The 1948 FA Cup Final was contested Competition by Manchester United and Blackpool at Wembley Stadium on 24 April 1948 .

Eddie Shimwell and Stan Mortensen scored Getting Blackpool 's goals .

Blackpool manager Joe Smith decided Deciding not to select Choosing Jimmy McIntosh for the final despite McIntosh having scored Getting five goals in the five ties leading up to the final .

McIntosh was selected Choosing to play for Blackpool , who won 1–0 with McIntosh scoring Getting the winner .

The previous month it was announced Expressing_publicly that Blackpool would not be wearing Wearing their traditional tangerine-and-white strip due Causation to its clashing with United 's red .

Hugh Kelly was the last surviving Blackpool player from the game when he died Death in March 2009 at the age of 85 .

The 8-day Blackpool Dance Festival is the world 's first and most famous annual ballroom dance competition Competition of international significance , held Hold in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens , Blackpool , England since 1920 .

The 8-day Blackpool Dance Festival is the world 's first and most famous annual ballroom dance competition Competition of international significance , held Hold in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens , Blackpool , England since 1920 .

The Junior Dance Festival , Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival which incorporates Cause_to_amalgamate the British Sequence Championships , and British National Dance Festival are also held Defending annually in Blackpool .

The Junior Dance Festival , Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival which incorporates Cause_to_amalgamate the British Sequence Championships , and British National Dance Festival are also held Defending annually in Blackpool .

The annual World Professional Dancesport Championship is often held Defending in Blackpool ( 5 times between 1989 and 2012 ) , but is not connected Connect with the Dance Festival .