Preston North End v Huddersfield Town, 30 April 1938
| Score | 1-0 to Preston North End |
| Referee | Arthur James Jewell |
| Competition | FA Cup Final |
| Venue | Wembley Stadium |
| Attendance | 93,497 |
View Preston North End v Huddersfield Town head to head
Kick Off: 15:00 GMT
This was the first FA Cup final to be broadcast on television.
After 29 minutes of extra time it was still 0–0 and BBC commentator Thomas Woodrooffe said "if there's a goal scored now, I'll eat my hat". Seconds later, Preston were awarded a penalty, from which George Mutch scored the winning goal; Woodrooffe kept his promise.
1 Preston North End
Manager: James Taylor (acting)
Goals:
| George Mutch | penalty | 119 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
George Henry Holdcroft
Full back
Andy Beattie
Full back
Len Gallimore
Centre Half
Thomas Smith
(captain)
Midfielder
Richard 'Dickie' Watmough
Wing half
Bob Batey
Wing half
Bill Shankly
Outside Left
Hugh O'Donnell
Centre Forward
Bud Maxwell
Inside forward
Bobby Beattie
Inside forward
George Mutch
0 Huddersfield Town
Manager: Clem Stephenson
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Bob Hesford
Goalkeeper
Reg Mountford
Defender
Benny Craig
Full back
Ken Willingham
Centre half
Alf Young
Centre Half
(captain)
Pat Beasley
Wing half
Eddie Boot
Wing half
Joe Hulme
Outside right
William MacFadyen
Centre Forward
Bobby Barclay
Inside Forward
Jimmy Isaac
Inside forward