At age 38, he was making his third and ultimately his final attempt at winning an FA Cup medal.[22] In the previous six years, he failed to earn a winner's medal against Manchester United in 1948 and Newcastle United in 1951.[22] It featured a hat-trick by Blackpool's Stan Mortensen in his side's 4–3 win, with Matthews almost single-handedly turning the match around for Blackpool, who had trailed 3–1 to Bolton Wanderers before fighting back to win the match. It remained the only hat-trick ever scored in an FA Cup Final at the original Wembley.