OLD PICTURES OF BLACKPOOL FC

A pat on the back if you can name the Blackpool player to the left of the ball as you look.
Additional kudos if you can name the West Ham player having the shot.
 

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FessParker said:
A pat on the back if you can name the Blackpool player to the left of the ball as you look.
Additional kudos if you can name the West Ham player having the shot.
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The Blackpool player is John Prentis standing in for Jimmy Armfield. This was his 8th and final appearance for us.

The WHU player shooting is Brian Dear , who was one of the 4 WHU players fined for the 'Brian London incident 'a few years later.

The game was played on 19/3/66 and Blackpool won the game 2 1. This was the first win in 8 and we won 4 of the next 6 games to more or less ensure survival in the top division.
 
Great picture Fess and super information as well. I was on that day and even though we flirted with relegation most seasons we had some good players and played good football.
 
FessParker said:
The Blackpool player is John Prentis standing in for Jimmy Armfield. This was his 8th and final appearance for us.

The WHU player shooting is Brian Dear , who was one of the 4 WHU players fined for the 'Brian London incident 'a few years later.

The game was played on 19/3/66 and Blackpool won the game 2 1. This was the first win in 8 and we won 4 of the next 6 games to more or less ensure survival in the top division.
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A year before my time. I take it that is Waiters in goal. Who is our defender stood just in front of him? Looks a bit like Armfield on that photo.
 
1966_and_all_that said:
A year before my time. I take it that is Waiters in goal. Who is our defender stood just in front of him? Looks a bit like Armfield on that photo.
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Yes , Waiters in goal , Tommy Thompson is the player just in front of him . The other Blackpool players in the picture are Hughie Fisher
on his knees and John McPhee ,I think, far right.
 
I was on that day and a night never forgotten in the memory bank.
No footage which there wasn't those days which was a shame.
An old preston fan once told me he'd never seen the ground so full it was a sea of tangerine.
 
pickering_hat_trick said:
What a season this one turned out to be ;)
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One of my favourite seasons - obviously. As a 10 year old in the summer of the promotion I was excited to see us in Div 1 but had no thoughts about whether we would stay up. I just enjoyed the moment. The first thing I was looking forward to was Blackpool being one of the Div 1 teams in the Shoot cardboard league tables at the start of the new season.
 
Is this Central Station any of you older duffers?

Stanier 4MT 2-6-4 tank 42625 resting in one of the Blackpool stations!

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