It was on this day in 1953 that Stanley Matthews was finally able to get his hands on the FA Cup. The 38 year old had been playing since 1932 and played for various clubs during the Second World War between 2939 and 1945. He started his career at Stoke City before moving to Blackpool […]
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Football’s Greatest Hat-Tricks No.9
Imagine scoring a hat-trick in the FA Cup Final, only for one of your team mates to take the limelight? Well, that was the case for Blackpool’s Stan Mortensen in 1953. Blackpool had English football’s star player at the time, Stanley Matthews. He was 38 years old at the time and had yet to win […]
On This Day – 31st January
A crowd of 34,748 turned up at Old Trafford on this day in 1953 expecting the home side Manchester United to score a hatful of goals against non-league opponents Walthamstow Avenue. Avenue plied their trade in the amateur Isthmian League side at the time and United were a decent First Division side. Instead of being […]
On This Day – 10th January
“It’s a real Pea-Souper!” declared the match reporter for Pathe News, when reporting on the postponed match between Newcastle United and Swansea Town on this day in 1953. Newcastle were holders of the competition, having beaten Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley in the previous year’s Final. Second Division Swansea Town were to be their opponents in […]