Issue 1953 / 4 moments
1953
Blackpool won the FA Cup.
Blackpool won the FA Cup. Also this year: Barcelona won the Copa del Rey; Rot-Weiss Essen won the DFB-Pokal; Lille won the Coupe de France.
League champions
Season 1952–53 / 1953
- EnglandArsenal (list of England champions on Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
- SpainBarcelona (list of Spain champions on Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
- ItalyInternazionale (list of Italy champions on Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
- Germany1. FC Kaiserslautern (list of Germany champions on Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
- FranceReims (list of France champions on Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Source: Wikipedia’s list of champions for each league.
Four moments from 1953
Biggest finals first
4–3
Blackpool win the FA Cup
Blackpool v Bolton Wanderers, FA Cup final, 2 May 1953
2–1
Barcelona win the Copa del Rey
Barcelona v Atlético Bilbao, Copa del Rey final, 21 June 1953
2–1
Rot-Weiss Essen win the DFB-Pokal
Rot-Weiss Essen v Alemannia Aachen, DFB-Pokal final, 1 May 1953
2–1
Lille win the Coupe de France
Lille v Nancy, Coupe de France final, 31 May 1953