1952 FA Cup final

August 2022 1952 FA Cup final Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg 1951–52 FA Cup Newcastle United 1 Arsenal 0 3 May 1952 Wembley Stadium London Arthur Ellis (Halifax) 100,000 1951 1953 thumb|George Robledo (pictured October 1952) scored the only goal The 1952 FA Cup final was the final match of the 1951–52 staging of the Football Association Challenge Cup (better known as the FA Cup), English football's main cup competition. The match was contested by Newcastle United and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium in London on 3 May 1952. Newcastle, who were the defending champions, won the match 1–0. The match was only the second time that an FA Cup Final was played in May, with the 1937 final being the first. Newcastle appeared in their 11th final in total and their second successive final, whilst it was Arsenal's sixth final and their second in three years. __TOC__ Match facts 3 May 1952 Newcastle United 1–0 (Report) Arsenal G. Robledo 84 Wembley Stadium, London 100,000 Arthur Ellis _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes _whitetop 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Newcastle _collarwhite _hoops_white FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF 000080 Arsenal GK 1 SCO Ronnie SimpsonRB 2ENG Bobby CowellLB 3NIR Alf McMichaelRH 4 ENG Joe Harvey (c)CH 5 SCO Frank BrennanLH 6CHI Ted RobledoOR 7ENG Tommy WalkerIR 8 WAL 1807 Billy FoulkesCF 9 ENG Jackie MilburnIL 10CHI George RobledoOL 11SCO Bobby MitchellManager:ENG Stan Seymour GK 1ENG George SwindinRB 2WAL 1807 Walley BarnesLB 3ENG Lionel SmithRH 4 SCO Alex ForbesCH 5 WAL 1807 Ray DanielLH 6ENG Joe Mercer (c)OR 7 ENG Freddie CoxIR 8SCO Jimmy LogieCF 9ENG Cliff HoltonIL 10ENG Doug LishmanOL 11 ENG Don RoperManager:ENG Tom Whittaker Match summary Arsenal played the match with several players recovering from injuries who were rushed back into the side. After 35 minutes Walley Barnes, the team's right-back, was taken off injured with a twisted knee. At the time no substitutes were allowed, and ten-man Arsenal suffered further injuries to Cliff Holton, Don Roper and Ray Daniel, so that by the end of the match they had only seven fit players on the pitch.Soar & Tyler 2005 The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal 99 With the numerical advantage in their favour Newcastle won 1–0 with a goal from George Robledo. The goal was drawn by a young John Lennon, who included it in the artwork of his album Walls and Bridges in 1974.Molina Paula Jorge Robledo, el futbolista chileno inmortalizado en un disco de John Lennon http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2016/04/160404_deportes_futbol_chile_jorge_robledo_beatles_john_lennon_dibujo_jmp 25 April 2017 BBC Mundo 4 April 2016 es Broadcasting Despite late efforts to overturn the decision by a minority of its members, The FA Council banned the BBC from televising the game,Daily Mirror 3 May 1952 1 Sorry, the answer is no Tom Phillips leaving those who could not attend with only updates on the first half available on BBC radio before the second half was described live to listeners. This remains the last cup final not to be broadcast live on television, although the game was filmed by newsreel for showing that evening in cinemas. The BBC instead broadcast a cricket match between Worcestershire and the touring Indians.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctv/1952-05-03#at-15.00 Programme Index BBC 11 August 2021 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141017203640/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctv/1952-05-03 17 October 2014 In culture John Lennon included some of his childhood drawings on the cover of his 1974 album Walls and Bridges, including one of the winning goal in the 1952 Cup final.Molina Paula Jorge Robledo, el futbolista chileno inmortalizado en un disco de John Lennon https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2016/04/160404_deportes_futbol_chile_jorge_robledo_beatles_john_lennon_dibujo_jmp 25 April 2017 BBC Mundo 4 April 2016 es References External links Match Report FA Cup Final lineups FA Cup Final kits, 1950–59 FA Cup Final Category:FA Cup finals FA Cup Final 1952 FA Cup Final 1952 FA Cup Final FA Cup Final