Lot Essay
After two unsuccessful attempts at winning the F.A.Cup (see previous lots), Harry Johnston, as Captain, finally got to receive his winner's medal and the trophy from Her Majesty The Queen, in her Coronation Year when Blackpool defeated Bolton Wanderers 4-3 in the final played at Wembley on 2nd May before 100,000 spectators.
The 1953 F.A.Cup final, or the "Matthews final" as it is more commonly known, 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 only 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 dispatched the ball into the net to make the scoreline 4-3 and give Blackpool the trophy for the first-ever time.
The 1953 F.A.Cup final, or the "Matthews final" as it is more commonly known, 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 only 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 dispatched the ball into the net to make the scoreline 4-3 and give Blackpool the trophy for the first-ever time.