1948 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1948)
Manchester United captain Johnny Carey lifted onto the shoulders of Charlie Mitten (left) and Jack Cromptom (right) with the trophy.
Status: Partially Found
The 1948 FA Cup Final culminated the end of the 67th FA Cup season, occurring on 24th April 1948. Featuring Manchester United facing and winning against Blackpool at Wembley Stadium to earn its second FA Cup in front of 99,842, this marked the fifth instance the FA Cup was televised.
Background
Both Manchester United and Blackpool, as First Division members,[1] entered the tournament in the Third Round proper.[2] Manchester United defeated Aston Villa, Liverpool, Charlton Athletic, Preston North End, and Derby County to reach the Final.[2] Notably, all five clubs were also in the First Division.[1] Meanwhile, Blackpool's campaign consisted of it overcoming Leeds United, Chester City, Colchester United, Fulham, and Tottenham Hotspur.[2] Prior to the Final, Blackpool had never won the FA Cup,[3] while Manchester United won it in 1909 but had failed to reach the Final since.[4] Manchester United were deemed the favourites heading in, in an event where they had to wear blue shirts and white shorts, while Blackpool were made to wear white shirts with black shorts.[5] This was a decision made by the FA, who wanted to avoid the possibility of a colour-clash.[5]
Meanwhile, this was the fifth FA Cup Final to be televised by the BBC. After being only allowed to televise 40 minutes of the previous year's FA Cup Final because of restricted domestic energy usage,[6] the BBC were now able to present full coverage of the event.[7][8] This included not only the game itself, but also the teams' presentations to King George VI before the match started, as well as the King and Queen Elizabeth presenting the FA Cup and medals following the match's conclusion.[7][8] Commentary was provided by Jimmy Jewell and Walter Winterbottom.[9][7][8]
The Match
The match itself occurred on 24th April 1948 in front of 99,842 fans at Wembley Stadium.[10] While Manchester United was deemed the favourites going in and had controlled play, it was actually Blackpool who took the lead, when Stan Mortensen being brought down led to a penalty, which Eddie Shimwell converted after 12 minutes.[5][10] United's Jack Rowley secured an equaliser after 28 minutes thanks to a Jimmy Delaney pass, but Stan Mortensen put Blackpool back in front seven minutes later after converting a cross from Mortensen.[5][10]
In the second half however, United fought back, Rowley scoring his second goal in the 70th minute after sprinting between two Blackpool players.[5][10] Blackpool nearly made it 3-2 when a strong shot by Mortensen was saved by United goalkeeper Jack Crompton.[5] This turned the tide of the match, with United taking the lead via a Pearson shot twenty yards from the Blackpool goal at the 80th minute.[5][10] Three minutes later, John Anderson added a fourth goal for United.[5][10] The game ultimately ended 4-2, thus ending Manchester United's FA Cup drought.[5][4][10] Since then, United has gone on to win 12 FA Cups, while also appearing in the final 19 times.[4] Blackpool would later win its only FA Cup in 1953, defeating Bolton Wanderers 4-3 in the Final.[11][3] The 1948 FA Cup Final was also considered “one of the greatest cup finals in history” at the time.[5]
Availability
Like all early television programs, the 1948 FA Cup Final was televised live and is not known to have been recorded, as recording seldom occurred until video tape was perfected in the late-1950s.[12] In fact, a telerecording would not occur until England's game against Italy on 30th November 1949.[9] Thus, all televised coverage of the Final is now permanently missing. Nevertheless, newsreel footage of the match remains publicly available.
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See Also
Association Football/Soccer Media
- 1937 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1937)
- 1938 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1938)
- 1939 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1939)
- 1947 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1947)
- 1955 Scottish Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1955)
- 1966 FIFA World Cup Final (partially found original colour film of international football match; 1966)
- Arsenal 7-1 Hibernian (lost footage of charity football match; 1952)
- Arsenal vs Arsenal Reserves (lost footage of early BBC televised football match; 1937)
- Barbados 4–2 Grenada (partially found soccer match footage; 1994)
- Barnet 3-2 Wealdstone (lost footage of Athenian League football match; 1946)
- Brian Clough's Football Fortunes (lost DOS port of football management game; 1987)
- Charlton Athletic 1-0 Blackburn Rovers (lost footage of FA Cup match; 1947)
- England 0-1 Scotland (partially found footage of international football match; 1938)
- England 1-1 Scotland (partially found footage of international football match; 1947)
- England 2-0 Italy (partially found footage of international football match; 1949)
- England 3-0 France (partially found footage of international football match; 1947)
- England 3-0 Rest of Europe (partially found footage of international football match; 1938)
- Falkirk 3-2 Newcastle United (lost footage of football match; 1953)
- FIFA Soccer 2002 (lost build of cancelled Game Boy Advance port of football game; existence unconfirmed; 2001-2002)
- Hallo! Bundesliga (lost GolTV series; mid 2000s-mid 2010s)
- Juventus 1-7 A.C. Milan (partially found footage of Serie A football match; 1950)
- Scottish Universities 1-1 English Universities (lost footage of international football match; 1952)
- Serbia vs Albania (partially found footage of abandoned UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match; 2014)
- United! (lost British soap opera; 1965-1967)
Early BBC Sports Television
- 1931 Epsom Derby (lost televised footage of horse racing event; 1931)
- 1937 International Imperial Trophy Race (lost footage of motor race; 1937)
- 1937 Wimbledon Championships (partially found footage of tennis tournament; 1937)
- 1938 Ashes Series (partially found footage of international test cricket match; 1938)
- 1953 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One race; 1953)
- Archery (lost early televised toxophily; 1937-1938)
- The Boat Race 1938 (partially found footage of rowing race; 1938)
- Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling (lost early BBC televised professional wrestling matches; 1938-1939; 1946-1947)
- Darts and Shove Ha'penny (lost early BBC televised darts matches; 1936-1939)
- England 16-21 Scotland (partially found footage of rugby match; 1938)
- Horace Lindrum vs Willie Smith (lost footage of televised snooker; 1937)
- Woods and Jack (lost early televised lawn bowls; 1937; 1946)
Early BBC Television
- Alexandra Palace's wartime television demonstrations (lost footage of private television transmissions; 1943, 1945)
- An Inspector Calls (lost television adaptation of play; 1948)
- Ann and Harold (lost early BBC drama television series; 1938)
- BBC Election Night (lost coverage of British general elections; 1950-1951)
- The Care of Your Car (lost early BBC motoring show; 1947)
- Cook's Night Out (lost early BBC cooking show; 1937)
- Craftsmen at Work (lost early BBC documentary show; 1938, 1946)
- Dish of the Month (lost early BBC cooking show; 1937)
- First Aid (lost early BBC medical show; 1937)
- Foundations of Cookery (lost early BBC cooking show; 1939)
- Marcel Boulestin television shorts (lost early BBC programs; 1937-1939)
- Masks through the Ages (lost early BBC history talk show; 1937)
- Opening of the BBC Television Service (partially found coverage of inaugural day of high-definition television service; 1936)
- The Orchestra and its Instruments (lost early BBC music talk show; 1937)
- RCA recording of BBC Television Service (found footage of pre-Second World War BBC television broadcast; 1938)
- Sea Stories (lost early BBC talk show; 1936-1937)
- Spelling Bee (lost early BBC game show; 1938)
- Telecrime (lost early BBC crime drama; 1938-1939; 1946)
- The Wasp's Nest (lost early BBC television adaptation of Agatha Christie short story; 1937)
- Weaponless Self-Defence (lost early ju-jitsu television program; 1936-1937)
- The World of Women (lost early BBC talk show; 1937)
Early Sports Television Media
- 1934 Philo T. Farnsworth broadcasts (lost early television demonstrations; 1934)
- 1936 Summer Olympics (lost television coverage of Berlin Games; 1936)
- 1938 Pennsylvania Quakers football season (lost early televised college football games; 1938)
- 1960 Daytona Races (lost CBS and NBC televised footage of NASCAR prelude events to Daytona 500; 1960)
- Bill Longson vs Whipper Billy Watson (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 1947)
- Brooklyn Dodgers 2-5 6-1 Cincinnati Reds (lost footage of MLB doubleheader; 1939)
- Brooklyn Dodgers 23-14 Philadelphia Eagles (lost footage of NFL game; 1939)
- Columbia Lions 1-2 Princeton Tigers (partially found footage of college baseball game; 1939)
- Fordham Rams 34-7 Waynesburg Yellow Jackets (lost footage of college football game; 1939)
- Indianapolis 500 WFBM-TV Broadcasts (lost racing footage; 1949-1950)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 East Midlands Football detailing the 1947/48 First Division table. Retrieved 30th Apr '22
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 RSSSF detailing both clubs' road to the Final. Retrieved 30th Apr '22
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 11 vs 11 detailing Blackpool's list of honours. Retrieved 30th Apr '22
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Manchester United detailing the FA Cups Finals it appeared in and ultimately won. Retrieved 30th Apr '22
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 Truly Reds detailing the match and the atypical colours both teams wore. Retrieved 30th Apr '22
- ↑ Copyright and the Challenge of the New detailing the BBC's challenges in broadcasting the 1947 FA Cup Final. Retrieved 30th Apr '22
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 BBC Genome archive of Radio Times issues detailing the broadcast of the Final. Retrieved 30th Apr '22
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Issue 1,279 of Radio Times listing the match. Retrieved 30th Apr '22
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 BBC noting no telerecording of football matches occurred until the 1949 England-Italy game. Retrieved 30th Apr '22
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 11 vs 11 detailing the result of the match. Retrieved 30th Apr '22
- ↑ BBC Sports detailing Blackpool winning the 1953 FA Cup Final. Retrieved 30th Apr '22
- ↑ Web Archive article discussing how most early television is missing due to a lack of directly recording television. Retrieved 30th Apr '22