1951 FA Cup final
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{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox football match
| title = 1951 FA Cup final
| image = Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg
| image_size = 200
| event = 1950–51 FA Cup
| team1 = Newcastle United
| team1association =
| team1score = 2
| team2 = Blackpool
| team2association =
| team2score = 0
| details =
| date = 28 April 1951
| stadium = Wembley Stadium
| city = London
| man_of_the_match1a =
| man_of_the_match1atitle =
| man_of_the_match1b =
| man_of_the_match1btitle =
| referee = Bill Ling (Stapleford)
| attendance = 100,000
| weather =
| previous = 1950
| next = 1952
}}
The 1951 FA Cup final was contested by Newcastle United and Blackpool at Wembley on 28 April 1951. Newcastle won 2–0, with both goals scored by Jackie Milburn.
Bill Slater, who played at inside left for losers Blackpool, was the last surviving player to have appeared in the final. He died in December 2018 at the age of 91. The last surviving Newcastle United player from the final was Charlie Crowe, who died in February 2010 at the age of 85.{{Cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8541863.stm | work = BBC News| access-date = 14 February 2012 | title = Newcastle United legend Charlie Crowe dies| date = 28 February 2010}}
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Match details
{{footballbox
|date=28 April 1951
|team1=Newcastle United
|score=2–0
|team2=Blackpool
|report=[http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1951.htm (Report)]
|goals1=Milburn {{goal|50}} {{goal|55}}
|goals2=
|attendance=100,000 approx.
|referee=Bill Ling }}
width=92% | |
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width="100%"
|valign="top" width="50%"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |colspan="4"| | ||
width="25"| | width="25"| | |
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GK | 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Fairbrother |
RB | 2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Bobby Cowell |
LB | 3 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Bobby Corbett |
RH | 4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Harvey (c) |
CH | 5 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Frank Brennan |
LH | 6 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Crowe |
OR | 7 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Walker |
IR | 8 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ernie Taylor |
CF | 9 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jackie Milburn |
IL | 10 | {{flagicon|CHI}} George Robledo |
OL | 11 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Bobby Mitchell |
colspan=4|Manager: | ||
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stan Seymour |
|valign="top" width="50%"|
style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
|colspan="4"| | ||
width="25"| | width="25"| | |
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GK | 1 | {{flagicon|SCO}} George Farm |
RB | 2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Eddie Shimwell |
LB | 3 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Garrett |
RH | 4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Harry Johnston (c) |
CH | 5 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Eric Hayward |
LH | 6 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Hugh Kelly |
OR | 7 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Stanley Matthews |
IR | 8 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Jackie Mudie |
CF | 9 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Stan Mortensen |
IL | 10 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Bill Slater |
OL | 11 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Bill Perry |
colspan=4|Manager: | ||
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Smith |
|}
Broadcasting
Radio listeners around the nation could tune in to hear the match on the BBC light programme with commentary from Raymond Glendenning. However, only the second half of the match was televised by the BBC with commentary from Jimmy Jewell, his last cup final before his death the following year,{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-49420575|title = Hidden letter hints at Canary boss Jimmy 'AJ' Jewell's England past|work = BBC News|date = 24 August 2019}} and Kenneth Wolstenholme.{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7f93f5ab4e994edc833c8edac06a7725|title = Broadcast - BBC Programme Index| date=28 April 1951 }} The Television footage has since been lost.
References
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- {{cite book |first=Roy |last=Calley |title=Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992 |publisher=Breedon Books Sport |year=1992 |isbn=1-873626-07-X }}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080523234626/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1951.htm Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk]
- [https://www.sportingchronicle.com/FACUP/1951.html FA Cup Final lineups]
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{{Blackpool F.C. matches}}
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