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Bolton Wanderers

(Butler, Blackmore)

Pym, Haworth, Finney, Kean, Nuttall, Seddon, Butler, Mclelland, Blackmore, Gibson, Cook

Portsmouth

Gilfillan, Mackie, Bell, Nichol, McIlwaine, Thackeray, Forward, Smith, Weddle, Watson, Cook

Referee: A Josephs

Bolton achieved a remarkable sequence of Wembley triumphs, winning the Finals of 1923,1926 and 1929, and, even more remarkable, achieved it with largely the same set of players.

As in their last Final, Bolton allowed the initiative to come from the opposition for most of the first half. But Portsmouth's Weddle, with his reputation as a forward with a scorching shot, was well policed by Finney, and half time arrived with no score. Bolton resumed with more urgency, and launched a series of fierce attacks. Gilfillan was peppered with shots from Gibson, M'Clelland and Blackmore.

During this period of second‑half pressure from Bolton, Portsmouth left‑back Bell was injured, and, after attention, switched to outside‑left. The cohesion of the Portsmouth team was broken as a result, and Butler, a fiery and determined winger, cut inside to shoot Bolton into the lead with ten minutes to go. Mackie hacked the ball clear a fraction too late ‑ it had already crossed the line.

In the last seconds Bolton made sure of victory with a second goal. Butler broke away to cross to Blackmore who promptly and characteristically cracked it left‑footed into the net before Gilfillan could move.

Semi‑Final

BOLTON WAND v Huddersfield T 3‑1; PORTSMOUTH v Aston Villa 1 ‑0

Sixth Round

Blackburn R v BOLTON WAND 1‑1, 1‑2; WBA v Huddersfield T 1‑1, 1‑2; PORTSMOUTH v W. Ham 3‑2, Aston Villa v Arsenal 1 ‑0

Fifth Round

Blackburn R v Bury 1 ‑0; Leicester C v BOLTON WAND 1‑2, WBA v Bradford PA 6‑0;

Huddersfield T v Crystal Palace 5‑2; Chelsea v PORTSMOUTH 1‑1, 0‑1; Bournemouth & BosAth v W. Ham 1‑1, 1‑3; Reading v Aston Villa 1‑3; Swindon T v Arsenal 0‑0, 0‑1

Fourth Round 

Blackburn R v Derby Co 1‑1, 3‑0; Man Utd v Bury 0‑1; Leicester C v Swansea T 1‑0, Liverpool v BOLTON WAND 0‑0, 2‑5; WBA v Middlesbro 1 ‑0; Plymouth Arg v Bradford PA 0‑1; Huddersfield T v Leeds Utd 3‑0; Millwall v Crystal Palace 0‑0, 3‑5; Chelsea v Birmingham 1-0; PORTSMOUTH v Bradford C 2‑0, Bournemouth & Bos Ath v Watford 6‑4, W. Ham v Corinthians 3‑0; Reading v Sheff Wed 1 ‑0; Aston Villa v Clapton Orient 0‑0, 8‑0, Burnley v Swindon T 3‑3, 2‑3; Arsenal v Mansfield T 2‑0

Third Round 

Blackburn R v Barnsley l‑0 Derby Co v  Notts Co 4‑3; Port Vale v Man Utd 0‑3 Darlington v Bury 2‑6; Lincoln C v Leicester C 0‑1 , Nott'm Forest v Swansea T 1‑2; Bristol C v Liverpool 0‑2; BOLTON WAND v Oldham Ath 2‑0; Grimsby T v WBA 1‑1, 0‑2, Walsall v Middlesbro 1‑1, 1-5; Plymouth Arg v Blackpool 3‑0; Hull C v Bradford PA 1‑1, 1‑21; Chesterfield v Huddersfield T 1‑7; Exeter C v Leeds Utd 2‑2, 1‑5; Millwall v Northampton T 1‑1, 2‑2, 2‑0; Luton T v Crystal Palace 0‑0, 0‑7; Chelsea v Everton 2‑0; Birmingham v Man C 3‑1; PORTSMOUTH v Chariton Ath 2‑1; Bradford C v Stockport Co 2‑0; Accrington S v Bournemouth & Bos Ath 1‑1, 0‑2; Watford v PNE 1 ‑0; W. Ham v Sunderland 1 ‑0; Norwich C v Corinthians 0‑5; Reading v Spurs 2‑0,Wigan Borough v Sheff Wed 1‑2; Aston Villa v Cardiff C 6‑1; Southampton v Clapton Orient 0‑0, 1‑2 ; Burnley v Sheff Utd 2‑1; Swindon T v Newcastle Utd 2‑0; Arsenal v Stoke C 2‑1; Wolves v  Mansfield T 0‑1

Second Round

Accrington S v Spennymoor Utd 7‑0, Bradford C v Tranmere R 1 ‑0; Guildford C v 

Bournemouth & Bos Ath 1‑5; Northfleet Utd v CharIton Ath 1‑5; Gainsboro T v Chesterfield 2‑3; Crystal Palace v Bristol R 3‑1; Scarborough T v Darlington 2‑2, 1‑2; Torquay Utd v Exeter C 0‑1; Carlisle Utd v Lincoln C 0‑1 , Fulharn v Luton T 0‑0, 1‑4; Barrow v Mansfield T 1‑2, Norwich C v Newport Co 6‑0 ' Brentford v Plymouth Arg 0‑1 ' Stockport Co v Southport 3‑0; Walsall v Sittingbourne 2‑1; Watford v Merthyr T 2‑0; Wigan Borough v Grantham 2‑1 

First Round

Accrington S v South Shields 2‑1; York C v Barrow 0‑1; Poole v Bournemouth & Bos Ath 1‑4; Bradford C  v Doncaster R 4‑1; Brentford v Brighton & H Alb 4‑1; Bristol R v Wellingborough T 2‑1; Carlisle Utd v Wrexham 1 ‑0; Peterborough & Fletton Utd v Chariton Ath 0‑2; Chesterfield v Rochdale 3‑2; Crystal Palace v Kettering T 2‑0, Darlington v New Brighton 3‑0; Exeter C v Barking T 6‑0; Coventry C v Fulham 1‑4; Gainsboro Tr v Crewe Alex 3‑1; Grantham v Rhyl Ath 1 ‑0; Guildford C v QPR 4‑2; Lancaster T v Lincoln C 1‑3; Luton T v  Southend Utd 5‑1, Shirebtook v Mansfield T 2‑4; Merthyr T v Dulwich Hamlet 4‑2; Newport Co v Woking 7‑0; Nortinfleet Utd v liford 5‑2; Norwich C v Chatharn 6‑1; Yeovil & Petters Utd v Plymouth Arg 1‑4, Horwich RMI v Scarborough T 1‑2; Sittingbourne v  Southall 2‑1, Annfield Plain v Southport 1‑4; Spennymoor Utd v Hartlepools Utd 5‑2; Stockport Co v Halifax T 1‑0, Gillingham v Torquay Utd 0‑0, 0‑1Tranmere R v Rotherham Utd 2‑1; Walsall v Worcester C 3‑1; Leyton v Watford 0‑2;Wigan Borough v Ashington 2‑0