1922 FA Cup final

The 1922 FA Cup final was the deciding match of the 1921–22 FA Cup competition, contested by Huddersfield Town and Preston North End at Stamford Bridge on 29 April 1922. It was the last final before the opening of the Empire Stadium at Wembley the following year, and the guest of honour was the Duke of York.

The five teams that Huddersfield had eliminated to reach the final included Burnley, who were the League champions from the previous season, while Preston's opponents had included both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur, who had contested the previous season's Cup final. Huddersfield were playing in their second FA Cup final in three seasons, having lost to Aston Villa in 1920, and Preston were playing in their first final for 33 years.

Huddersfield won by a single goal, a contentious penalty scored by Billy Smith in the second half, after Smith was brought down by the Preston defender Tom Hamilton. The match was strongly criticised by contemporary journalists and the Football Association because of the poor standard of play and the excessive number of deliberate fouls. It was Huddersfield's first major trophy under the management of Herbert Chapman. This remains the only time they have won the Cup, although they have appeared in three subsequent finals, including the 1938 final when they lost to Preston by the same score.