A 9CT GOLD 1953 F.A.CUP WINNERS MEDAL

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THE FOLLOWING LOTS 5 TO 14 RELATE TO THE CAREER OF BLACKPOOL AND ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL TOMMY GARRETT

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A 9CT GOLD 1953 F.A.CUP WINNERS MEDAL
the reverse inscribed The Football Association, Challenge Cup, Winners, Blackpool F.C., T. Garrett, with ring suspension, in original case

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The 1953 F.A. Cup Final is without doubt the most dramatic to have graced the twin towers of Wembley. Blackpool, in their third Cup Final in the space of six years, trailed Bolton Wanderers 1-3 with twenty minutes remaining, Mortensen having scored his side's first goal. He then scored two further goals in quick succession, the second of which was a tremendous shot from a direct free-kick outside the box to complete the first and (so far) only Cup Final hat-trick at Wembley. With a few seconds remaining Stanley Matthews crossed to Perry who despatched the ball into the net to make the scoreline 4-3 and to give Blackpool the trophy

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