1953 in Association Football - Events

Events

  • April 19 – The Dutch national team plays its 200th official match in history, losing 0-2 in a friendly against neighbouring Belgium.
  • May 2 – Blackpool win the FA Cup Final, their only major silverware to date, beating Bolton Wanderers 4–3, despite being the score being 1–3 with only a few minutes remaining.
  • November 25 – England v Hungary (1953). It was the first time England had lost at their Wembley Stadium home to a nation outside the British Isles.

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