The Captains: Tom Parker of Arsenal (left)
and Tom Wilson of Huddersfield Town
April 26, 1930: The FA Cup Final is held at the old Wembley Stadium in London. North London team Arsenal, managed by Herbert Chapman, are looking for their 1st Cup win since their foundation in 1886, having previously made the Final in 1927, losing to Cardiff City.
Their opponents are Yorkshire team Huddersfield Town, formerly managed by Chapman. He had led them to win the Cup in 1922, and the Football League in 1924 and 1925, setting them up to win it again in 1926, under his successor, Cecil Potter. They were now managed by Clem Stephenson, who had played for Huddersfield under Chapman; and, before that, had played for Birmingham team Aston Villa, winning the Cup in 1913 and 1920.
As a tribute to Chapman, For this reason, the 2 teams -- Arsenal in scarlet shirts with white collars, but not yet with the famous white sleeves, Huddersfield in blue and white stripes -- come out together, the 1st time it was ever done. It started a tradition, and now, all over the world, for games large and small, the teams come out together in a show of sportsmanship.
worn by Arsenal right half Alf Baker
Shirt worn by Huddersfield left back
Marshall Bonwell "Bon" Spence.
Note the White Rose of Yorkshire.
In the middle of the game, the Graf Zeppelin flew over the stadium. This was during Germany's Weimar Republic, not yet the Nazi era.
Note also that the roof at Wembley Stadium
does not yet extend around the ends. That was done in 1963.
Arsenal won, 2-0. Alex James scored in the 16th minute, and Jack Lambert (no relation to the later Pittsburgh Steeler linebacker of the same name) put the game away in the 88th. It was the 1st major trophy for the Gunners, who would go on to dominate the 1930s in English soccer the way Huddersfield had dominated the 1920s.
Before the game, both teams met with Britain's King George V. After the game, Arsenal Captain Tom Parker (no relation to the man of the same name who would later be Elvis Presley's manager) led the team up the 39 steps to the Royal Box, and accepted the Cup from the King.
King George V, the Cup, and Captain Tom Parker at center.
Note Prince Albert, Duke of York, the future King George VI, at left.
Note also the the future King Edward VIII is not in the royal box.
Foreshadowing, perhaps?
As of their 2020 win, Arsenal have won the FA Cup more than any other team: 14 times. Huddersfield Town are still looking for their 1st Cup win since 1922.
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April 26, 1930 was a Saturday. These baseball games were played that day:
* The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox, 8-3 at Yankee Stadium. George Pipgras went the distance for the win. Lou Gehrig hit a home run. Babe Ruth went 1-for-4 with a walk.
* The New York Giants swept a doubleheader from the Philadelphia Phillies, 13-2 and 7-5 at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia. Over the 2 games, Travis Jackson went 5-for-10 with a home run in each game and 4 RBIs, Bill Terry went 4-for-9 with a home run in each game, a walk, and 3 RBIs, Mel Ott went 4-for-7 with 2 walks and 5 RBIs, and the Phils' Chuck Klein went 2-for-9 with an RBI.
* The Brooklyn Robins (as the Dodgers were known while Wilbert Robinson was their manager from 1914 to 1931) lost to the Boston Braves, 2-1 at Braves Field in Boston.
* The Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics, 8-4 at Griffith Stadium in Washington. The A's bullpen blew it for Lefty Grove. Al Simmons went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Mickey Cochrane went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Jimmie Foxx went 0-for-2 with 2 walks.
* The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-7 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Lloyd Waner did not play, but Paul Waner went 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI, and Frankie Frisch went 2-for-5.
* The Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers, 11-4 at League Park in Cleveland.
* The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs, 1-0 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Benny Frey pitched a 7-hit shutout. Rogers Hornsby appeared as a pinch-hitter for the Cubs, but did not reach base.
* And the St. Louis Browns beat the Chicago White Sox, 12-0 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Alvin Crowder, known as "General" after World War I figure General Enoch Crowder, pitched a 6-hit shutout to beat future Hall-of-Famer Ted Lyons.
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