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England Players and the Cup
Which England international players have played prominent roles in securing the game's major prizes throughout history?

 
 
F.A. Challenge Cup Finalists
The following is a list of every England international to have played in an FA Challenge Cup Final since 1872.

Players that did not make their international debuts until after the Final are marked in red.
 
1872-1915

Season

Final details Winners Runners-up

1919-20

ASTON VILLA 1
  Billy Kirton 100
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0





After Extra Time -
Stamford Bridge, London

Frank Barson
Arthur Dorrell
Andy Ducat (capt)
Sam Hardy (gk)
Billy Kirton
Frank Moss
Tommy Smart
Clem Stephenson
Billy Walker
Charlie Wallace

Freddie Bullock (capt)
Tommy Wilson

1920-21

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1
  Jimmy Dimmock 53
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 0



Stamford Bridge, London

Bert Bliss
Tommy Clay
Jimmy Dimmock
Arthur Grimsdell
(capt)
Jimmy Seed
Bert Smith

None
1921-22

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 2
 
Billy Smith 67 (pen)
PRESTON NORTH END 0
 

Stamford Bridge, London

Billy Smith
Clem Stephenson
Sam Wadsworth
Tommy Wilson
(capt)

Frank Jefferis
Joe McCall (capt)
Fred Mitchell
(gk)
Archie Rawlings
Billy Roberts
1922-23

BOLTON WANDERERS 2
 
David Jack 2, JR Smith 53
WEST HAM UNITED 0


Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

Billy Butler
David Jack
Harry Nuttall
Dick Pym
(gk)
Jimmy Seddon
Joe Smith (capt)

Syd Bishop
Billy Brown
Ted Hufton
(gk)
Billy Moore
Jimmy Ruffell

Jack Tresadern
Vic Watson

1923-24

NEWCASTLE UNITED 2
 
Harris 83, Seymour 85
ASTON VILLA 0



Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

Frank Hudspeth (capt)
Charlie Spencer

George Blackburn
Arthur Dorrell
Billy Kirton
Tommy Mort
Frank Moss
Tommy Smart
Billy Walker (capt)
Dickie York

1924-25

SHEFFIELD UNITED 1
 
Fred Tunstall 30
CARDIFF CITY 0

Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

George Green
Dave Mercer
Harry Pantling
Fred Tunstall

None

1925-26

BOLTON WANDERERS 1
 
David Jack 76
MANCHESTER CITY 0


Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

Billy Butler
David Jack
Harry Nuttall
Dick Pym
(gk)
Jimmy Seddon
Joe Smith (capt)

Billy Austin
Sam Cowan
Tommy Johnson
Frank Roberts

1926-27

CARDIFF CITY 1
 
Ferguson 74
ARSENAL 0


Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

None Alf Baker
Charlie Buchan (capt)
Jack Butler
Joe Hulme
Tom Parker

1927-28

BLACKBURN ROVERS 3
 
  Roscamp 1, 85, McLean 22
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
  
Jackson 55

Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

Austen Campbell
Harry Healless
(capt)
Herbert Jones
Syd Puddefoot
Arthur Rigby

George Brown
Bob Kelly
Billy Smith
Clem Stephenson (capt)
Tommy Wilson

1928-29

BOLTON WANDERERS 2
 
  Billy Butler 79, Blackmore 87
PORTSMOUTH 0

Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

Billy Butler
Fred Kean
Harry Nuttall
Dick Pym
(gk)
Jimmy Seddon (capt)

None

1929-30

ARSENAL 2
 
James 16, Lambert 88
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0

Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

Cliff Bastin
Eddie Hapgood
Joe Hulme
David Jack
Tom Parker (capt)

Austen Campbell
Roy Goodall
Bob Kelly
Billy Smith
Hugh Turner
(gk)
Tommy Wilson (capt)

1930-31

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2
 
  Billy Richardson 25, 58

BIRMINGHAM 1
   Joe Bradford
57
 
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

Joe Carter
Tommy Magee
Harold Pearson
(gk)
Billy Richardson
Teddy Sandford
George Shaw

Joe Bradford
Harry Hibbs (gk)

1931-32

NEWCASTLE UNITED 2
   Allen 38, 72
ARSENAL 1
  
John 15



Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

David Fairhurst
Albert McInroy
(gk)
Jimmy Richardson
Sam Weaver

Cliff Bastin
Eddie Hapgood
Joe Hulme
David Jack
George Male
Frank Moss
(gk)
Tom Parker (capt)
Herbie Roberts

1932-33

EVERTON 3
   Stein 41, Bill Dean 52, Dunn 80
MANCHESTER CITY
0



Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

Cliff Britton
Warney Cresswell
Bill Dean
(capt)
Albert Geldard
Tommy Johnson
Ted Sagar
(gk)
Tommy White

Jackie Bray
Eric Brook
Sam Cowan (capt)

1933-34

MANCHESTER CITY 2
  Fred Tilson
74, 88
PORTSMOUTH
1
 
Rutherford 28
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

Jackie Bray
Eric Brook
Sam Cowan
(capt)
Frank Swift
(gk)
Fred Tilson

Jimmy Allen (capt)
Fred Worrall

1934-35

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 4
  
Palethorpe 2, Hooper 70, Ellis Rimmer 85, 89
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
2
   Wally Boyes 21, Teddy Sandford
75
 
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

Jack Brown (gk)
Horace Burrows
Ted Catlin
Ellis Rimmer
Ronnie Starling
(capt)

Wally Boyes
Joe Carter
Harold Pearson (gk)
Billy Richardson

Teddy Sandford
George Shaw

1935-36

ARSENAL 1
  Ted Drake
74
SHEFFIELD UNITED 0
 





Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

Cliff Bastin
Ray Bowden
Wilf Copping
Jack Crayston
Ted Drake
Eddie Hapgood
Joe Hulme
George Male
Herbie Roberts

Bobby Barclay
Jack Pickering

1936-37

SUNDERLAND 3
 
Bobby Gurney 52, Raich Carter 72
, Burbanks 85
PRESTON NORTH END 1
 
  O'Donnell 44
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

Raich Carter (capt)
Bobby Gurney

Joe Beresford

1937-38

PRESTON NORTH END 1
 
Mutch 119 (pen)
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0
After Extra Time - Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

Harry Holdcroft (gk)

Bobby Barclay
Pat Beasley
Joe Hulme
Ken Willingham
Alf Young (capt)

1938-39

PORTSMOUTH 4
  Barlow 29, Anderson 43, Parker 46, 71

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1
 
Dorsett 54
Empire Stadium, Wembley, London

Fred Worrall

Stan Cullis (capt)
Tom Galley
Bill Morris
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