1952–53 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1952-53
League	Division One
Manager	Joe Smith
League position	7th
Top goalscorer	League: Stan Mortensen & Allan Brown (15) Combined: Stan Mortensen (18)
FA Cup	Winners^[1]
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1951-52
Next season	1953-54 →

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	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Arsenal	42	21	12	9	97	64	1.516	54
2	Preston North End	42	21	12	9	85	60	1.417	54
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	19	13	10	86	63	1.365	51
4	West Bromwich Albion	42	21	8	13	66	60	1.100	50
5	Charlton Athletic	42	19	11	12	77	63	1.222	49
6	Burnley	42	18	12	12	67	52	1.288	48
7	Blackpool	42	19	9	14	71	70	1.014	47
8	Manchester United	42	18	10	14	69	72	0.958	46
9	Sunderland	42	15	13	14	68	82	0.829	43
10	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	11	16	78	69	1.130	41
11	Aston Villa	42	14	13	15	63	61	1.033	41
12	Cardiff City	42	14	12	16	54	46	1.174	40
13	Middlesbrough	42	14	11	17	70	77	0.909	39
14	Bolton Wanderers	42	15	9	18	61	69	0.884	39
15	Portsmouth	42	14	10	18	74	83	0.892	38
16	Newcastle United	42	14	9	19	59	70	0.843	37
17	Liverpool	42	14	8	20	61	82	0.744	36
18	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	11	19	62	72	0.861	35
19	Chelsea	42	12	11	19	56	66	0.848	35
20	Manchester City	42	14	7	21	72	87	0.828	35
21	Stoke City	42	12	10	20	53	66	0.803	34
22	Derby County	42	11	10	21	59	74	0.797	32

Notes

↑ Entered competition in third round

References

Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.

Blackpool F.C. seasons

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1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

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1952–53 in English football

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FA competitions

Football League

Lower leagues

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Club seasons

First Division

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Burnley
Cardiff City
Charlton Athletic
Chelsea
Derby County
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Middlesbrough
Newcastle United
Portsmouth
Preston North End
Sheffield Wednesday
Stoke City
Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division

Barnsley
Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers
Brentford
Bury
Doncaster Rovers
Everton
Fulham
Huddersfield Town
Hull City
Leeds United
Leicester City
Lincoln City
Luton Town
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
Plymouth Argyle
Rotherham United
Sheffield United
Southampton
Swansea Town
West Ham United

Third Division

North	Accrington Stanley Barrow Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Gateshead Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepools United Mansfield Town Oldham Athletic Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southport Stockport County Tranmere Rovers Workington Wrexham York City

South	Aldershot Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Bristol Rovers Colchester United Coventry City Crystal Palace Exeter City Gillingham Ipswich Town Leyton Orient Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Queens Park Rangers Reading Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town Torquay United Walsall Watford

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