Originally Posted by
tarantonight
Research shows name is probably John Crosland, (a WWII Fleet Air Arm Pilot), but he is not on Team Sheet for FA Cup Final 1953 - could be another year though?? - he played for Blackpool 1946 - 1954. Substitute in ‘53 perhaps?
TN.
I read that John Crosland DSC played left back for Blackpool in the 1948 Cup Final, along with both Stanley Matthews and Len Mortensen, but regrettably they lost 4-2 to Matt Busby's Manchester United.
Jack