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| Picture No | 10588026 |
| Date | 2 May 1953 |
| Description | 1953 FA Cup Final |
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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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| Source | Illustrated London News 9 May 1953 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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