The match was played in continuous rain before an attendance of 27,525. Huddersfield owed their victory over West Ham primarily to the fact that they set the pace for their opponents. They played their own stylish. well-balanced game from the start, and they were never in danger of being thrown off it, being easier winners than the score indicates. During the first half there were not above five movements by the United forwards seemed remotely likely to lead to a goal. For the remainder of the time the Town were attacking, and the fact that they scored only two goals must he attributed as much to Hufton’s excellent goal-keeping as to the poor finishing of the forwards.

The second half saw the Hammers playing a much stronger game in defence, whilst the attack did better. Ten minutes from the end Gibbins scored after Ruffell made the opening, and the visitors made a determined attempt to snatch an equaliser. They never really tested Mercer, however, but they succeeded in infusing a little Cup-tie fervour into a game that had lost some of its interest on account of the rather tame way in which West Ham had accepted their defeat. Huddersfield's two goals were scored within seven minutes of each other towards the end of the first half. Both from centres put across by Smith, Brown heading the first and Jackson diverting the second. Smith played a wonderful game for the home team in the first half, but then fell away. Kelly put in some distinguished work, and the wing halves. Redfern and Steele, were particularly effective. For the losing side Earl, Cox, and Collins were prominent, but none of the forwards, except Ruffell, was really dangerous.