Newcastle Won the FA Cup Three Times in the 1950s

FA Cup Football 1950s

The crowds continued to fill the stadiums in the 1950s. FA Cup finals were no exception. Almost all finals in this decade had 100,000 spectators or more. Today’s Premier League clubs such as Newcastle, Arsenal, Man Utd, Man City, Liverpool and Aston Villa began to dominate this prestigious tournament.

The decade’s best FA Cup Final, and one of the best games in the history of football, was played between Blackpool and Bolton Wanderers in the 1953 Final. Blackpool took an early lead but was trailing 1-3 at the beginning of the second-half. Mortensen’s second goal of the day gave Blackpool some hope but with only some minutes to go they were still trailing 3-2. Then, with one minute remaining of regular time, Mortensen completed his hat-trick by scoring directly from a free-kick. A heroic Blackpool seemed to take the match into extra time. But it would be even worse for Bolton. With just seconds left before extra time Matthews played the ball in to Perry who scored 4-3 to Blackpool. Blackpool won the Cup for the first time in their history.

Club of the decade: Newcastle United Football Club was founded in 1892. They won the FA Cup three times in the 1950s (1951, 1952 and 1955). The 1955 title is Newcastle’s last title of importance.

Player of the decade: Stan Mortensen scored a hat-trick in the 1953 FA Cup Final. He is still the last player to score a hat-trick in a Final. Mortensen played 317 games scoring 197 goals for Blackpool. He also played 25 caps for England scoring 23 goals.

Results and Scorers FA Cup Finals 1950-59

1950 FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

Arsenal – Liverpool 2-0

1-0 Lewis 18', 2-0 Lewis 63'

1951 FA Cup Final (Wembley)

Newcastle United – Blackpool 2-0

1-0 Milburn 40', 2-0 Milburn 45'

1952 Final (Wembley)

Newcastle United – Arsenal 1-0

1-0 Robledo 84'

1953 Final (Wembley)

Blackpool – Bolton Wanderers 4-3

0-1 Lofthouse 2', 1-1 Mortensen 35', 1-2 Langton 40', 1-3 Bell 55', 2-3 Mortensen 68', 3-3 Mortensen 89', 4-3 Perry 90+2'

1954 Final (Wembley)

West Bromwich Albion – Preston North End 3-2

1-0 Allen 21', 1-1 Morrison 22', 1-2 Wayman 51', 2-2 Allen 63'(pen), 3-2 Griffin 87'

1955 Final (Wembley)

Newcastle United – Manchester City 3-1

1-0 Milburn 45s, 1-1 Johnstone, 2-1 Mitchell, 3-1 Hannah

1956 Final (Wembley)

Manchester City – Birmingham City 3-1

1-0 Hayes 3', 1-1 Kinsey 15', 2-1 Johnstone 62', 3-1 Dyson 64'

1957 Final (Wembley)

Aston Villa – Manchester United 2-1

1-0 McParland 68', 2-0 McParland 73', 2-1 Taylor 83'

1958 Final (Wembley)

Bolton Wanderers – Manchester United 2-0

1-0 Lofthouse 3', 2-0 Lofthouse 50'

1959 Final (Wembley)

Nottingham Forest – Luton Town 2-1

1-0 Dwight 10', 2-0 Wilson 14', 2-1 Pacey 66'

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