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Blackpool 1-0 Man United - April 28, 1948 / Division 1 1947/1948

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Division 1 1947/1948 - Round 41

Bloomfield Road - Blackpool - England

April 28, 1948

Blackpool

1 - 0

Man United

Stan Mortensen

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0' - Goal Stan Mortensen0

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Blackpool

1 - 0

Man United

Blackpool Man United

Team line-ups

Blackpool

Robinson

Joe Robinson

England

B.date04/03/1919

Age29 years

positionGoalkeeper

Crosland

John Crosland

England

B.date10/11/1922

Age25 years

H1m83

positionDefender

Hayward

Eric Hayward

England

B.date02/08/1917

Age30 years

positionDefender

Shimwell

Eddie Shimwell

England

B.date27/02/1920

Age28 years

positionDefender

Kelly

Hugh Kelly

Scotland

B.date23/07/1923

Age24 years

positionLeft full-back

Mortensen0

Stan Mortensen

England

B.date26/05/1921

Age26 years

positionVersatile Midfielder

Rickett

Walter Rickett

England

B.date20/03/1917

Age31 years

positionLeft Winger

Johnston

Harry Johnston

England

B.date26/09/1919

Age28 years

positionForward

McIntosh

Jimmy McIntosh

Scotland

B.date05/04/1918

Age30 years

positionForward

Matthews

Stanley Matthews

England

B.date01/02/1915

Age33 years

H1m74

positionRight Winger

McCall

Andy McCall

Scotland

B.date15/03/1925

Age23 years

positionWinger

		Age	Match num	Note
G	Joe Robinson	29	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	John Crosland	25	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Eric Hayward	30	64	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Eddie Shimwell	28	59	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Hugh Kelly	24	32	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Stan Mortensen	26	78	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Walter Rickett	31	14	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Harry Johnston	28	79	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Jimmy McIntosh	30	56	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Stanley Matthews	33	36	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Andy McCall	23	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Team line-up not yet available

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Jimmy McIntosh

Alex Munro

OUT

Andy McCall

George Dick

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Manager

Age

Match num

Joseph Smith

270

Success rate in this team:

44 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

44 %

Smith vs Man United

3 victories

2 draws

4 losses

Latest figure on April 28, 1948

Smith vs Busby

2 victories

1 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on April 28, 1948

Manager

Age

Match num

Sir Matt Busby

Success rate in this team:

52 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

52 %

Busby vs Blackpool

2 victories

1 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on April 28, 1948

Busby vs Smith

2 victories

1 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on April 28, 1948

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Key figures

No key stat for this match

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VBlackpool 3-1 Tottenham13/03/1948

DBlackpool 2-2 Derby County26/03/1948

VBlackpool 3-0 Arsenal27/03/1948

DBlackpool 1-1 Bolton Wanderers05/04/1948

LBlackpool 0-1 Burnley07/04/1948

VBlackpool 1-0 Middlesbrough10/04/1948

Overall

DBlackpool 1-1 Bolton Wanderers05/04/1948

LBlackpool 0-1 Burnley07/04/1948

VBlackpool 1-0 Middlesbrough10/04/1948

LSunderland 1-0 Blackpool12/04/1948

LCharlton 2-0 Blackpool17/04/1948

LManchester United 4-2 Blackpool24/04/1948

Current form

Away

VStoke City 0-2 Manchester United21/02/1948

DGrimsby Town 1-1 Manchester United17/03/1948

VAston Villa 0-1 Manchester United22/03/1948

VHuddersfield Town 0-2 Manchester United27/03/1948

VBolton Wanderers 0-1 Manchester United29/03/1948

LEverton 2-0 Manchester United10/04/1948

Overall

VBolton Wanderers 0-1 Manchester United29/03/1948

VManchester United 1-0 Derby County03/04/1948

DManchester United 1-1 Manchester City07/04/1948

LEverton 2-0 Manchester United10/04/1948

VManchester United 5-0 Chelsea17/04/1948

VManchester United 4-2 Blackpool24/04/1948

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	1	0
Loosing streak	0	3
Unbeaten streak	1	0
Winless streak	0	3
Drawless streak	2	5
Scoring streak	1	1
Conceding streak	0	3
Invincibility streak	1	0

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	0	2
Loosing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	0	2
Winless streak	1	0
Drawless streak	4	3
Scoring streak	0	2
Goalless streak	1	0
Conceding streak	1	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

40	Number of games (Competition total)	40
20	Number of games (Home / Away)	20
15	Victories (Competition total)	18
12	Victories (Home / Away)	8
10	Draws (Competition total)	14
4	Draws (Home / Away)	7
15	Losses (Competition total)	8
4	Losses (Home / Away)	5

Goals

49	Goals scored (Competition total)	77
36	Goals scored (Home / Away)	31
41	Goals conceded (Competition total)	46
14	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	20
1.23	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.93
1.8	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.55
1.03	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.15
0.7	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1

Betting aid

15	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	19
10	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	9
11	Clean sheets (Competition total)	12
9	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	7
12	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	6
3	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	4
17	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	24
8	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	11
1-0 (4 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	1-2 (3 times)

Bookings

0	Yellow cards (Competition total)	0
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Stan Mortensen	20 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	-
Stan Mortensen	15 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	-
Willie Buchan	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	-
Willie Buchan	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)	-
Stan Mortensen	14 goals during the last 24 matches	The fittest player	-

Historical head to head

Home

18 matches

9 v

1 d

8 l

33 gf

25 ga

Away

20 matches

1 v

6 d

13 l

14 gf

40 ga

Neutral ground

1 match

0 v

0 d

1 l

2 gf

4 ga

Total

39 matches

10 v

7 d

22 l

49 gf

69 ga

Historical head to head

Home

20 matches

13 v

6 d

1 l

40 gf

14 ga

Away

18 matches

8 v

1 d

9 l

25 gf

33 ga

Neutral ground

1 match

1 v

0 d

0 l

4 gf

2 ga

Total

39 matches

22 v

7 d

10 l

69 gf

49 ga

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 1	March 21, 1931
Home	5 - 1	March 21, 1931

Largest victory

Overall	4 - 0	December 26, 1900
Away	5 - 3	February 18, 1939

Latest head to head

April 24, 1948 - FA Cup 1947/1948

Man United

4 - 2

Blackpool

December 06, 1947 - Division 1 1947/1948

Man United

1 - 1

Blackpool

February 22, 1947 - Division 1 1946/1947

Man United

3 - 0

Blackpool

October 19, 1946 - Division 1 1946/1947

Blackpool

3 - 1

Man United

February 18, 1939 - Division 1 1938/1939

Blackpool

3 - 5

Man United

Best historical scorers against Man United

Stan Mortensen	3 goals	1946 - 1948
George Farrow	1 goal	1946 - 1946
George Dick	1 goal	1946 - 1946
Eddie Shimwell	1 goal	1948 - 1948

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Best historical scorers against Blackpool

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Players with most games played vs Man United

Harry Johnston	4 matches	1946 - 1948
Stan Mortensen	4 matches	1946 - 1948
Alex Munro	4 matches	1946 - 1948
Eric Hayward	3 matches	1947 - 1948
Eddie Shimwell	3 matches	1947 - 1948
George Dick	3 matches	1946 - 1948