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Football match

1954 FA Cup final

Wembley Stadium, venue

Event

1953–54 FA Cup

West Bromwich Albion	Preston North End

3	2

Date

1 May 1954

Venue

Wembley Stadium,London

Referee

Arthur Luty (Leeds)

Attendance

100,000

←1953

1955 →

The1954 FA Cup final was afootball match betweenWest Bromwich Albion andPreston North End, played on 1 May 1954 at the originalWembley Stadium in London. It was the final match of the1953–54 staging ofEnglish football's primarycup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (better known as theFA Cup). The match was the 73rdFA Cup Final and the 26th to be played at Wembley.

West Bromwich Albion were appearing in their ninth final, having won the cup on three previous occasions, while Preston had won the competition twice and were playing in the final for the sixth time. The two clubs had met in one final before in 1888, with Albion winning 2–1 on that occasion; in this match, Albion won 3–2.Ronnie Allen opened the scoring but Preston soon equalised throughAngus Morrison. Preston then took the lead throughCharlie Wayman. Allen equalised from the penalty spot before a late goal fromFrank Griffin secured the cup for Albion for the fourth time. Albion finished second in the league table, losing out on "the double" to Black Country rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The last surviving member of the winning team, Ray Barlow, died in March 2012 at the age of 85. Upon his death on 31 December 2020,Tommy Docherty was the last surviving player from the match.

Background

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Both clubs were members of theFirst Division,West Bromwich Albion having finished as runners-up during the1953–54 league season andPreston North End 11th. Albion were victorious in both league matches between the two sides, winning 2–0 atDeepdale and 3–2 atThe Hawthorns.^[1] The teams had met on six previous occasions in the FA Cup. Albion had won four of those ties, including the1886–87 semi-final and1888 final, while Preston were victorious in the semi-finals of1888–89 and1936–37.^[2]

Route to the final

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West Bromwich Albion

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**West Bromwich Albion**
Round	Opposition	Score
3rd	Chelsea (h)	1–0
4th	Rotherham United (h)	4–0
5th	Newcastle United (h)	3–2
6th	Tottenham Hotspur (h)	3–0
Semi-final	Port Vale (n)	2–1

Memorabilia from the final on display at theNational Football Museum in Preston

As a First Division club, West Bromwich Albion entered the FA Cup at the third round stage. They began their 61st FA Cup campaign at home againstChelsea, whom they beat 1–0 thanks to an own goal byRon Greenwood.^[3] Their next cup match saw Albion defeatRotherham United 4–0, in what was the first ever meeting between the two sides in any competition.Johnny Nicholls scored two of the goals andRonnie Allen andReg Ryan one each.^[4] A hat-trick from Ronnie Allen gave Albion a 3–2 win againstNewcastle United in round five in a thrilling match. The game was played in front of 61,088 spectators, the highest attendance atThe Hawthorns for 16 years. An estimated 20,000 more were locked out.^[5] Albion were then drawn at home for the fourth round in succession; this timeTottenham Hotspur were the visitors as the competition reached the quarter-final stage. A free-kick byRay Barlow and two goals from Johnny Nicholls resulted in a 3–0 West Bromwich Albion victory.^[6]

Staffordshire rivals and Third Division North leadersPort Vale were the opposition in the semi-final, which was played at theneutral venue ofVilla Park in front of a near 70,000 crowd. Vale's Albert Leake opened the scoring before the break, but Albion equalised just after the hour whenJimmy Dudley's cross evaded the Vale goalkeeper Ray King and ended up in the net. Ronnie Allen, playing against his former team, scored the winning goal for Albion from apenalty kick, following a foul onGeorge Lee.^[7] leading to scenes of wild celebration from the Albion supporters.

Preston North End

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Round	Opposition	Score
3rd	Derby County (a)	0-2
4th	Lincoln City (a)	0-2
5th	Ipswich Town (h)	6-1
6th	Leicester City	1-1 (a)
		2-2 (h)
		1-3 (a)
Semi-final	Sheffield Wednesday (n)	2-0

Match details

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1 May 1954

West Bromwich Albion	3–2	Preston North End
Allen 21' 63' (pen.) Griffin 87'	(Report)	Morrison 22' Wayman 51'

Wembley,London

Attendance: 100,000 approx.

Referee:Arthur Luty

West Bromwich Albion

Preston North End



GK	1	Jim Sanders
RB	2	Joe Kennedy
LB	3	Len Millard (c)
RH	4	Jimmy Dudley
CH	5	Jimmy Dugdale
LH	6	Ray Barlow
OR	7	Frank Griffin
IR	8	Reg Ryan
CF	9	Ronnie Allen
IL	10	Johnny Nicholls
OL	11	George Lee
Manager:
Vic Buckingham



GK	1	George Thompson
RB	2	Willie Cunningham
LB	3	Joe Walton
RH	4	Tommy Docherty
CH	5	Joe Marston
LH	6	Willie Forbes
OR	7	Tom Finney
IR	8	Bobby Foster
CF	9	Charlie Wayman
IL	10	Jimmy Baxter
OL	11	Angus Morrison
Manager:
Scot Symon

References

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Specific

^McOwan, Gavin (2002).The Essential History of West Bromwich Albion. Headline. p. 245.ISBN 0-7553-1146-9.
^Matthews, Tony; Mackenzie, Colin (1987).Albion! A Complete Record of West Bromwich Albion 1879–1987. Breedon Books. pp. 157–164.ISBN 0-907969-23-2.
^Matthews (2004) pp. 62–63.
^Matthews (2004) pp. 68–69.
^Matthews (2004) pp. 74–75.
^Matthews (2004) pp. 82–83.
^Matthews (2004) pp. 88–89.

General

West Bromwich Albion Football Club History
1954 FA Cup final
Matthews, Tony (2004).West Bromwich Albion 1953/54. Tempus.ISBN 978-0-7524-3124-6.

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v t e West Bromwich Albion F.C. matches
FA Cup Finals	1886 1887 1888 1892 1895 1912 1931 1935 1954 1968
League Cup Finals	1966 1967 1970
FA Charity Shields	1920 1931 1954 1968
Football League play-off Finals	1993 Second Division 2007 Championship
Other matches	1888 World Championship 5–3 v Manchester United (1978) Len Cantello Testimonial Match (1979) Battle of Bramall Lane (2002)

v t e Preston North End F.C. matches
FA Cup Finals	1888 1889 1922 1937 1938 1954 1964
Football League War Cup Finals	1941
FA Charity Shields	1938
Football League play-off Finals	1994 Third Division 2001 First Division 2005 Championship 2015 League One
Other matches	Preston North End 26–0 Hyde (1887) 1889 World Championship

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