1951 FA Cup final

March 2015 March 2015 1951 FA Cup final Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg 200 1950–51 FA Cup Newcastle United 2 Blackpool 0 28 April 1951 Wembley Stadium London Bill Ling (Stapleford) 100,000 1950 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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8541863.stm BBC News 14 February 2012 Newcastle United legend Charlie Crowe dies 28 February 2010 Match details 28 April 1951 Newcastle United 2–0 Blackpool (Report) Milburn 50 55 Wembley, London 100,000 approx. Bill Ling _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes _whitetop 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Newcastle United _collarwhite _orangetop F28500 F28500 F28500 FFFFFF 000000 Blackpool   GK 1 ENG Jack FairbrotherRB 2ENG Bobby CowellLB 3ENG Bobby CorbettRH 4 ENG Joe Harvey (c)CH 5 SCO Frank BrennanLH 6ENG Charlie CroweOR 7ENG Tommy WalkerIR 8 ENG Ernie TaylorCF 9 ENG Jackie MilburnIL 10CHI George RobledoOL 11SCO Bobby MitchellManager:ENG Stan Seymour GK 1 SCO George FarmRB 2ENG Eddie ShimwellLB 3ENG Tommy GarrettRH 4 ENG Harry Johnston (c)CH 5 ENG Eric HaywardLH 6SCO Hugh KellyOR 7ENG Stanley MatthewsIR 8 SCO Jackie MudieCF 9 ENG Stan MortensenIL 10ENG Bill SlaterOL 11ENG Bill PerryManager: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,https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-49420575 Hidden letter hints at Canary boss Jimmy 'AJ' Jewell's England past BBC News 24 August 2019 and Kenneth Wolstenholme.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7f93f5ab4e994edc833c8edac06a7725 Broadcast - BBC Programme Index 28 April 1951 The Television footage has since been lost. References Roy Calley Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992 Breedon Books Sport 1992 1-873626-07-X External links Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk FA Cup Final lineups Category:FA Cup finals FA Cup Final FA Cup Final 1951 FA Cup Final 1951 FA Cup Final FA Cup Final