1929 FA Cup final

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.

1929 FA Cup Final

Programme cover
Event	1928–29 FA Cup
Bolton Wanderers Portsmouth 2 0
Date	27 April 1929
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	A. Josephs (South Shields)
Attendance	92,576

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.

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