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On a foul day with high winds and driving rain, the Spurs fans who made the trip to the Lancashire sea-side town found the sea-front closed due to waves crashing over the promenade.  Spurs were playing Terry Fenwick for the first time since a broken leg 15 months before at Old Trafford, but the conditions meant that it was to be a tough battle against Blackpool and the elements.  The options were trying to play the ball on the floor on a muddy and bumpy pitch or to play the long ball in a strong wind (meaning it ran on or held up).

As it turned out, the game produced few clear-cut chances and the only goal came from Stewart getting on the end of a melee caused by Paul Gascoigne's free-kick into the 'Pool area.

Teams :

Blackpool 
Spurs -  Thorstvedt, M. Thomas, Mabbutt (c), Fenwick, Edinburgh, Howells, Stewart, Gascoigne, P. Allen, Lineker, Moran
Crowd : -   9,563

Division 2    Home    Drew   2-2

Teams :
Spurs - 
Blackpool  
Crowd : -   28,707

In the 65th minute, Naylor put a free-kick onto Duncan's head again, but this time the Scot headed past Bob Ward in the Blackpool goal.  Blackpool hit back as they tried to come back into the game, but Barry Daines kept out a Mickey Walsh effort and the defence stood firm to take both points from this visit to Lancashire.

Teams :
Blackpool -  Ward, Suddaby, Walsh
Spurs -  Daines, Naylor, Holmes, Osgood, Perryman, Hoddle, Pratt, McNab, Taylor, Chris Jones, J. Duncan
Unused sub. : - Coates
Crowd : -   16,910

Teams :
Spurs - Jennings, Evans, Knowles, Pratt, England, Beal, Coates (Neighbour), Perryman, Chivers, Peters (cpt), Gilzean.
Blackpool  -  , , , , , Glyn James,
Crowd : -    30,009

Division 1    Away   Drew   0-0

Teams :
Blackpool -  Fred Kemp, John Craven
Spurs -  Jennings; Evans, Peter Collins, Beal, Knowles; Mullery (c), Perryman, Peters, Pearce; Gilzean (Pratt), Chivers 
Crowd : -   16,541
 

Division 1     Home    Won   3-0

Teams :
Spurs -  Jennings, Kinnear, Knowles, Mullery (c), England, Beal, Gilzean, Perryman, Chivers, Peters, Morgan
Blackpool -  Harry Thomson, Jimmy Armfield (c), Henry Mowbray, Bill Bentley, Terry Alcock, Dave Hatton, Alan Suddick, John Craven, Fred Pickering, Tony Coleman, Tom Hutchinson
Crowd : -   19,894
Referee : - Ken Burns (Stourbridge)
Linesmen : -  Mr. D. F. Pond (Essex) - Red Flag; Mr. R. A. Long (Northants) - Yellow Flag

Teams :
Blackpool -  , , , , , , , , ,
Spurs -  , , , , , , , , , ,
Crowd : -   16,524
 

Seasiders keeper Tony Waiters was the busier of the two goalies in the opening stages, but in the 23rd minute, a good move saw Ray Charnley open the scoring.  However, two minutes later Knowles hit a powerful equaliser, but this only lasted until just before half-time, when Alan Skirton headed the visitors into the lead again.

Some desperate defending by Blackpool provided the basis to spring forward at the very end of the match to extend their lead with Charnley's second of the game to rid them of the record of the only team in the league at the time without a win.

Teams :
Spurs -  Roy Brown, Clayton, Knowles, Mullery, England, Mackay, Robertson, Greaves, Saul, Venables, Cliff Jones
Blackpool  -  Tony Waiters, Thompson, Hughes, Fisher, McPhee, Jimmy Armfield, Alan Skirton, Robson, Ray Charnley, Moir, Lea
Crowd : -  36,459

Teams :
Blackpool  - 
Spurs - 
Crowd : -   13,103

Teams :
Spurs -  B. Brown, Norman, Knowles, Mullery, L. Brown, Mackay (c), Possee, Clayton, Gilzean, Greaves, Robertson
Blackpool  -  Waiters, Armfield (c), Thompson, McPhee, James, Rowe, Moir, Ball, Charnley, Green, Lea
Crowd : -   19,894

Ref. : - Mr. M. W. Holian (Derby)
Linesmen : - Mr. J. Reid (Surrey) - Red Flag; Mr. H. G. Stennett (Essex) - Yellow flag

Teams :
Spurs : - 
Blackpool :
Crowd : - 44,394
Ref. : -

Teams :
Blackpool :
Spurs : - 
Crowd : - 26,346
Ref. : -

Terry Dyson headed home Jimmy Greaves' in-swinging corner to give Tottenham a 35th minute lead, but the final touch was off Blackpool defender Barry Martin's legs.  The win was wrapped up in the second half, when Greaves went on a slaloming run past Jimmy Armfield and rounded Tony Waiters to slot home the second goal with a quarter of the game left.

Teams :
Blackpool  -  Waiters, Armfield, Martin, McPhee, Gratrix, Cranston, Hill, Ball, Charnley, Parry, Howe
Spurs -  Hollowbread, Baker, Hopkins, Beal, Norman, Marchi, Cliff Jones, White, Les Allen, Greaves, Dyson
Crowd : -    13,955

Teams :
Spurs : - 
Blackpool :
Crowd : - 38,138
Ref. : -

Dave Mackay's quick throw gave Terry Medwin the opportunity to flick a header on into the box and despite being surrounded by tangerine shirts, Greaves threw himself into the air and performed a perfect overhead kick to send the ball flying into the Blackpool net.  39 minutes of his career at Tottenham passed and his first goal was in the record books, having scored on every debut he had made.

A minute later, Greaves added his second with a header from a cross floated in by Mackay and the third came in the second half, heading in from a corner by Les Allen. He then created the fifth goal for Allen when his shot crashed against the foot of the post but fell to the centre forward to complete Tottenham’s scoring in the 5-2 victory.

Spurs : -  Brown, Baker, Henry, Blanchflower, Norman, Mackay, Medwin, White, Les Allen, Greaves, Cliff Jones
Blackpool : -  , , , , , , , , ,
Crowd : - 42,734
 

Teams :
Blackpool : -  Gordon West, Jimmy Armfield, Martin, Hauser, Gratrix, Durie, Horne, Peterson, Ray Charnley, Roy Perry, Parry
Spurs : - Brown, Baker, Henry, Blanchflower (c), Norman, Mackay, Cliff Jones, White, Bobby Smith, Les Allen, Dyson
Crowd : -    ,

Teams :
Spurs -  Brown, Baker, Henry, Blanchflower (c), Norman, Mackay, Medwin, White, Bobby Smith, Les Allen, Dyson
Blackpool -  Waiters, Armfield, Martin, J. Kelly (c), Gratrix, Durie, Matthews, Cyril Lea, Charnley, Mudie, Kaye
Crowd : -    45,684
Ref. : - R. H. Mann (Worcestershire)
Linesmen : -  Mr. C. W. Jillings (Essex) - Red flag; Mr. W. Johnson-Wilson (Surrey) - Yellow flag

Teams :
Spurs : - 
Blackpool :
Crowd : - 44,394
Ref. : -

Teams :
Blackpool :
Spurs : - 
Crowd : -  17,085
Ref. : -

Teams :
Blackpool :
Spurs : - 
Crowd : - 12,939
Ref. : -

Teams :
Spurs : - 
Blackpool :
Crowd : -  57,043
Ref. : -

Teams :
Spurs : - 
Blackpool :
Crowd : - 37,632
Ref. : -

Teams :
Spurs : - 
Blackpool :
Crowd : - 14,938
Ref. : -

Teams :
Blackpool  - 
Spurs - 
Crowd : -   49,878
Referee :-  R. H. Windle (Derbyshire)
Linesmen : -  Mr. K. E. Leflin (Suffolk) - Red flag; Mr. D. T. Markall (Somerset) - Yellow flag 

Spurs started well, but losing Harry Clarke to injury after 15 minutes lead to the home team capitalising to score three quick goals.  However, Tottenham rallied with Tommy Harmer and Johnny Brooks going close to narrowing the score-line.

Having had eight stitches in his torn ear, Clarke returned for the second half, but played out on the right wing, meaning the side had to reshuffle.  It worked for Spurs, with Brooks scoring a good goal, but to little avail, as Blackpool restored their three goal margin.  When Bobby Smith was fouled in the penalty box, Tommy Harmer stepped up to take the spot-kick, but he failed to convert it and that left the Seasiders with the two points as the game was played out to a conclusion.

Teams :
Blackpool  - 
Spurs -  Ditchburn, Baker, Hopkins, Blanchflower, Clarke, Marchi, Medwin, Harmer, Bobby Smith, Brooks, Robb
Crowd : -   49,878
Referee :-  - (-)
Linesmen : -  Mr. . . - (-) - Red flag; Mr. . . - (-) - Yellow flag 

Teams :
Blackpool :
Spurs : - 
Crowd : - 19,257
Ref. : -

Teams :
Spurs : - 
Blackpool :
Crowd : - 51,336
Ref. : -

Teams :
Spurs : - 
Blackpool :
Crowd : - 47,386
Ref. : -

It was just after the break that the lead was doubled.  Dunmore put in a good ball from a wide position and Baily met it well, but was denied by the keeper's save.  However, George Robb was on hand to knock in the rebound.  Further into the second half, Stanley Matthews got into the game with a ball that set up Bill Perry for a goal in the 65th minute.  Then three minutes from time, a Perry cross was headed past Reynolds by Stan Mortensen for an equaliser leaving Spurs with only a point for all their good play.

Teams :
Spurs -  Reynolds, Ramsey, Withers, Nicholson, King, Wetton, Walters, Brooks, Dunmore, Robb, Baily
Blackpool  -  Matthews, Perry, Mortensen
Crowd : -  43,870

Teams :
Blackpool :
Spurs : - 
Crowd : - 19,667
Ref. : -

Five minutes after the start of the second half, Spurs were level when Eddie Baily's trickery provided Len Duquemin the opportunity to crash the ball past George Farm.  Within minutes it was nearly 2-1 to Tottenham and then on the hour, Syd McClellan burst through the Tangerines' defence and his shot beat Farm, but bounced wide off the foot of the post to leave the score at 1-1, with Eddie Baily also hitting the woodwork when his header rattled the crossbar.  Continuing to press forward, Farm had to make good stops from Baily and Sonny Walters, but Ditchburn did well at the other end to narrow the angle when Stan Mortensen shot at goal to make a good save.  Alf Ramsey cleared a Perry effort off the Tottenham goal-line, then Duquemin landed a shot onto the roof of the Blackpool net as the game seemed destined for a replay.

With a minute remaining before the end of the match, Alf Ramsey beat Perry to a long pass and tried to guide the ball back to Ditchburn, but the ball came off his chest and Jackie Mudie nipped in to slide the ball under the Spurs keeper's body as he dived at the striker's feet.  There was no coming back from this and the final whistle put Blackpool through to Wembley shortly after the goal.

Local journalist Don Creedy of The Gazette wrote, "It was Spurs who provided the football craft; Spurs who attacked for three-quarters of the game; Spurs who showed that necessary team-work and understanding, but it was Blackpool who took the chances."

Blackpool : -   George Farm, , , , , Stanley Matthews, , Jackie Mudie, Bill Perry,
Spurs : - Ditchburn, Ramsey, Withers, Marchi, Gibbins, Wetton, Vic Groves, Baily, Hollis, Harmer, McClellan
Crowd : -  68,221

NOTE : - Receipts of £20,084 were a record for a match on an English League ground at the time.

The mud-heap of a pitch was not ideal for flowing football and the first half was difficult for Tottenham's push-and-run style of play to have much effect.  However, Tottenham carved out two chances for Murphy and one for Duquemin, but on all three occasions, the ball went straight at the goalkeeper George Farm.

Blackpool were using longer passes and utilising their wide players, but when the ball came into the penalty area a combination of defenders and mud prevented them getting in on goal.  But five minutes before the break, Taylor beat three Spurs players in the area and taking the ball to Ditchburn's right, he lifted the ball over the keeper from a tight angle.

The Seasiders were the better second half team, using the wings whereas Tottenham tried to play down the boggy middle, but it was Spurs who nearly levelled things up at the death when Sonny Walters forced Farm to a save with a header from a corner to hold on for a 1-0 win. 

Teams :
Blackpool  - 
Spurs -   Ditchburn, Ramsey, Withers, Clarke, Burgess (c), Wetton, Medley, Duquemin, Murphy, Walters, Baily
Ref. Mr. (-)
Linesmen : Mr. - (-) - Red flag; Mr. - (-) - Yellow flag
Crowd : -   14,821

Teams :
Spurs -  Ditchburn, Ramsey, Willis, Clarke, Brittan, Nicholson, Medley, Duquemin, Walters, Bennett, Baily
Blackpool  - 
Ref. Mr. (-)
Linesmen : Mr. - (-) - Red flag; Mr. - (-) - Yellow flag
Crowd : -    22,203

Teams :
Spurs -  , , , , , , , , , ,
Blackpool  - 
Ref. Mr. (-)
Linesmen : Mr. - (-) - Red flag; Mr. - (-) - Yellow flag
Crowd : -    64,978

With Blackpool pair Matthews and Mortensen linking up to give the Spurs defence a torrid time, it was actually Spurs who had a good chance when Len Duquemin went through, but his shot was wide of the goal.  However, the Spurs forward did better to give Spurs the lead in the 64th minute, but seven minutes from time, Matthews put  a low cross into the box from the left and Mortensen was on hand to shoot home from ten yards out. 

Extra time was called for and three minutes in, Ricketts crossed from the left wing for Mortensen to head into the net.  It was a cross from Matthews on the other wing that saw Mortensen head his hat-trick goal, as Blackpool claimed their place at Wembley.

Teams :
Spurs -  Ditchburn, Tickridge, Buckingham, Burgess, Ludford, Nicholson, Medley, Duquemin, Cox, Bennett, Baily
Blackpool  - 
Ref. Mr. (-)
Linesmen : Mr. - (-) - Red flag; Mr. - (-) - Yellow flag
Crowd : -    70,687

NOTE : - Receipts of £18,817 were a record for Villa Park at the time.

Teams :
Spurs : -
Blackpool : -
Ref. : -
Crowd : -  16,308

Teams :
Blackpool : -
Spurs : -
Ref. : -
Crowd : -   23,875

Teams :
Blackpool : -
Spurs : -
Ref. : -
Crowd : -  11,044

Teams :
Spurs : -
Blackpool : -
Ref. : -
Crowd : -  35,031

Teams :
Spurs : -
Blackpool : -
Ref. : -
Crowd : -  24,956

Teams :
Blackpool : -
Spurs : -
Ref. : -
Crowd : -  14,913

Teams :
Blackpool : -
Spurs : -
Ref. : -
Crowd : -  8,744

Teams :
Spurs : -
Blackpool : -
Ref. : -
Crowd : -  15,729

Teams :
Spurs : -
Blackpool : -
Ref. : -
Crowd : -  40,000

Teams :
Blackpool : -
Spurs : -
Ref. : -
Crowd : -  10,000

Teams :
Blackpool : -
Spurs : -
Ref. : -
Crowd : -  16,926

Teams :
Spurs : -
Blackpool : -
Ref. : -
Crowd : -  18,677

Teams :
Spurs : -
Blackpool : -
Ref. : -
Crowd : -  15,000

Teams :
Blackpool : -
Spurs : -
Ref. : -
Crowd : -  6,000