"Wembley, which was held until 1997), Bobby Mitchell and George Hannah. Bobby Johnstone scored City's goal. 1954–55 FA Cup The 1954–55 FA Cup was the 74th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Newcastle United won the competition for the sixth time, beating Manchester City 3–1 in the final at Wembley. Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there"
"redevelopment. Blackpool F.C. Blackpool F.C. is a professional association football club in the seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which competes in League One, the third tier of English football. Founded in 1887, Blackpool's home ground since 1901 has been Bloomfield Road. Blackpool won the 1953 FA Cup Final, the so-called ""Matthews Final"", in which they beat Bolton Wanderers 4–3, overturning a 1–3 deficit in the closing stages of the game. Blackpool made three FA Cup Final appearances in six years between 1948 and 1953 and in the 1950s had four top-six finishes in the Football League First Division, their"
"1949–50, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1975-76, 1980–81, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2010–11, 2016-17 FA Trophy Finalists (12): 1934–35, 1935–36, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1987–88, 1988–89, 2005–06 Super Cup (2): 1992–93, 2016-17 Cassar Cup (10): 1920–21, 1922–23, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1949–50, 1951–62, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1957–58, 1960–61 Independence Cup (7): 1966–67, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79 Sons of Malta Cup (6): 1967–68, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78 Super 5 Cup (4): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98 Testaferrata Cup (3): 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78 Schembri Shield (3): 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55 Scicluna Cup (3): 1958–59, 1961–62, 1962–63 Poppy Day Fund Cup"
"Blackpool F.C. Blackpool F.C. is a professional association football club in the seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which competes in League One, the third tier of English football. Founded in 1887, Blackpool's home ground since 1901 has been Bloomfield Road. Blackpool won the 1953 FA Cup Final, the so-called ""Matthews Final"", in which they beat Bolton Wanderers 4–3, overturning a 1–3 deficit in the closing stages of the game. Blackpool made three FA Cup Final appearances in six years between 1948 and 1953 and in the 1950s had four top-six finishes in the Football League First Division, their best"
"it became clear the stadium was full. The disaster led to Moelwyn Hughes's official report, which recommended more rigorous control of crowd sizes. In 1953 Bolton played in one of the most famous FA Cup finals of all time – The Stanley Matthews Final of 1953. Bolton lost the game to Blackpool 4–3 after gaining a 3–1 lead. Blackpool were victorious thanks to the skills of Matthews and the goals of Stan Mortensen. Bolton Wanderers have not won a major trophy since 1958, when two Lofthouse goals saw them overcome Manchester United in the FA Cup final in front of"
"1950–51 in English football The 1950–51 season was the 71st season of competitive football in England. Tottenham Hotspur won their first League Championship, while Newcastle United defeated Blackpool 2–0 to win their fourth FA Cup. They would win it twice more over the next four seasons. Everton were relegated to the Second Division for only the second time in their history. The league was expanded from 88 to 92 clubs for this season, with Scunthorpe United and Shrewsbury Town joining the Third Division North, and Colchester United join the Third Division South along with Gillingham who were re-elected to the"
"the era was Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolves, who had previously spent most of the interwar period in the lower divisions, won three league titles and two FA Cups under manager Stan Cullis and captain Billy Wright. Other Midlands sides also enjoyed success after a barren period, including West Bromwich Albion's FA Cup win in 1954 (their first trophy in 23 years) and Aston Villa matching them with a Cup win in 1957 (their first in 37 years). In addition, in 1951 Tottenham Hotspur became the first team in English football to win the league title immediately after being promoted, and Chelsea"
"won the European Cup when they lifted it in 1982. West Bromwich Albion were league champions in 1920 and had won the FA Cup five times by 1968, as well as the League Cup in 1966. Wolverhampton Wanderers enjoyed their most successful era during the 1950s, when they were league champions three times, and have also won a total of four FA Cups and two League Cups. Birmingham City have been less successful, their only two major trophies being two victories in the Football League Cup, while Walsall have yet to reach the top division of English football. During the"
"more rigorous control of crowd sizes. In 1953, Bolton played in one of the most famous FA Cup finals of all time – The Stanley Matthews Final of 1953. Bolton lost the game to Blackpool 4–3 after gaining a 3–1 lead. Blackpool were victorious thanks to the skills of Stanley Matthews and the goals of Stan Mortensen. Bolton have not won a major trophy since 1958, when two Lofthouse goals saw them overcome Manchester United in the FA Cup final in front of a 100,000 crowd at Wembley Stadium. The closest they have come to winning a major trophy since"
"have not won a major trophy since 1962, some 53 years ago. The club, particularly amongst older supporters, is sometimes referred to as Fartown, named after the ground in Fartown, Huddersfield that was the club's home venue from 1878 to 1992. The club was known as Huddersfield Barracudas from 1984–88 and Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants (after a merger with the original Sheffield Eagles) for the 2000 season. The team plays in a distinctive strip of a claret shirt with thin gold hoops, claret shorts and claret and gold hooped socks. They have rivalries with Warrington, Leeds, Bradford, Halifax and Wakefield Trinity. The"
"two league titles and an FA Cup between 1948 and 1953. Their North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur won the league title for the first time in 1951, and by the end of the decade were challenging for honours once again under new manager Bill Nicholson and captain Danny Blanchflower. Another London club, Chelsea, won the league title in 1955. Newcastle United were FA Cup winners three times in the 1950s, while Portsmouth won back-to-back league titles in the early postwar years. The Football League was reorganised for the 1958–59 season with Third Divisions North and South discontinued. The top half"
"between 1977 and 1982 by Liverpool, Forest, and Villa) as well as the most consecutive defeats in the final (four teams were runners-up once each between 2006 and 2009). As champions of The Football League in 1954–55, Chelsea were scheduled to become England's representatives in the inaugural European Champions' Cup competition, to be staged the following season. Indeed, they were drawn to face Swedish champions Djurgården in the first round. However, Chelsea were denied by the intervention of the Football League, in particular their secretary Alan Hardaker, who persuaded them to withdraw. Instead, the 1955–56 league champions, Manchester United, became"
"the first two finals of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1958 and 1960. Wolverhampton Wanderers were another highly successful English club side during the postwar years. Under the management of Stan Cullis, they were league champions three times and FA Cup winners twice between 1949 and 1960. Although they failed to make a major impact in either of their European Cup campaigns, they did beat some of European football's most respected club sides in a series of friendlies at Molineux Stadium during the 1950s. Arsenal continued their run of success for several years after the resumption of league football, winning"
"town's professional football club is Blackpool F.C., who have spent 31 seasons in the top division and won the 1953 FA Cup Final. There are other, smaller football clubs located within Blackpool, including A.F.C. Blackpool, Blackpool Wren Rovers and Squires Gate. Blackpool Borough were the first professional rugby league club in the town. However, they eventually folded after leaving the town in 1987. Blackpool Panthers were formed in 2004 and played in Co-operative Championship One. They ground-shared at Woodlands Memorial Ground, the home of Fylde Rugby Club in the neighbouring town of Lytham St Annes. The club ceased to exist"
"1–0 before a crowd of 3,500. The club folded at the end of the 1995–96 season due to financial difficulties. A new club, Goole A.F.C., was formed in its place. Goole Town F.C. Goole Town F.C. was a semi-professional football club based in the town of Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Established in 1912, they folded in 1996. The club spent its entire existence in non-league football to date, where they have won various championships over the years. Perhaps Goole's crowning achievement so far was reaching the FA Cup third round in 1956–57 before going out to Nottingham Forest."
"the First Qualifying Round, losing 3–0 at Clandown. Their best efforts in The FA Cup were in 1953–54 when they reached the Fourth Qualifying Round, losing 3–1 at Newport (IOW); and in 1955–56 when they defeated four clubs before losing 6–2 to Salisbury, again in the Fourth Qualifying Round. The club's last attempt in the competition was in 1961–62. Chippenham United F.C. Chippenham United F.C. was an English football club based in Chippenham, Wiltshire. The team played in the Western Football League for twelve seasons after World War II, but left in 1960. They also participated in the FA Cup"
"1951–52 in English football The 1951–52 season was the 72nd season of competitive football in England. Four years after guiding them to glory in the FA Cup, Matt Busby guided Manchester United to their first league title triumph in 41 years. While still captained by Johnny Carey and featuring several other players from the 1948 FA Cup winning team, Busby was now giving regular action to young players including Roger Byrne, Johnny Berry and Jackie Blanchflower, and had already invested in the future by making a move for the young goalkeeper Ray Wood. Tottenham Hotspur, the previous season's champions, had"
"second title win in 1953, began to fade considerably and would not win another trophy for nearly 20 years, although they did remain in the First Division throughout this time. However, three of their London rivals would enjoy major success over the next 15 years, with Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United all winning major trophies. Portsmouth were also successful in the early postwar years. Having won the FA Cup in the last season before the war, they won their first league title in 1949 and retained it a year later, but like Liverpool they were relegated by the"
"1955–56 in English football The 1955–56 season was the 76th season of competitive football in England. Defending league champions Chelsea decided not to compete in the new European Champions Cup, following opposition from the Football League about the participation of English clubs in the competition. The league title is taken by a Manchester United side with an average age of just 22, which finished an incredible 11 points ahead of their nearest contenders Blackpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers. It was a Manchester double for trophies, with Manchester City winning the FA Cup, with goalkeeper Bert Trautmann famously playing on despite suffering"
"(Home) — 1950–51 – Mansfield became the first Football League club to complete a 23-game home schedule unbeaten. — 6 – 1974–75 (Away) — 6 – 1974–75 (Overall) — 108 – 1962–63 — 38 – 1984–85 — 68 – 1974–75 (2 points per win) — 81 – 1985–86 (3 points per win) History of Mansfield Town F.C. Mansfield Town Football Club are an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. They are nicknamed ""The Stags"" and play in their traditional colours of amber and royal blue. They play in the Football League Two, following promotion from"
"1951. Following from 9 February the previous season until 8 September the club racked up a club record streak of twelve consecutive home wins. The pre-season saw the club switched from the Third Division South to the Third Division North, very much against the wishes of the directors, who believed a loss of income would follow. Manager Freddie Steele decided against making any new signings, and instead kept faith with the young team he had inherited the previous season. Offers were made for some of the young prospects, but none were accepted. The season began with a 1–0 defeat at"
"1950–51 FA Cup The 1950–51 FA Cup was the 70th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Newcastle United won the competition for the fourth time, beating Blackpool 2–0 in the final at Wembley, London. Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If"
"Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club , commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. Formed as St Luke's F.C. in 1877, they have played at Molineux Stadium since 1889 and compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football, after winning the 2017–18 EFL Championship. Wolves was one of the founding members of the Football League in 1888. The club spent 33 years in the top flight from 1932 to 1965, their longest continuous period at that level. In the 1950s, they were League champions three times (1953–54, 1957–58 and"
"title, with the new blood they won the FA Cup in 1949–50, with Reg Lewis scoring both goals in a 2–0 win over Liverpool. The 1951–52 season saw the club nearly win the Double, but ultimately end up empty-handed; a series of injuries and a fixture pile-up at the end of the season saw Arsenal lose their last two matches, including the title decider against eventual champions Manchester United at Old Trafford on the last day of the season; after losing 6–1, the Gunners finished third, equal on points with Tottenham. A week later, Arsenal played Newcastle United in the"
"""embarrassing"" defeat to West Ham at the Boleyn Ground. Ernie Taylor, who had impressed in the Cup Final, was signed from Newcastle United for £25,000, but Willie McIntosh and Bill Slater both left, to Stoke and Brentford, respectively. Stan Mortensen scored 26 League goals, although Stanley Matthews could manage only nineteen appearances due to injury. The crowds still flocked to Bloomfield Road, however, with over 32,000 taking in a goalless draw with Arsenal during the Easter holiday. Blackpool had a successful 1952–53 League season, finishing seventh, with over 36,000 watching the opening home game against Preston North End. New names"
"the feat 6 years earlier, were disbanded in 1883. Portsmouth hold the record for holding the FA Cup the longest, but only by virtue of the suspension of the competition for World War II. In 2013, Chelsea set a record of 29 FA Cup matches without defeat (excluding penalty shoot-outs). Their loss to Manchester City in the 2013 semi-finals was their first since a quarter-final loss to Barnsley in 2008. Arsenal are currently the holders of the most FA Cup trophies (13). In 1969 Leicester City lost their fourth FA Cup Final, 1–0 to Manchester City. No other team has"
"a member of the 1952 and 1956 title-winning sides, although he never scored a goal for them. He left the club for Grimsby Town in 1957, but returned to the First Division to sign for Nottingham Forest a year later, and helped them win the FA Cup in 1959. He stayed at the City Ground until his retirement as a player at the end of the 1966-67 season, when Forest finished second behind Manchester United in the league - at the time, this was the closest Forest had come to winning the league title. After Billy Gray's death on 11"
"league 12 years after being voted out of it. Sunderland signed Trevor Ford from Aston Villa for the then record fee of £30,000 (""2012: £""). At the end of the season, Matt Busby signed Birmingham City winger Johnny Berry for Manchester United for a club record fee of £25,000. Newcastle United defeated Blackpool 2–0 in the 1951 FA Cup Final. First Division Second Division Third Division North Third Division South 1950–51 in English football The 1950–51 season was the 71st season of competitive football in England. Tottenham Hotspur won their first League Championship, while Newcastle United defeated Blackpool 2–0 to"
"to remain unbeaten in a 23-game schedule, although could only finish second to Rotherham (only one team was promoted to the Second Division). The club made another brilliant run in the FA Cup, beating non-league Walthamstowe Avenue and Chelmsford City, Second Division Swansea and Sheffield United to make the Fifth Round. Stanley Matthews' Blackpool won 2–0 on their way to Wembley. Mansfield could only finish 6th the following season and managed the first round of the FA Cup. In 1952–53, they finished 18th, although had an all-time record home crowd of 24,467 in the Third Round of the FA Cup"
"Norwich. Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or City) is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club currently participate in the Championship, the second tier of English football, having been relegated from the Premier League in 2016. They were first promoted to the top flight in 1972. Norwich have won the League Cup twice, in 1962 and 1985. The club has never won the top flight, but finished third in 1993. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their home games at Carrow Road and have"
"highest finishing position of sixth in the First Division in the 1955–56 season and reached the 1956 FA Cup Final, progressed to the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1960 and 1961, and won their first major trophy, the League Cup, in 1963, beating Aston Villa 3–1 on aggregate. They won the latter competition for the second time in 2011. They have played in the top tier of English football for around half of their history: the longest period spent outside the top division, between 1986 and 2002, included two brief spells in the third tier of the English"
"of 1951, although he did subsequently return to the Southern League with Headington United. General Specific Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921) Arthur Alexander Turner (born 22 January 1921) was an English amateur footballer who played at centre forward for Charlton Athletic in the 1946 FA Cup Final, thus becoming the only player to play in an FA Cup Final who never played a League game for his club, since the League's inception. He went on to have a league career at Colchester United. Following the cessation of the Second World War, there was no League football in 1945–46. The FA"
"(3–0 in a replay in the fourth qualifying round). In the first round they beat Witton Albion 1–0 before losing 3–2 to Port Vale in the second round. In 1951–52 they were champions for a second time, this time scoring 139 goals with Joe Fagan, who went on to manage Liverpool, as manager. A 5th-place finish in 1952–53, Fagan's second and final season in charge, was followed by a 3rd place in 1953–54. However, despite finishing as champions twice, each time they applied to re-join the Football League they narrowly failed. In 1954–55 they won the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy."