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1951 FA Cup final

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1951 FA Cup final
Event1950–51 FA Cup
Date28 April 1951
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeBill Ling (Stapleford)
Attendance100,000
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.[1]

Match details

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Newcastle United2–0Blackpool
Milburn 50' 55' (Report)
Attendance: 100,000 approx.
Referee: Bill Ling
Newcastle United
Blackpool
 
GK 1 England Jack Fairbrother
RB 2 England Bobby Cowell
LB 3 England Bobby Corbett
RH 4 England Joe Harvey (c)
CH 5 Scotland Frank Brennan
LH 6 England Charlie Crowe
OR 7 England Tommy Walker
IR 8 England Ernie Taylor
CF 9 England Jackie Milburn
IL 10 Chile George Robledo
OL 11 Scotland Bobby Mitchell
Manager:
England Stan Seymour
GK 1 Scotland George Farm
RB 2 England Eddie Shimwell
LB 3 England Tommy Garrett
RH 4 England Harry Johnston (c)
CH 5 England Eric Hayward
LH 6 Scotland Hugh Kelly
OR 7 England Stanley Matthews
IR 8 Scotland Jackie Mudie
CF 9 England Stan Mortensen
IL 10 England Bill Slater
OL 11 England Bill Perry
Manager:
England Joe Smith

Broadcasting

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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,[2] and Kenneth Wolstenholme.[3] The Television footage has since been lost.

References

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  1. ^ "Newcastle United legend Charlie Crowe dies". BBC News. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Hidden letter hints at Canary boss Jimmy 'AJ' Jewell's England past". BBC News. 24 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Broadcast - BBC Programme Index". 28 April 1951.
  • Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
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