1952–53 Blackpool F.C. season
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Blackpool F.C. 1952–53 football season
| 1952–53 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Joe Smith |
| First Division | 7th |
| FA Cup | Winners |
| Top goalscorer | League: Stan Mortensen & Allan Brown (15) All: Stan Mortensen (18) |
| Highest home attendance | 36,159 vs Preston North End, First Division, 25 August 1952 |
| Lowest home attendance | 13,284 vs Stoke City, First Division. 15 April 1953 |
| Average home league attendance | 25,835 |
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
[edit ]| Name | Position(s) | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of Birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| George Farm | GK | Scotland | Slateford | (1924年06月13日)13 June 1924 (aged 27) | 177 | 0 | Scotland Hibernian | September 1948 | Free transfer |
| Willie Hall | GK | England | Walton-le-Dale | (1926年02月06日)6 February 1926 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | England Preston North End | July 1949 | |
| Harry Sharratt | GK | England | Wigan | (1929年12月16日)16 December 1929 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | England Wigan Athletic | May 1952 | |
| Full-backs | |||||||||
| John Crosland | FB | England | Lytham St Annes | (1922年11月10日)10 November 1922 (aged 29) | 38 | 0 | England Ansdell Rovers | May 1946 | |
| David Frith | FB | England | Liverpool | (1929年03月17日)17 March 1929 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | May 1949 | |
| Tommy Garrett | LB | England | South Shields | (1926年02月28日)28 February 1926 (aged 26) | 114 | 0 | England Horden Colliery Welfare | October 1944 | |
| Roy Gratrix | FB | England | Salford | (1932年02月09日)9 February 1932 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | England Taylor Brothers | March 1953 | |
| Dai Powell | LB | Wales | Swansea | (1935年01月19日)19 January 1935 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | December 1952 | |
| Eddie Shimwell | RB | England | Birchover | (1920年02月27日)27 February 1920 (aged 32) | 219 | 7 | England Sheffield United | 20 December 1946 | 7,000ドル |
| Jackie Wright | FB | England | Atherton | (1926年08月11日)11 August 1926 (aged 25) | 54 | 0 | England Mossley | June 1946 | |
| Half-backs | |||||||||
| Jack Ainscough | CH | England | Adlington | (1926年03月26日)26 March 1926 (aged 26) | 2 | 0 | England Astley Bridge | August 1949 | |
| Ewan Fenton | RH | Scotland | Dundee | (1929年11月17日)17 November 1929 (aged 22) | 34 | 1 | Scotland Lochee Harp | November 1946 | |
| Stan Hepton | WH | England | Leeds | (1932年12月03日)3 December 1932 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | England Ashley Road Methodists | March 1950 | |
| Harry Johnston | CH/LH/RH | England | Manchester | (1919年09月26日)26 September 1919 (aged 32) | 297 | 11 | England Droylsden | October 1936 | Free transfer |
| Hughie Kelly | LH | Scotland | Valleyfield | (1923年07月23日)23 July 1923 (aged 28) | 167 | 3 | Scotland Jeanfield Swifts | August 1944 | |
| Cyril Robinson | LH | England | Bulwell | (1929年03月04日)4 March 1929 (aged 23) | 11 | 2 | England Mansfield Town | September 1949 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| Allan Brown | IF | Scotland | Kennoway | (1926年10月12日)12 October 1926 (aged 25) | 61 | 19 | Scotland East Fife | December 1950 | 26,500ドル |
| Dave Durie | IF | England | Blackpool | (1931年08月13日)13 August 1931 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | England Oxford Amateurs | May 1952 | |
| Sandy Harris | OR | Scotland | Hong Kong | (1934年10月22日)22 October 1934 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Scotland Scone | November 1951 | |
| Albert Hobson | OR | England | Glossop | (1925年04月07日)7 April 1925 (aged 27) | 42 | 1 | England Glossop | August 1945 | |
| Stanley Matthews | OR | England | Stoke-on-Trent | (1915年02月01日)1 February 1915 (aged 37) | 164 | 5 | England Stoke City | 10 May 1947 | 11,500ドル |
| George McKnight | IF | Northern Ireland | Newtownards | (1923年11月17日)17 November 1923 (aged 28) | 41 | 10 | Northern Ireland Coleraine | June 1946 | |
| Stan Mortensen | CF | England | South Shields | (1921年05月26日)26 May 1921 (aged 31) | 242 | 170 | England South Shields ex-schoolboys | May 1938 | |
| Jackie Mudie | IF | Scotland | Dundee | (1930年04月10日)10 April 1930 (aged 22) | 61 | 25 | Scotland Lochee Harp | May 1947 | |
| Bill Perry | OL | England | Johannesburg | (1930年09月10日)10 September 1930 (aged 21) | 98 | 10 | Union of South Africa Johannesburg Rangers | November 1949 | |
| Alan Withers | OL | England | Bulwell | (1930年10月20日)20 October 1930 (aged 21) | 14 | 6 | England Aspley Boys Club | 4 July 1949 | |
| Graham Williams | OF | Wales | Wrexham | (1936年12月31日)31 December 1936 (aged 15) | 0 | 0 | England Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Billy Wright | OL | England | Blackpool | (1931年03月04日)4 March 1931 (aged 21) | 5 | 1 | Apprentice | May 1950 | |
| Len Stephenson | CF | England | Blackpool | (1930年07月14日)14 July 1930 (aged 21) | 4 | 1 | England Highfield Youth Club | November 1948 | |
| Ernie Taylor | IF | England | Sunderland | (1925年09月02日)2 September 1925 (aged 26) | 31 | 5 | England Newcastle United | 10 October 1951 | 25,000ドル |
Source: [1]
Competitions
[edit ]Overall record
[edit ]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| First Division | 23 August 1952 | 25 April 1953 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 70 | +1 | 045.24 |
| FA Cup | 10 January 1953 | 2 May 1953 | Third round | Winners | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 085.71 |
| Total | 49 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 85 | 78 | +7 | 051.02 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Football League First Division
[edit ]Main article: 1952–53 Football League § First Division
League table
[edit ]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 77 | 63 | 1.222 | 49 |
| 6 | Burnley | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 52 | 1.288 | 48 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 70 | 1.014 | 47 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 72 | 0.958 | 46 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 68 | 82 | 0.829 | 43 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results
[edit ]In summary
[edit ]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 70 | 1.014 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 48 | 16 |
Source: [citation needed ]
By matchday
[edit ]| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
In detail
[edit ]Chelsea v Blackpool
Bentley 5'
Gray 11'
McNichol 69', 90' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 47,632
Referee: F.L. Overton
Gray 11'
McNichol 69', 90' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 47,632
Referee: F.L. Overton
Blackpool v Chelsea
Perry
Mortensen
Matthews Bentley 4' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 28,892
Referee: F.L. Overton
Mortensen
Matthews Bentley 4' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 28,892
Referee: F.L. Overton
Blackpool v Portsmouth
Fenton
Perry
Taylor Harris 37'
Froggatt 88' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,562
Referee: R.J. Leafe
Perry
Taylor Harris 37'
Froggatt 88' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,562
Referee: R.J. Leafe
Blackpool v Arsenal
Mudie 20', 27'
Brown 85' Mercer 54'
Goring 77' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 30,034
Referee: J.R. Dunbar
Brown 85' Mercer 54'
Goring 77' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 30,034
Referee: J.R. Dunbar
Middlesbrough v Blackpool
Mannion 14'
Fitzsimons 32', 43'
Spuhler 36', 79' Durie 11' Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 38,847
Referee: A. Wilkinson
Fitzsimons 32', 43'
Spuhler 36', 79' Durie 11' Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 38,847
Referee: A. Wilkinson
FA Cup
[edit ]Main article: 1952–53 FA Cup
Blackpool v Bolton Wanderers
15:00 BST
Mortensen 35', 68', 89'
Perry 90+2' Lofthouse 2'
Moir 40'
Bell 55' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: B.M. Griffiths
Perry 90+2' Lofthouse 2'
Moir 40'
Bell 55' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: B.M. Griffiths
Squad statistics
[edit ]Appearances and goals
[edit ]| Pos. | Nat. | Name | First Division | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| GK | Scotland | George Farm | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| GK | England | Willie Hall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| GK | England | Harry Sharratt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | England | John Crosland | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| DF | England | David Frith | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| DF | England | Tommy Garrett | 38 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 3 |
| DF | England | Roy Gratrix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Wales | Dai Powell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | England | Eddie Shimwell | 35 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| DF | England | Jackie Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | England | Jack Ainscough | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | Scotland | Ewan Fenton | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| MF | England | Stan Hepton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | England | Harry Johnston | 36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| MF | Scotland | Hughie Kelly | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| MF | England | Cyril Robinson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | Scotland | Allan Brown | 26 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 17 |
| FW | England | Dave Durie | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| FW | Scotland | Sandy Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | England | Albert Hobson | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| FW | England | Stanley Matthews | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 5 |
| FW | Northern Ireland | George McKnight | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | England | Stan Mortensen | 34 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 18 |
| FW | Scotland | Jackie Mudie | 20 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 6 |
| FW | England | Bill Perry | 36 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 15 |
| FW | England | Alan Withers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Wales | Graham Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | England | Billy Wright | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| FW | England | Len Stephenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | England | Ernie Taylor | 38 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 13 |
| Players used: | 24 | |||||||
| Goals scored: | 85 (including 3 own goals) | |||||||
Goalscorers
[edit ]| Rank | Pos. | Player | First Division | FA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | England Stan Mortensen | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | FW | Scotland Allan Brown | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | FW | England Bill Perry | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | FW | England Ernie Taylor | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | FW | Scotland Jackie Mudie | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | FW | England Stanley Matthews | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | DF | England Tommy Garrett | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | FW | England Albert Hobson | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | Scotland Ewan Fenton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | England Stan Hepton | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | England Dave Durie | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Total | 71 | 14 | 85 | ||
Clean sheets
[edit ]| Rank | Pos. | Player | First Division | FA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Scotland George Farm | 10 | 1 | 11 |
Transfers
[edit ]Transfers in
[edit ]| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1952 | GK | England | Harry Sharratt | Wigan Athletic | — |
| May 1952 | IF | England | Dave Durie | Oxford Amateurs | — |
| December 1952 | LB | Wales | Dai Powell | Free agency | — |
| March 1953 | FB | England | Roy Gratrix | Taylor Brothers | — |
| OF | Wales | Graham Williams | Wolverhampton Wanderers | — |
Transfers out
[edit ]| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1952 | CH | England | Eric Hayward | Retired | — |
References
[edit ]General
[edit ]Books
- Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
Websites
- Blackpool F.C. 1952–53 season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "All Blackpool players: 1953". 11v11.com.
- "Blackpool match record: 1953". 11v11.com.
Specific
[edit ]- ^ Blackpool F.C. 1952–53 Squad at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)