1952–53 Blackpool F.C. season

English football club season May 2020 December 2014 Blackpool F.C. 1952–53 First Division Joe Smith 7th Stan Mortensen & Allan Brown (15) Stan Mortensen (18) FA Cup Winners 36,159 vs Preston North End, First Division, 25 August 1952 13,284 vs Stoke City, First Division. 15 April 1953 25,835 _whiteborder _whitecollarplain _whiteborder _orangetop ffa500 ffa500 ffa500 ffffff 000000 1951–52 1953–54 The 1952–53 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 45th season (42nd consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing seventh. They were also the winners of the FA Cup, the only time they have done so to date, beating Bolton Wanderers 4–3 in the final. Although it subsequently became known as "The Matthews Final", Stan Mortensen, Blackpool's top scorer in all competitions that season, scored a hat-trick in the match. It remained the only such feat achieved in an FA Cup Final held at the original Wembley Stadium. Stan Mortensen was the club's top scorer for the ninth consecutive season, with eighteen goals in all competitions. He shared the accolade in the league with Allan Brown. The two scored fifteen goals apiece. First-team squad Name Position(s) Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Appearances made for Blackpool in all competitions prior to the 1952–53 season. Goals Goals scored for Blackpool in all competitions prior to the 1952–53 season. Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersGeorge FarmGKSCO Slateford1952 06 01 1924 06 13 yes 177 0 SCO Hibernian September 1948 Free transfer Willie Hall GK ENG Walton-le-Dale 1952 06 01 1926 02 06 y 0 0 ENG Preston North End July 1949 Harry Sharratt GK ENG Wigan 1952 06 01 1929 12 16 y 0 0 ENG Wigan Athletic May 1952 Full-backs John Crosland FB ENG Lytham St Annes 1952 06 01 1922 11 10 y 38 0 ENG Ansdell Rovers May 1946 David Frith FB ENG Liverpool 1952 06 01 1929 03 17 y 0 0 Apprentice May 1949 Tommy Garrett LB ENG South Shields 1952 06 01 1926 02 28 y 114 0 ENG Horden Colliery Welfare October 1944 Roy Gratrix FB ENG Salford 1952 06 01 1932 02 09 y 0 0 ENG Taylor Brothers March 1953 Dai Powell LB WAL Swansea 1952 06 01 1935 01 19 y 0 0 Apprentice December 1952 Eddie Shimwell RB ENG Birchover 1952 06 01 1920 02 27 y 219 7 ENG Sheffield United 20 December 1946 £7,000 Jackie Wright FB ENG Atherton 1952 06 01 1926 08 11 y 54 0 ENG Mossley June 1946 Half-backs Jack Ainscough CH ENG Adlington 1952 06 01 1926 03 26 y 2 0 ENG Astley Bridge August 1949 Ewan Fenton RH SCO Dundee 1952 06 01 1929 11 17 y 34 1 SCO Lochee Harp November 1946 Stan Hepton WH ENG Leeds 1952 06 01 1932 12 03 y 0 0 ENG Ashley Road Methodists March 1950 Harry Johnston CH/LH/RH ENG Manchester 1952 06 01 1919 09 26 y 297 11 ENG Droylsden October 1936 Free transfer Hughie Kelly LH SCO Valleyfield 1952 06 01 1923 07 23 y 167 3 SCO Jeanfield Swifts August 1944 Cyril Robinson LH ENG Bulwell 1952 06 01 1929 03 04 y 11 2 ENG Mansfield Town September 1949 Forwards Allan Brown IF SCO Kennoway 1952 06 01 1926 10 12 y 61 19 SCO East Fife December 1950 £26,500 Dave Durie IF ENG Blackpool 1952 06 01 1931 08 13 y 0 0 ENG Oxford Amateurs May 1952 Sandy Harris OR SCO Hong Kong 1952 06 01 1934 10 22 y 0 0 SCO Scone November 1951 Albert Hobson OR ENG Glossop 1952 06 01 1925 04 07 y 42 1 ENG Glossop August 1945 Stanley Matthews OR ENG Stoke-on-Trent 1952 06 01 1915 02 01 y 164 5 ENG Stoke City 10 May 1947 £11,500 George McKnight IF NIR Newtownards 1952 06 01 1923 11 17 y 41 10 NIR Coleraine June 1946 Stan Mortensen CF ENG South Shields 1952 06 01 1921 05 26 y 242 170 ENG South Shields ex-schoolboys May 1938 Jackie Mudie IF SCO Dundee 1952 06 01 1930 04 10 y 61 25 SCO Lochee Harp May 1947 Bill Perry OL ENG Johannesburg 1952 06 01 1930 09 10 y 98 10 Union of South Africa Johannesburg Rangers November 1949 Alan Withers OL ENG Bulwell 1952 06 01 1930 10 20 y 14 6 ENG Aspley Boys Club 4 July 1949 Graham Williams OF WAL Wrexham 1952 06 01 1936 12 31 y 0 0 ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers Billy Wright OL ENG Blackpool 1952 06 01 1931 03 04 y 5 1 Apprentice May 1950 Len Stephenson CF ENG Blackpool 1952 06 01 1930 07 14 y 4 1 ENG Highfield Youth Club November 1948 Ernie Taylor IF ENG Sunderland 1952 06 01 1925 09 02 y 31 5 ENG Newcastle United 10 October 1951 £25,000 Blackpool F.C. 1952–53 Squad May 2021 Competitions Overall record 2 First Division 23 August 1952 25 April 1953 Matchday 1 7th 19 9 14 71 70 FA Cup 10 January 1953 2 May 1953 Third round Winners 6 1 0 14 8 Football League First Division 1952–53 Football League#First Division League table First Division y BLP Results In summary 13 5 3 45 22 6 4 11 26 48 May 2021 By matchday table b Matchday Ground A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A Result W/D/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/L/W/L/L/D/L/W/D/D/W/L/W/D/L/L/L/D/D/W/W/L/W/W/L/L/W/W/W/D/L/D/W/L Position 1/2/1/3/6/4/3/2/1/3/2/2/3/4/6/5/6/6/4/5/4/4/5/7/8/9/10/8/7/8/7/7/7/7/7/7/6/5/7/5/4/7 Home Away green1 Win yellow1 Draw red1 Loss green1 green1 yellow1 red1 11v11 In detail 1952 08 23 y 1 0–2 Portsmouth Blackpool Fratton Park Portsmouth R.J. Leafe W Brown 4Mortensen 49 43,478 1952 08 25 y 2 1–1 Blackpool Preston North End Bloomfield Road Blackpool C. Fletcher D Mortensen Wayman 37 36,159 1952 08 30 y 3 3–0 Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bloomfield Road Blackpool F. Thurman W Taylor Matthews Barrass o.g. 31,317 1952 09 06 y 4 1–5 Aston Villa Blackpool Villa Park Aston A.E. Ellis W Dixon Taylor Mortensen Brown 52,688 1952 09 10 y 5 4–0 Chelsea Blackpool Stamford Bridge Fulham F.L. Overton L Bentley 5Gray 11McNichol 69 90 47,632 1952 09 13 y 6 2–0 Blackpool Sunderland Bloomfield Road Blackpool A.W. Luty W Mortensen Perry 35,350 1952 09 15 y 7 3–1 Blackpool Chelsea Bloomfield Road Blackpool F.L. Overton W Perry Mortensen Matthews Bentley 4 28,892 1952 09 20 y 8 2–5 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackpool Molineux Wolverhampton C. Fletcher W Flowers 42Swinbourne 64 Mortensen 28Matthews 34Perry 49Taylor 68Brown 80 48,598 1952 09 27 y 9 8–4 Blackpool Charlton Athletic Bloomfield Road Blackpool C.W. Bucknall W Hammond 6 o.g.Brown 7 43 44Mortensen 26Garrett 46Matthews 63Taylor 65 Evans 29 70Lock 75 pen.Vaughan 82 33,498 1952 10 04 y 10 3–1 Arsenal Blackpool Highbury Highbury J.R. Dunbar L Logie Roper Taylor 20 66,642 1952 10 11 y 11 4–2 Blackpool Burnley Bloomfield Road Blackpool G. Black W Mortensen 33Perry 60 70Brown 82 pen. Elliott 62 pen.Shannon 72 35,671 1952 10 18 y 12 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Blackpool White Hart Lane Tottenham P.F. Power L Ramsey pen.Duquemin Baily 53,928 1952 10 25 y 13 0–1 Blackpool Sheffield Wednesday Bloomfield Road Blackpool T.W. Glendenning L Woodhead 28,162 1952 11 01 y 14 2–2 Cardiff City Blackpool Ninian Park Cardiff H. Ball D Northcott Chisholm Taylor Hobson 43,662 1952 11 08 y 15 0–2 Blackpool Newcastle United Bloomfield Road Blackpool T. Seymour L Robledo Brander 26,362 1952 11 15 y 16 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Blackpool The Hawthorns West Bromwich L.N. Peake W Mortensen 33,712 1952 11 22 y 17 1–1 Blackpool Middlesbrough Bloomfield Road Blackpool A. Wilkinson D Brown 7 Norris 9 19,934 1952 11 29 y 18 2–2 Liverpool Blackpool Anfield Liverpool H. Jackson D Payne Perry Taylor 32,336 1952 12 06 y 19 4–1 Blackpool Manchester City Bloomfield Road Blackpool R.P. Hartley W Brown Mortensen Taylor Williamson 19,496 1952 12 13 y 20 4–0 Stoke City Blackpool Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent B.J. Flanagan L Mountford Oscroft Fenton o.g. 19,118 1952 12 20 y 21 3–2 Blackpool Portsmouth Bloomfield Road Blackpool R.J. Leafe W Fenton Perry Taylor Harris 37Froggatt 88 13,562 1952 12 25 y 22 0–0 Blackpool Manchester United Bloomfield Road Blackpool W.H.E. Evans D 27,778 1952 12 26 y 23 2–1 Manchester United Blackpool Old Trafford Manchester W.H.E. Evans L Carey 40Lewis 80 Mortensen 10 49,934 1953 01 01 y 24 4–2 Preston North End Blackpool Deepdale Preston C. Fletcher L Wayman Morrison Finney Hobson Perry 30,696 1953 01 03 y 25 4–0 Bolton Wanderers Blackpool Burnden Park Bolton F. Thurman L Wheeler Moir 36,572 1953 01 17 y 26 1–1 Blackpool Aston Villa Bloomfield Road Blackpool A.E. Ellis D Mudie Gibson 21,258 1953 01 24 y 27 1–1 Sunderland Blackpool Roker Park Sunderland A.W. Luty D Wright Hepton 53,653 1953 02 07 y 28 2–0 Blackpool Wolverhampton Wanderers Bloomfield Road Blackpool C. Fletcher W Brown 4 84 21,702 1953 02 21 y 29 3–2 Blackpool Arsenal Bloomfield Road Blackpool J.R. Dunbar W Mudie 20 27Brown 85 Mercer 54Goring 77 30,034 1953 02 23 y 30 2–0 Charlton Athletic Blackpool The Valley Charlton C.W. Bucknall L Firmani 7Kiernan 31 Hepton 15,913 1953 03 03 y 31 0–1 Burnley Blackpool Turf Moor Burnley G. Black W Perry 65 20,874 1953 03 07 y 32 2–0 Blackpool Tottenham Hotspur Bloomfield Road Blackpool P.F. Power W Mudie Perry 26,796 1953 03 14 y 33 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Blackpool Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield T.W. Glendenning L Marriott Sewell Perry 65 40,961 1953 03 25 y 34 0–1 Blackpool Cardiff City Bloomfield Road Blackpool H. Ball L Northcott 15,227 1953 03 28 y 35 0–1 Newcastle United Blackpool St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne T. Seymour W Taylor 41,205 1953 04 03 y 36 2–1 Blackpool Derby County Bloomfield Road Blackpool E. Plinston W Taylor Mortensen McLaren 27,382 1953 04 04 y 37 2–0 Blackpool West Bromwich Albion Bloomfield Road Blackpool L.N. Peake W Mortensen 30,592 1953 04 06 y 38 1–1 Derby County Blackpool The Baseball Ground Derby E. Plinston D Lee Mortensen 24,795 1953 04 11 y 39 1–1 Middlesbrough Blackpool Ayresome Park Middlesbrough A. Wilkinson L Mannion 14Fitzsimons 32 43Spuhler 36 79 Durie 11 38,847 1953 04 15 y 40 1–1 Blackpool Stoke City Bloomfield Road Blackpool B.J. Flanagan D Perry Mountford 13,284 1953 04 18 y 41 3–1 Blackpool Liverpool Bloomfield Road Blackpool G. Gibson W Garrett Perry Mudie Smyth 20,073 1953 04 25 y 42 5–0 Manchester City Blackpool Maine Road Manchester R.P. Hartley L Cuncliffe McCourt Spurdle Williamson 35,507 FA Cup 1952–53 FA Cup 1953 01 10 y Third round 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Blackpool Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield H. Jackson W Sewell 75 Matthews Taylor 60,199 1953 01 31 y Fourth round 1–0 Blackpool Huddersfield Town Bloomfield Road Blackpool B.M. Griffiths W Garrett 29,293 1953 02 14 y Fifth round 1–1 Blackpool Southampton Bloomfield Road Blackpool B.J. Flanagan D Perry Horton 27,543 1953 02 18 y Fifth round replay 1–2 Southampton Blackpool The Dell Southampton B.J. Flanagan W Walker Horton 47 o.g.Brown 49 29,223 1953 02 28 y Sixth round 1–2 Arsenal Blackpool Highbury Stadium London A.W. Luty W Logie Brown Taylor 69,158 1953 03 21 y Semi-final 2–1 Blackpool Tottenham Hotspur Villa Park Aston A.E. Ellis W Perry 8Mudie 89 Duquemin 50 68,221 1953 05 02 y 15:00 BST Final 4–3 Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Wembley Stadium Wembley B.M. Griffiths W Mortensen 35 68 89Perry 90+2 Lofthouse 2Moir 40Bell 55 100,000 Squad statistics Appearances and goals Pos. PositionNat. NationalityNameFirst DivisionFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKSCOGeorge Farm38070450GKENGWillie Hall 1300030GKENGHarry Sharratt100010DFENGJohn Crosland25030280DFENGDavid Frith David Frith (footballer)10000100DFENGTommy Garrett Tommy Garrett (footballer)38271403DFENGRoy Gratrix000000DFWALDai Powell000000DFENGEddie Shimwell35070420DFENGJackie Wright Jackie Wright (footballer)000000MFENGJack Ainscough400040MFSCOEwan Fenton28160341MFENGStan Hepton110011MFENGHarry Johnston Harry Johnston (footballer, born 1919)36070430MFSCOHughie Kelly31030340MFENGCyril Robinson Cyril Robinson (footballer)201030FWSCOAllan Brown Allan Brown (footballer, born 1926)2615523117FWENGDave Durie810081FWSCOSandy Harris 1200020FWENGAlbert Hobson17200172FWENGStanley Matthews20471275FWNIRGeorge McKnight 1201030FWENGStan Mortensen3415233618FWSCOJackie Mudie20571276FWENGBill Perry Bill Perry (footballer)3612734315FWENGAlan Withers000000FWWALGraham Williams 1000000FWENGBilly Wright Billy Wright (footballer, born 1931)700070FWENGLen Stephenson000000FWENGErnie Taylor Ernie Taylor (footballer, born 1925)3811724513Players used:24Goals scored:85 (including 3 own goals) Goalscorers Rank RankingPos. PositionPlayerFirst DivisionFA CupTotal 1 FW ENG Stan Mortensen 15318 2 FW SCO Allan Brown 15217 3 FW ENG Bill Perry 12315 4 FW ENG Ernie Taylor 11213 5 FW SCO Jackie Mudie 516 6 FW ENG Stanley Matthews 415 7 DF ENG Tommy Garrett 213 8 FW ENG Albert Hobson 202 9 MF SCO Ewan Fenton 101 MF ENG Stan Hepton 101 FW ENG Dave Durie 101 Own Goals 213 Total711485 Clean sheets Rank RankingPos. PositionPlayerFirst DivisionFA CupTotal 1 GK SCO George Farm 10111 Transfers Transfers in Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee May 1952 GK ENG Harry Sharratt Wigan Athletic — May 1952 IF ENG Dave Durie Oxford Amateurs — December 1952 LB WAL Dai Powell Free agency — March 1953 FB ENG Roy Gratrix Taylor Brothers — OF WAL Graham Williams Wolverhampton Wanderers — Transfers out Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee May 1952 CH ENG Eric Hayward Retired — References General Books Roy Calley Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992 Breedon Books Sport 1992 1-873626-07-X Websites Blackpool F.C. 1952–53 season All Blackpool players: 1953 https://www.11v11.com/teams/blackpool/tab/players/season/1953/ 11v11.com Blackpool match record: 1953 https://www.11v11.com/teams/blackpool/tab/matches/season/1953/ 11v11.com Specific Blackpool F.C. Category:Blackpool F.C. seasons