1952 FA Cup Final

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1952 FA Cup Final
Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg
Event 1951–52 FA Cup
Date 3 May 1952
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Arthur Ellis
Attendance 100,000
1951
1953

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 Saturday 3 May 1952. Newcastle were appearing in their 11th final in total and their second successive final, while it was Arsenal's sixth final and their second in three years.

Match facts

3 May 1952
Newcastle United 1–0 Arsenal
G. Robledo Goal 84' (Report)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Arthur Ellis
Newcastle United
Arsenal
GK 1 Scotland Ronnie Simpson
RB 2 England Bob Cowell
LB 3 Northern Ireland Alf McMichael
RH 4 England Joe Harvey (c)
CH 5 Scotland Frank Brennan
LH 6 Chile Ted Robledo
OR 7 England Tommy Walker
IR 8 Wales Billy Foulkes
CF 9 England Jackie Milburn
IL 10 Chile George Robledo
OL 11 Scotland Bobby Mitchell
Manager:
England Stan Seymour
GK 1 England George Swindin
RB 2 Wales Wally Barnes
LB 3 England Lionel Smith
RH 4 Scotland Alex Forbes
CH 5 Wales Ray Daniel
LH 6 England Joe Mercer (c)
OR 7 England Freddie Cox
IR 8 Scotland Jimmy Logie
CF 9 England Cliff Holton
IL 10 England Doug Lishman
OL 11 England Don Roper
Manager:
England Tom Whittaker

Match summary

Arsenal played Newcastle United with several recovering players rushed back into the first team; Walley Barnes was taken off injured with a twisted knee after 35 minutes (no substitutes were allowed then), and ten-man Arsenal suffered further injuries to Holton, Roper and 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.

References

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