The image of Stanley Matthews on the front cover bring back wonderful memories of one of the most exciting and memorable football matches I ever saw , the 1953 FA Cup Final in which his team Blackpool were up against Bolton Wanderers, both of whom were a force to be reckoned with at the time .
Back then , very few households in England had a television but one of them was the family of my elder sister’s boyfriend who , knowing my passion for all things football even at the age of 12 , invited me to watch it with them .
This was in black and white on a 14 inch screen . The background to this match was that Matthews had had an illustrious career and was greatly admired , but an FA Cup Final medal had always eluded him and almost the whole nation were rooting for him to have one .
However , with only around 20 minutes to go , his team were 3 - 1 down but thanks largely to his almost magical performance in that period came out on top as 4 - 3 winners , resulting in great celebrations throughout the land.
Many thanks for bringing back those memories .
