1953

[Dollar Thief]

1953

 

[look.its.luke]

Gary Brabin had to buy special underwear to accommodate his enormous testicles.

 

[Alfie Conn]

John Deary would always urinate on the centre spot when the team used to train on the morning of a match at Bloomfield Road.

 

[Blackpoolmad]

Peter Noble used to leave his grapes cream next to the sliced oranges in the half time bucket.

 

[1966_and_all_that]

Morty played for Wales before he played for England. He swopped sides at half time.

 

[Trammo]

Stanley Mortensen
South Shields-born Mortensen went to war in 1939 as a teenage wireless operator and overcame an injury – sustained when his RAF bomber crashed, leaving him as the only survivor – to be signed by Blackpool in 1941. While stationed at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland, he played several unofficial matches for Aberdeen also turning out as a guest for Arsenal with an impressive scoring record (25 goals in 19 appearances).

He also had a metal plate inserted in his head after the wartime plane crash.

 

[20togo]

Peter Suddaby taught maths at LSA college whilst on the books at BFC at the start of the 70's. Even when he was in the first team and winning the Anglo Italian Cup.

 

[Wizaard]

The last time a Blackpool player pulled on an England shirt we won the World Cup.

 

[Levi501]

Morty played for Wales before he played for England. He swopped sides at half time.

My old man was at that game at Wembley, Morty replaced a Welsh player who went off injured.

 

[seasideone]

An ex Blackpool manager was once presented 'a pro' in a bar called Harrys in Singapore (the Harrys that used to be by The Towers near Muddy Murphys).

He looked well happy!

 

[Aero]

The last time a Blackpool player pulled on an England shirt we won the World Cup.

...and Blackpool players have earned 147 England caps as opposed to PKEs 116.

 

[1966_and_all_that]

...and Blackpool players have earned 147 England caps as opposed to PKEs 116.

Whilst on the international theme, Blackpool was the first club - post WW2 - to fill every position for England. This happened when Tony Waiters was capped.