OLD PICTURES OF BLACKPOOL FC

Thornton_Pool said:
Saturday, 15. September 1951​
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goals​
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Johnny Dixon 90.
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Johnny Dixon 90.
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Tommy Thompson 90.


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George Farm
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Eric Hayward
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Jackie Wright
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Eddie Shimwell
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Bill Slater
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Ewan Fenton
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Hugh Kelly
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Len Stephenson
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Bill Perry
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Stan Mortensen
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Stanley Matthews
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Harry Parkes
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Frank Moss
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Amos Moss
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Con Martin
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Peter Aldis
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Danny Blanchflower
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Dicky Dorsett
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Herbie Smith
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Billy Goffin
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Johnny Dixon
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Tommy Thompson
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Manager: Joe Smith​
Manager: George Martin​


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Bloomfield Road (Blackpool / England)
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I usually studiously avoid the word "awesome", but that photo is.
 
Is the above picture Carlisle (4-0) the game prior to loosing at Sunderland and missing out on promotion? Funnily we lost finishing third to Carlisle!
 
Josuah98 said:
Which game was this, looks like Bury but these guys were in the seats
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Bury was in March. Bennys Mob were mental but not that mental to go with their tops off at that time of year!! It could be taken at the back of our Kop ? Recognise a few, two of the lads on the photo are no longer with us.
 
Potts Must Go said:
Bury was in March. Bennys Mob were mental but not that mental to go with their tops off at that time of year!! It could be taken at the back of our Kop ? Recognise a few, two of the lads on the photo are no longer with us.
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Initially I thought Chester away when we were in their end. Ended up back in our end and stood at the back right, it was sunny and a couple of the lads got leg injuries and sat on the steps for rest of game. Fun day with vivid memories , i made the gazette pictures
 
kuriousoranj said:
Is the above picture Carlisle (4-0) the game prior to loosing at Sunderland and missing out on promotion? Funnily we lost finishing third to Carlisle!
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Looks like Mickey Burns crossing the ball - this would be the first half of the Carlisle match IF it was that fixture - seems a little dark for that game ? Bizarre first half that game - they mullered us first half and we scored every time we got in their half !
 
Some fisticuffs on the pitch against Wolves in the 80s.

I'd say these days are long gone but we had a little trip down memory lane against Fleetwood (smaller scale of course).
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Camberwell1 said:
Looks like Mickey Burns crossing the ball - this would be the first half of the Carlisle match IF it was that fixture - seems a little dark for that game ? Bizarre first half that game - they mullered us first half and we scored every time we got in their half !
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I remember the 4-0 Carlisle game very well, too. They were really unlucky to lose 4-0. Perhaps this is an evening Birmingham City League Cup game around 1971-2? The shirt style is similar, and the darkness would make sense. Wonder if there are any more photos of the same games around. Gazette must have thousands.
 
Coinslot said:
Remember that day well. A firm of Wolves came in the South Paddock and were quickly rescued by the old bill.
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Indeed they did. I was in the South myself that day, right next to them. There wasn't many from memory but I do remember they were big older geezers one in a sheepskin coat. They started it, and as I recall came off worst. I remember an old Pool fan getting up off the floor having got stuck in, with a broken fag still hanging from his gob! Wolves were as good as relegated to Division Four but still brought a big following. But not as many as in 1976 . I was only a nipper in the West Stand but remember missiles being launched into our side of The Kop and wide open spaces appearing as our fans had to scatter. I think the crowd that day was 21,000. They mustve had 5-6000 at least all crammed into the away side. The players were taken off the pitch at one point due to the airborne onslaught of schrappnel being thrown on the pitch. Scary day I'd imagine if you were on The Kop that day.
 
Potts Must Go said:
Indeed they did. I was in the South myself that day, right next to them. There wasn't many from memory but I do remember they were big older geezers one in a sheepskin coat. They started it, and as I recall came off worst. I remember an old Pool fan getting up off the floor having got stuck in, with a broken fag still hanging from his gob! Wolves were as good as relegated to Division Four but still brought a big following. But not as many as in 1976 . I was only a nipper in the West Stand but remember missiles being launched into our side of The Kop and wide open spaces appearing as our fans had to scatter. I think the crowd that day was 21,000. They mustve had 5-6000 at least all crammed into the away side. The players were taken off the pitch at one point due to the airborne onslaught of schrappnel being thrown on the pitch. Scary day I'd imagine if you were on The Kop that day.
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I was working on the Pleasure Beach that day in 1976. My boss sent me out to get him a Gazette. When I got back the gates had been pulled across from the Noah's Ark to keep the Wolves fans out and quite a few of the ride operators were stood behind them, some carrying err...protective equipment. Luckily I was able to get back in again.
 
Potts Must Go said:
Indeed they did. I was in the South myself that day, right next to them. There wasn't many from memory but I do remember they were big older geezers one in a sheepskin coat. They started it, and as I recall came off worst. I remember an old Pool fan getting up off the floor having got stuck in, with a broken fag still hanging from his gob! Wolves were as good as relegated to Division Four but still brought a big following. But not as many as in 1976 . I was only a nipper in the West Stand but remember missiles being launched into our side of The Kop and wide open spaces appearing as our fans had to scatter. I think the crowd that day was 21,000. They mustve had 5-6000 at least all crammed into the away side. The players were taken off the pitch at one point due to the airborne onslaught of schrappnel being thrown on the pitch. Scary day I'd imagine if you were on The Kop that day.
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As a side issue to that potts & how appealing an away day in Blackpool was back then. I was also in the west vs wolves '76 & in the east when Stoke packed out the Kop similarly around that time. I also remember noticing Wolves vs Stoke on motd, maybe same season & Stoke only had a few hundred for what was virtually a local derby.
 
Willie Mcgrotty said:
As a side issue to that potts & how appealing an away day in Blackpool was back then. I was also in the west vs wolves '76 & in the east when Stoke packed out the Kop similarly around that time. I also remember noticing Wolves vs Stoke on motd, maybe same season & Stoke only had a few hundred for what was virtually a local derby.
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Blackpool was the main holiday destination for many in the West Midlands back then - we used to come for a week in late 60’s / early 70s and also for annual day trip. Life was pretty grim (comparatively), many worked down the mines - a trip to the seaside was the highlight - together with football of course. Put the two together and “wow”. Back in 70s Wolves would often take 3000 away - more to local derbies - once took 14k to West Brom. I wasn’t at the game in 76 but have seen every other game since. 1985 was a bad time - think Wolves brought 1500. Just about only away win all season !
 
Remember going on the Kop the week after either the Stoke or Wolves game for a reserve match and the partition which divided the Kop was pretty battered to say the least.
 
I was at the Wolves game in 76. I went in the west paddock with my grandad a big Wolves fan. I was very disappointed that all the singing Pool fans were in the paddock and not the Kop.

When Wolves did a big, loud 'You'll never walk alone' after the first goal my grandad shouted "up the colours"
 
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