1952 FA Cup final

1952 FA Cup final
Event	1951–52 FA Cup
Date	3 May 1952
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	Arthur Ellis (Halifax)
Attendance	100,000

George Robledo (pictured October 1952) scored the only goal

The 1952 FA Cup final was the final match of the 1951–52 staging of the Football Association Challenge Cup (better known as the FA Cup), English football's main cup competition. The match was contested by Newcastle United and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium in London on 3 May 1952. Newcastle, who were the defending champions, won the match 1–0.

The match was only the second time that an FA Cup Final was played in May, with the 1937 final being the first. Newcastle appeared in their 11th final in total and their second successive final, whilst it was Arsenal's sixth final and their second in three years.

Match facts

3 May 1952

Newcastle United	1–0	Arsenal
G. Robledo 84'	(Report)

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: Arthur Ellis

Newcastle

Arsenal



GK	1	Ronnie Simpson
RB	2	Bobby Cowell
LB	3	Alf McMichael
RH	4	Joe Harvey (c)
CH	5	Frank Brennan
LH	6	Ted Robledo
OR	7	Tommy Walker
IR	8	Billy Foulkes
CF	9	Jackie Milburn
IL	10	George Robledo
OL	11	Bobby Mitchell
Manager:
Stan Seymour



GK	1	George Swindin
RB	2	Walley Barnes
LB	3	Lionel Smith
RH	4	Alex Forbes
CH	5	Ray Daniel
LH	6	Joe Mercer (c)
OR	7	Freddie Cox
IR	8	Jimmy Logie
CF	9	Cliff Holton
IL	10	Doug Lishman
OL	11	Don Roper
Manager:
Tom Whittaker

Match summary

Arsenal played the match with several players recovering from injuries who were rushed back into the side. After 35 minutes Walley Barnes, the team's right-back, was taken off injured with a twisted knee. At the time no substitutes were allowed, and ten-man Arsenal suffered further injuries to Cliff Holton, Don Roper and Ray Daniel, so that by the end of the match they had only seven fit players on the pitch.^[1] With the numerical advantage in their favour Newcastle won 1–0 with a goal from George Robledo. The goal was drawn by a young John Lennon, who included it in the artwork of his album Walls and Bridges in 1974.^[2]

Broadcasting

Despite late efforts to overturn the decision by a minority of its members, The FA Council banned the BBC from televising the game,^[3] leaving those who could not attend with only updates on the first half available on BBC radio before the second half was described live to listeners. This remains the last cup final not to be broadcast live on television, although the game was filmed by newsreel for showing that evening in cinemas. The BBC instead broadcast a cricket match between Worcestershire and the touring Indians.^[4]

In culture

John Lennon included some of his childhood drawings on the cover of his 1974 album Walls and Bridges, including one of the winning goal in the 1952 Cup final.^[5]

References

↑ Soar & Tyler (2005). The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal. p. 99.
↑ Molina, Paula (4 April 2016). "Jorge Robledo, el futbolista chileno inmortalizado en un disco de John Lennon" (in Spanish). BBC Mundo. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
↑ Phillips, Tom (3 May 1952). "Sorry, the answer is no". Daily Mirror. p. 1.
↑ "Programme Index". BBC. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
↑ Molina, Paula (4 April 2016). "Jorge Robledo, el futbolista chileno inmortalizado en un disco de John Lennon" (in Spanish). BBC Mundo. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

External links

[1] Soar & Tyler (2005). The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal. p. 99.

[2] Molina, Paula (4 April 2016). "Jorge Robledo, el futbolista chileno inmortalizado en un disco de John Lennon" (in Spanish). BBC Mundo. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

[3] Phillips, Tom (3 May 1952). "Sorry, the answer is no". Daily Mirror. p. 1.

[4] "Programme Index". BBC. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[bbc-5] Molina, Paula (4 April 2016). "Jorge Robledo, el futbolista chileno inmortalizado en un disco de John Lennon" (in Spanish). BBC Mundo. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

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