1953 FA Cup Final

At Wembley Stadium, the Queen, with the Duke of Edinburgh and FA Secretary Sir Stanley Rous either side of her, presents a Cup-winners medal to Stanley Matthews of Blackpool, following their 4-3 victory over Bolton Wanderers. The final became known as The Matthews final after his superb play that afternoon on the right wing. With Blackpool losing 3-1, Matthews transformed the game, with Perry scoring the winner in the closing seconds following another great run by Matthews

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