager:
Jack Tinn

Match rules

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

References

External links

"Match report". www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009.
FA Cup Final lineups
FA Cup Final kits
F.A. Cup Final Match Cards

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Bolton Wanderers F.C. matches
FA Cup Finals	1894 1904 1923 1926 1929 1953 1958
League Cup Finals	1995 2004
FA Community Shields	1958
EFL Championship play-offs Finals	1995 1999 2001
EFL League One play-offs Final	1991
Football League Trophy Finals	1986 1989 2023
Football League War Cup Finals	1945 (north) 1945 (play-off)

Portsmouth F.C. matches
FA Cup Finals	1929 1934 1939 2008 2010
FA Community Shields	1949 2008
EFL Trophy Finals	2019 2020
Other matches	Portsmouth 7–4 Reading (2007)