1951 FA Cup final

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.

1951 FA Cup final

Event	1950–51 FA Cup
Newcastle United Blackpool 2 0
Date	28 April 1951
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	Bill Ling (Stapleford)
Attendance	100,000
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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

28 April 1951

Newcastle United	2–0	Blackpool
Milburn 50' 55'	(Report)

Wembley, London

Attendance: 100,000 approx.

Referee: Bill Ling

Newcastle United

Blackpool

GK 1 Jack Fairbrother RB 2 Bobby Cowell LB 3 Bobby Corbett RH 4 Joe Harvey (c) CH 5 Frank Brennan LH 6 Charlie Crowe OR 7 Tommy Walker IR 8 Ernie Taylor CF 9 Jackie Milburn IL 10 George Robledo OL 11 Bobby Mitchell Manager: Stan Seymour

GK 1 George Farm RB 2 Eddie Shimwell LB 3 Tommy Garrett RH 4 Harry Johnston (c) CH 5 Eric Hayward LH 6 Hugh Kelly OR 7 Stanley Matthews IR 8 Jackie Mudie CF 9 Stan Mortensen IL 10 Bill Slater OL 11 Bill Perry Manager: Joe Smith

Broadcasting

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.