1938 FA Cup Final
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| Event | FA Cup 1937–38 | ||||||
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| Date | 30 April 1938 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | A. Jewell | ||||||
| Attendance | 93,497 | ||||||
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The 1938 FA Cup Final was contested by Preston North End and Huddersfield Town at Wembley Stadium. Preston, losing finalists the previous year, won by a single goal. After 29 minutes of extra time it was still 0–0 and BBC commentator Thomas Woodrooffe said "if there's a goal scored now, I'll eat my hat". Seconds later, Preston were awarded a penalty, from which George Mutch scored the winning goal; Woodrooffe kept his promise.[1][2]
This was the first FA Cup final to be broadcast on television. It was a repeat of the 1922 FA Cup Final. This time the scores were reversed but once again a penalty was needed to separate the two sides.
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| 30 April 1938 | Preston North End | 1 – 0 | Huddersfield Town | Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 93,497 Referee: A. Jewell |
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