United, who had not appeared in an FA Cup Final for 39 years, won 4–2, with two goals from Jack Rowley and one apiece from Stan Pearson and John Anderson.
The previous month it was announced that Blackpool would not be wearing their traditional tangerine-and-white strip due to its clashing with United's red.
Instead, they wore white shirts with black shorts, but would be allowed to wear their normal socks, even though they too came under the auspices of the colour-clash ban.
The FA also instructed United to wear blue shirts and white shorts, meaning both teams played in change strip.
The last surviving player from the game was Manchester United goalkeeper Jack Crompton who died in July 2013 at the age of 91.