1952 FA Cup final
Newcastle United won the FA Cup again by beating Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 100,000. Arsenal’s Walley Barnes was taken off injured with a twisted knee after 35 minutes and as no substitutes were allowed then, Arsenal were down to 10 players. 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. With the numerical advantage in their favour, Newcastle won 1–0 with a goal from George Robledo.
Despite late efforts to overturn the decision by a minority of its members, The FA Council banned the BBC from televising the game, leaving those who could not attend with only updates on the first half on BBC radio, before the second half was described live to listeners. To date this remains the last cup final not to be broadcast live on television, although the game was filmed by newsreel for broadcast that evening in cinemas. The BBC instead broadcast a cricket match between Worcestershire and the touring Indian cricket team.
The Newcastle United team was:
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Ronnie Simpson |
| Right Back | 2 | Bobby Cowell |
| Left Back | 3 | Alf McMichael |
| Right Half | 4 | Joe Harvey (Captain) |
| Centre Half | 5 | Frank Brennan |
| Left Half | 6 | Ted Robledo |
| Outside Right | 7 | Tommy Walker |
| Inside Right | 8 | Billy Foulkes |
| Centre Forward | 9 | Jackie Milburn |
| Inside Left | 10 | George Robledo |
| Outside Left | 11 | Bobby Mitchell |
| Manager | Stan Seymour |
Mr and Mrs Taylor ready to support Newcastle United in the FA Cup final against Arsenal at Wembley, May 3, 1952. They are pictured in Trafalgar Square.
Image courtesy of the Newcastle Chronicle
Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill shakes the hand of Newcastle United's Jackie Milburn before the 1952 FA Cup final.
Image courtesy of the Newcastle Chronicle
You can watch British Pathé newsreel footage of the 1952 FA Cup final at:
https://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-cup-final-16/query/newcastle+united
