OLD PICTURES OF BLACKPOOL FC

Our annual swimming gala (Highfield School) was held at the Derby Baths, think it was 1967 when a lad in our class dived off one of the boards and smacked his head on the pool bottom, Mr.Bates ( guess his nickname?) dived in fully clothed and saved him, heroic stuff!
 
Never seen that picture before.👍
It is it's from the history of Newcastle United and is a young Alan Suddick in 1966 outside St James's
Edit to add the actual date of the photo is 1st October 1965
It is definitely not a young Alan Suddick who was only 21 in Oct 1965, it is an older player, Ron McGarry I think who was 27 in Oct 1965. Check out a Newcastle United squad photo from the 1965/66 season.
 
It is definitely not a young Alan Suddick who was only 21 in Oct 1965, it is an older player, Ron McGarry I think who was 27 in Oct 1965. Check out a Newcastle United squad photo from the 1965/66 season.
The hairstyle threw me but that was taken from Newcastle 's own pages. It also crops up on line under Newcastle fans. See for yourself it actually gives the date as being 1st October 1965. Alan Suddick signing autographs for young Newcastle fans. I can't believe they would get it wrong. I d like to see confirmation from any Newcastle fans around that time before dismissing it.
if you Google young Alan Suddick that pic even comes up. Try following it through and see where it takes.
 
The hairstyle threw me but that was taken from Newcastle 's own pages. It also crops up on line under Newcastle fans. See for yourself it actually gives the date as being 1st October 1965. Alan Suddick signing autographs for young Newcastle fans. I can't believe they would get it wrong. I d like to see confirmation from any Newcastle fans around that time before dismissing it.
if you Google young Alan Suddick that pic even comes up. Try following it through and see where it takes.
I am surprised we are still discussing this, that photo you put up is 100% not Alan Suddick, google “ images Alan Suddick Newcastle United “ and check it out for yourself. Suddick always had a flat hairstyle and his face looks nothing like this player. Suddick was a hero of mine frm Dec 1966 when I went to all the Blackpool home and away games well into the 1970s and I spent hours at the Squires Gate training ground, Suddick’s memory is indelibly printed on my brain. Don’t wait for Newcastle fans, you can also check out images of Suddick when he joined Pool in 1966, it was only just over a year after this Newcastle photo was taken.
 
I am surprised we are still discussing this, that photo you put up is 100% not Alan Suddick, google “ images Alan Suddick Newcastle United “ and check it out for yourself. Suddick always had a flat hairstyle and his face looks nothing like this player. Suddick was a hero of mine frm Dec 1966 when I went to all the Blackpool home and away games well into the 1970s and I spent hours at the Squires Gate training ground, Suddick’s memory is indelibly printed on my brain. Don’t wait for Newcastle fans, you can also check out images of Suddick when he joined Pool in 1966, it was only just over a year after this Newcastle photo was t

You won’t have because it is not Alan Suddick.
FFS you still going on, I wish I'd never bothered. I've contributed in all faith after seeing the photo in book form and on two Newcastle sites all saying it's Alan Suddick.
If it isn't surely you'd think their fans would have questioned it and got it changed. I've shared a lot of stuff I've come across researching Pool. I love the history of the club but I'd better be careful about sharing anything in future in case the source has it wrong and I get the earache.

One of the sources below.

 
FFS you still going on, I wish I'd never bothered. I've contributed in all faith after seeing the photo in book form and on two Newcastle sites all saying it's Alan Suddick.
If it isn't surely you'd think their fans would have questioned it and got it changed. I've shared a lot of stuff I've come across researching Pool. I love the history of the club but I'd better be careful about sharing anything in future in case the source has it wrong and I get the earache.

One of the sources below.

The one thing you can be sure of is that Pool fans like myself who watched Alan Suddick, the King of Bloomfield Road, from the age off 22 when he first signed for Pool in Dec 1966 and then he stayed for 10 years I would recognise him in the pitch dark and as for Suddick Bender I think he should change his user name.
 
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The one thing you can be sure of is that Pool fans like myself who watched Alan Suddick, the King of Bloomfield Road, from the age off 22 when he first signed for Pool in Dec 1966 and then stayed for 10 years would recognise him in the pitch dark and as for Suddick Bender I think he should change his user name.
No fair enough you've obviously seen the "King" more often than me but those sources are pretty misleading if they aren't accurate. Same as if I post a picture of Hampson or Morty all I can do is relate to where I've got it from. I may put the link to Geordie fans to see if they can throw a light on exactly who the mystery man is.

Lol about the username 😂 good lad though.
 
No fair enough you've obviously seen the "King" more often than me but those sources are pretty misleading if they aren't accurate. Same as if I post a picture of Hampson or Morty all I can do is relate to where I've got it from. I may put the link to Geordie fans to see if they can throw a light on exactly who the mystery man is.

Lol about the username 😂 good lad though.
I googled the Newcastle United squad photo from the 1965/66 season and looked very closely at each of the players on the squad photo in 1965/66. I am sure that the player described as Alan Suddick is in fact Ron McGarry who was the centre forward for Newcastle that season. Ron’s nickname was Cassius because he kept telling his fans he was the greatest. No criticism of yourself was ever intended and if I came over that way I apologise but I couldn’t sit back and ignore one of my all time Blackpool heroes and The King of Bloomfield Road being mistaken for somebody else.
 
I googled the Newcastle United squad photo from the 1965/66 season and looked very closely at each of the players on the squad photo in 1965/66. I am sure that the player described as Alan Suddick is in fact Ron McGarry who was the centre forward for Newcastle that season. Ron’s nickname was Cassius because he kept telling his fans he was the greatest. No criticism of yourself was ever intended and if I came over that way I apologise but I couldn’t sit back and ignore one of my all time Blackpool heroes and The King of Bloomfield Road being mistaken for somebody else.
No it's fine mate, Suddick became a hero of mine too though I didn't see his early days in Tangerine. One of my first matches was his wonder goal in the Anglo Italian. I've never seen a better goal since. You could be right about McGarry.👍
 
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FFS you still going on, I wish I'd never bothered. I've contributed in all faith after seeing the photo in book form and on two Newcastle sites all saying it's Alan Suddick.
If it isn't surely you'd think their fans would have questioned it and got it changed. I've shared a lot of stuff I've come across researching Pool. I love the history of the club but I'd better be careful about sharing anything in future in case the source has it wrong and I get the earache.

One of the sources below.

It's social media mate. If someone disagrees with you then prepare to be annihilated..

Only kidding. Thanks for posting.

PS It is Ron McGarry..😂
 
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