The 1948 FA Cup final was contested by Manchester United and Blackpool at Wembley Stadium on 24 April 1948. United, who had not appeared in an FA Cup Final for 39 years, won 4–2, with two goals from Jack Rowley and one apiece from Stan Pearson and John Anderson. Eddie Shimwell and Stan Mortensen scored Blackpool's goals. With his goal, Shimwell became the first full-back to score in a Wembley cup final.[1] Blackpool manager Joe Smith decided not to select Jimmy McIntosh for the final despite McIntosh having scored five goals in the five ties leading up to the final. The two sides met in a rearranged league fixture the Monday after the Wembley final. McIntosh was selected to play for Blackpool, who won 1–0 with McIntosh scoring the winner.
The previous month it was announced that Blackpool would not be wearing their traditional tangerine-and-white strip due to its clashing with United's red. Instead, they wore white shirts with black shorts, but would be allowed to wear their normal socks, even though they too came under the auspices of the colour-clash ban. The FA also instructed United to wear blue shirts and white shorts, meaning both teams played in change strip.[2]
Hugh Kelly was the last surviving Blackpool player from the game when he died in March 2009 at the age of 85. The last surviving player from the game was Manchester United goalkeeper Jack Crompton who died in July 2013 at the age of 91.
^Matlock Town F.C. pen pics 1 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN1-905411-50-2.
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Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN1-873626-07-X.
January 01, 1970
1948, final, contested, manchester, united, blackpool, wembley, stadium, april, 1948, united, appeared, final, years, with, goals, from, jack, rowley, apiece, from, stan, pearson, john, anderson, eddie, shimwell, stan, mortensen, scored, blackpool, goals, with. The 1948 FA Cup final was contested by Manchester United and Blackpool at Wembley Stadium on 24 April 1948 United who had not appeared in an FA Cup Final for 39 years won 4 2 with two goals from Jack Rowley and one apiece from Stan Pearson and John Anderson Eddie Shimwell and Stan Mortensen scored Blackpool s goals With his goal Shimwell became the first full back to score in a Wembley cup final 1 Blackpool manager Joe Smith decided not to select Jimmy McIntosh for the final despite McIntosh having scored five goals in the five ties leading up to the final The two sides met in a rearranged league fixture the Monday after the Wembley final McIntosh was selected to play for Blackpool who won 1 0 with McIntosh scoring the winner 1948 FA Cup FinalEvent1947 48 FA CupManchester United Blackpool4 2Date24 April 1948VenueWembley Stadium LondonRefereeJack Barrick Little Billing Attendance99 842 19471949 The previous month it was announced that Blackpool would not be wearing their traditional tangerine and white strip due to its clashing with United s red Instead they wore white shirts with black shorts but would be allowed to wear their normal socks even though they too came under the auspices of the colour clash ban The FA also instructed United to wear blue shirts and white shorts meaning both teams played in change strip 2 Hugh Kelly was the last surviving Blackpool player from the game when he died in March 2009 at the age of 85 The last surviving player from the game was Manchester United goalkeeper Jack Crompton who died in July 2013 at the age of 91 Match details edit24 April 1948Manchester United4 2BlackpoolRowley nbsp 28 70 Pearson nbsp 80 Anderson nbsp 82 Report Shimwell nbsp 12 pen Mortensen nbsp 35 Wembley Stadium LondonAttendance 99 842Referee C J Barrick Northamptonshire nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Manchester United nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Blackpool GK 1 nbsp Jack Crompton RB 2 nbsp Johnny Carey c LB 3 nbsp John Aston RH 4 nbsp John Anderson CH 5 nbsp Allenby Chilton LH 6 nbsp Henry Cockburn OR 7 nbsp Jimmy Delaney IR 8 nbsp Johnny Morris CF 9 nbsp Jack Rowley IL 10 nbsp Stan Pearson OL 11 nbsp Charlie Mitten Manager nbsp Matt Busby GK 1 nbsp Joe Robinson RB 2 nbsp Eddie Shimwell LB 3 nbsp John Crosland RH 4 nbsp Harry Johnston c CH 5 nbsp Eric Hayward LH 6 nbsp Hugh Kelly OR 7 nbsp Stanley Matthews IR 8 nbsp Alex Munro CF 9 nbsp Stan Mortensen IL 10 nbsp George Dick OL 11 nbsp Walter Rickett Manager nbsp Joe SmithReferences editSpecific Matlock Town F C pen pics Archived 1 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Gillatt Peter 30 November 2009 Blackpool FC on This Day History Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year Pitch Publishing Ltd ISBN 1 905411 50 2 General Calley Roy 1992 Blackpool A Complete Record 1887 1992 Breedon Books Sport ISBN 1 873626 07 X Report and programme Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1948 FA Cup final amp oldid 1150196816, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
