1952–53 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1952-53
LeagueDivision One
ManagerJoe Smith
League position7th
Top goalscorerLeague: Stan Mortensen &
Allan Brown (15)
Combined: Stan Mortensen (18)
FA CupWinners[1]
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season1951-52
Next season1953-54

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 for the only time in their existence thus far, beating Bolton Wanderers 4–3 in the final. Subsequently 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.

Table

P WDLFAGAPts
1 Arsenal 42 21 12 9 97 64 1.516 54
2Preston North End422112985601.41754
3Wolverhampton Wanderers4219131086631.36551
4West Bromwich Albion422181366601.10050
5Charlton Athletic4219111277631.22249
6Burnley4218121267521.28848
7Blackpool421991471701.01447
8Manchester United4218101469720.95846
9Sunderland4215131468820.82943
10Tottenham Hotspur4215111678691.13041
11Aston Villa4214131563611.03341
12Cardiff City4214121654461.17440
13Middlesbrough4214111770770.90939
14Bolton Wanderers421591861690.88439
15Portsmouth4214101874830.89238
16Newcastle United421491959700.84337
17Liverpool421482061820.74436
18Sheffield Wednesday4212111962720.86135
19Chelsea4212111956660.84835
20Manchester City421472172870.82835
21Stoke City4212102053660.80334
22Derby County4211102159740.79732

Notes

  1. Entered competition in third round

References

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