Great Games - The 1953 FA Cup Final

Filmed in 1981 this fascinating review of the 1953 FA Cup Final featured interviews with the former players of both teams, Sir Stanley Matthews, Stan Mortensen, Jackie Mudie, Bill Ridding (Bolton Manager) Eddie Shimwell, Bill Perry, Cyril Robinson, Nat Lofthouse, Willie Moir, Ralph Banks, Stan Hanson and Ernie Taylor.

[@anoshya]

Saw it on my dads lap. My first birthday..May 2nd 1953. now 71. Still support the Pool…many teams frightened to play us!..also no players falling on the ground as if shot like nowadays

[@gurney2931]

Brilliant that, can't believe I've not seen it before now. Thanks for uploading.

[@robertedwards5184]

Brilliant documentary. No £million pound transfers in those days. That 20 yard free kick from Mortensen was an absolute Rocket. 😃

[@michaelroberts7374]

Great stuff ❤

[@tonyfranks9551]

Football and Footballers to be proud of....

[@towerpower6867]

Love this. Great people, great era.

[@Thursdaym2]

Lot of nostalgia there. Back about this time, we stayed in a boarding house close by Stan Mortensen's sports shop and Dad bought me an air pistol for my birthday. Didn't see Stan though.

[@garyford4625]

Brilliant heard all the wonderful stories of this wonderful team from my Dad.

[@markpesmaster5989]

A TIMEMACHINE A GREAT DOCUMENTARY. GREETINGS FROM ATHENS AND PANATHINAIKOS

[@mickharrison9004]

Mortys hat trick still stands as only fa Cup one 🧡👊

[@TheGiantKillers]

Scary to think that this would be like interviewing Lineker, Gascoigne, Pearce etc from the 1991 cup final today.

[@nickslick75]

Why is that 'scary'? Are you a four year old girl?

[@mickharrison9004]

Beautifull free kick by morty World class.

[@robertroberts6934]

Pity that the late, great Stan Mortenson's Hat-trick seems to have been overshadowed by wing genius Sir Stanley Matthews.

[@roddyteague6246]

One of County Durham's finest. WW2 RAF Wireless Operator & a great footballer.

[@clemilsonpedrodesouza4839]

Nesta entrevista Stanley Mathews jogava ainda ????😁😁

[@FCC1876]

It was 2nd May1953, not the 5th

[@chrisfallon9678]

Well done Blackpool 👌👌Stan Mathews , Stan Mortensen .An all Lancashire final , probably sadly never happen again

[@Funeeman]

I think there has been 8 all Lancashire Cup finals since this one. Liverpool Is part of Lancashire.

[@chrisfallon9678]

after 74 Liverpool wasn't classed as Lancashire , historic Lancashire yes

[@bertcert991]

Goalkeepers were poor in those days Hanson used to have the post office facing Burnden Park at least Bolton lost!