1929 FA Cup Final

1929 FA Cup Final
Event	1928–29 FA Cup
Date	27 April 1929
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	A. Josephs (South Shields)
Attendance	92,576
	← 1928 1930 →

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.

Match details[]

27 April 1929

15:00 BST

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

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 92,576

Referee: ( South Shields)

Bolton Wanderers

Portsmouth



	1	Dick Pym
	2	Bob Haworth
	3	Alex Finney
	4	Fred Kean
	5	Jimmy Seddon (c)
	6	Harry Nuttall
	7	Billy Butler
	8	Jim McClelland
	9	Harold Blackmore
	10	George Gibson
	11	Willie Cook
Manager:
Charles Foweraker



	1	Jock Gilfillan
	2	Alec Mackie
	3
	4	Jimmy Nichol
	5	Johnny McIlwaine (c)
	6	David Thackeray
	7	Fred Forward
	8	Jack Smith
	9	Jack Weddle
	10
	11	Fred Cook
Manager:
Jack Tinn

Match rules

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

Road to Wembley[]

Bolton Wanderers[]

Round 3: Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Oldham Athletic

Round 4: Liverpool 0–0 Bolton Wanderers

Replay: Bolton Wanderers 5–2 Liverpool

Round 5: Leicester City 1–2 Bolton Wanderers

Round 6: Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Bolton Wanderers

Replay: Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Blackburn Rovers

Semi-Final: Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Huddersfield Town

(at Anfield)

Portsmouth[]

Round 3: Portsmouth 2–1 Charlton Athletic

Round 4: Portsmouth 2–1 Bradford City

Round 5: Chelsea 1–1 Portsmouth

Replay: Portsmouth 1–0 Chelsea

Round 6: Portsmouth 3–2 West Ham United

Semi-Final: Portsmouth 1–0 Aston Villa

(at Highbury)

References[]

External links[]

"Match report". www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009.
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