OLD PICTURES OF BLACKPOOL FC

I would love a copy of this photo, my wife’s grandfather, Jimmy Haslam (a BFC Director) is the person wearing the black bowler hat sat on the front row immediately behind Alan Brown
Anybody know who the other two players are sat next to Alan Brown & Hughie Kelly, I think they are Bolton Wanderers players as the one on the end looks like Roy Hartle?
 
I bought a framed copy of this photo today.

Good isn't it. You've reminded me of what my lecturer used to tell us, repeatedly, on my photography course, 'Always look behind you!'
With that in mind, if you turn around and look towards the south, on a similarly clear day, there's a great view of Snowdonia and the Menai Strait.
 
Here's got to be the best programme cover we've ever had.

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Still got most of the programmes from that season, my first. Check out the one season bucket seats in the Scratching Shed in the background which were there the season before I think the picture was from a Texaco or Anglo Scottish Cup game pre season v Sheff United in 75, they were in Div One then I think, so it wasn't from a League game.

The picture was used for all the programmes early in the 76/7 season then changed mid way through to a picture of Derek Spence and Martin O'Neill against Forest in a brilliant 1-0 win and used as a front page photo for the rest of the season.

I wish my collection from that era was in better nick but I drew all over them as a kid 🙄
 
Thats taken at Borough Park. Wonder what the occasion was and why it was there and not Bloomfield Road.
Think it was a “show biz” charity game but don’t know the year. It is Borough Park - used to be our home ground for a while when I played for Central Working Men’s in the Sunday Alliance - felt like a pro playing in that stadium 😃
 
I don't think so. The 5 1 win was at their ground later that season.
Correct fess & I can proudly say I was one of only a handful of Pool fans there. Me & a school mate went with his gran & grandad in their car. Surreal evening. Vaguely remember their striker (Edward's?) may have even put them one up?
 
Never understood the programme from the 70's with Paul Hart and I think Noel Brotherston from Blackburn. Why have one of your biggest rivals players on the front of your programme all season?
 
Anyone got any 1973/74 photos of us at any away games?

I have one showing us wearing all white with tangy collars and cuffs. I thought we always wore tangy shorts.
 
From all these old pics with very high shorts and shirts if the players were cold or if today's players are just nesh!
 
A mate sent me this bubblegum card of the Mighty that he found recently - it has the team on the back, so first question, can you name the players? I'll post a picture of the back of the card later... Second more tricky question (to which I don't know the answer), what year is this? It's not stated on the card.. I'd go late 50's but I'm not sure...
 
I've got a very similar picture as my mouse mat. I'm looking at it now.

My match looks like it was probably in the Division One season of 1970/71 as the crowd is massive. Away team are in all white, so possibly Leeds ? Taken from virtually the same spot, but definitely a different game. If I can find the link, or attach a picture I will.

Cant remember where I got in online, but it definitely wasn't the club shop as it was during the boycott
 
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