Blackpool 2017 Newspaper Book Coverage

Total pages: 138

Date of PaperPagesEvent Covered (Daily Mirror unless stated)
6 Jan 1929Back pageChelsea 2 Blackpool 3
22 Apr 1930Page 22Oldham 1 Blackpool 2 (promoted to Division 1)
4 May 1930Page 26Nottingham Forest 0 Blackpool 0 (Division 2 champions)
19 Mar 1933Page 38Blackpool 6 Aston Villa 2
20 Apr 1935Page 26Blackpool 3 West Ham 2
15 Sep 1935Page 38Blackpool 4 West Ham 1
22 Sep 1936Page 26Tottenham 1 Blackpool 2
18 Apr 1937Page 42Coventry 1 Blackpool 2 (promoted to Division 1)
17 Sep 1937Page 30Brentford 2 Blackpool 4
20 Sep 1938Page 26Blackpool 4 Brentford 1
8 Apr 1939Page 26Blackpool 1 Arsenal 0
29 Feb 1948Page 15Fulham 0 Blackpool 2 (FA Cup quarter-final)
14 Mar 1948Page 15Blackpool 3 Tottenham 1 (FA Cup semi-final)
25 Apr 1948Back pageManchester United 4 Blackpool 2 (FA Cup Final)
16 Feb 1950Page 10Blackpool 1 Wolves 0 (FA Cup 5th Round replay)
20 Aug 1950Page 14Tottenham 1 Blackpool 4
15 Mar 1951Page 10Blackpool 2 Birmingham 1 (FA Cup semi-final)
29 Apr 1951Back pageNewcastle 2 Blackpool 0 (FA Cup Final)
28 Sep 1952Page 11Blackpool 8 Charlton 4
12 Oct 1952Page 11Blackpool 4 Burnley 2
19 Feb 1953Page 14Southampton 1 Blackpool 2 (FA Cup 5th Round replay)
1 Mar 1953Page 18Arsenal 1 Blackpool 2 (FA Cup quarter-final)
22 Mar 1953 & 23 Mar 1953Page 18 Page 14Blackpool 2 Tottenham 1 (FA Cup semi-final)
30 Apr 1953 & 2 May 1953Page 13 Page 14FA Cup Final preview
3 May 1953 & 4 May 1953Pages 18 and back from 2 different editions Pages 14 & 15Blackpool 4 Bolton 3 (FA Cup Final)
26 Jan 1954Page 14Blackpool 2 Luton 0 (FA Cup 3rd Round 3rd replay)
6 Sep 1955Page 17Blackpool 2 Chelsea 1
18 Sep 1955Page 22Blackpool 2 Wolves 1
25 Mar 1956Page 22Birmingham 1 Blackpool 2
4 Sep 1956Page 17Blackpool 4 Tottenham 1
2 Dec 1956Page 26Chelsea 2 Blackpool 2
27 Jan 1957Page 22Blackpool 6 Fulham 2 (FA Cup 4th Round)
4 Feb 1957Page 16Charlton 0 Blackpool 4
4 Apr 1957Page 21West Brom 1 Blackpool 3
13 Jan 1958Page 15Arsenal 2 Blackpool 3
3 Feb 1958Page 17Joe Smith – the man who managed Blackpool for 23 years
17 Mar 1958Page 21Chelsea 1 Blackpool 4
15 Feb 1959Page 30Blackpool 3 West Brom 1 (FA Cup 5th Round)
20 Mar 1960Page 38Chelsea 2 Blackpool 3
21 Oct 1961Page 22The Stanley Matthews story
17 Apr 1962Page 31Blackpool 2 Norwich 0 (League Cup semi-final 2nd leg)
1 Oct 1963Page 31Blackpool 1 Fulham 0
20 Sep 1964Page 38Wolves 1 Blackpool 2
18 Oct 1965Page 30Blackpool 5 Arsenal 3
6 Oct 1966Page 30Blackpool 1 Chelsea 1 (League Cup 3rd Round)
18 Oct 1966Page 26Chelsea 1 Blackpool 3 (League Cup 3rd Round replay)
7 Apr 1968Page 38Cardiff 1 Blackpool 3
2 Feb 1969Page 42Blackpool 2 Birmingham 1
20 Mar 1969Page 31Blackpool 2 Norwich 1
20 Oct 1969Page 31Sheffield United 2 Blackpool 3
16 Jan 1970Page 23Blackpool 3 Arsenal 2 (FA Cup 3rd Round replay)
8 Apr 1970Page 23Swindon 1 Blackpool 1
14 Apr 1970Page 31Preston 0 Blackpool 3 (promoted to Division 1)
23 Aug 1970Page 38Blackpool 3 West Brom 1
13 Jun 1971Page 39Bologna 1 Blackpool 2 (Anglo-Italian Cup Final)
17 Aug 1971Page 27Blackpool 3 Cardiff 0
25 Jun 1972Page 42Roma 3 Blackpool 1 (Anglo-Italian Cup Final)
3 Sep 1972Page 38Blackpool 2 Millwall 1
18 Sep 1973Page 39Blackpool 1 Crystal Palace 0
1 Apr 1975Page 23Blackpool 2 West Brom 0
21 Apr 1976Back pageBlackpool 1 Sunderland 0
21 Sep 1976Page 31Preview of Blackpool v Arsenal League Cup tie
29 Sep 1976Back pageArsenal 0 Blackpool 0 (League Cup 3rd Round replay)
6 Oct 1976Back pageArsenal 2 Blackpool 0 (League Cup 3rd Round 2nd replay)
17 Oct 1976Page 45Blackpool 1 Nottingham Forest 0
1 May 1977Page 45Blackpool 1 Luton 0
2 Oct 1977Page 41Blackpool 3 Cardiff 0
31 Aug 1978Page 27Ipswich 0 Blackpool 2 (League Cup 2nd Round)
16 May 1979Page 31Blackpool 5 Swindon 2
1 Mar 1980Back pageNew manager Alan Ball watches Blackpool beat Colchester 1-0
7 May 1980Page 31Rotherham 0 Blackpool 2 (to avoid relegation to Division 4)
4 Sep 1980Page 27Blackpool 2 Everton 2 (League Cup 2nd Round 2nd leg)
6 Sep 1980Page 31Fulham 1 Blackpool 2
19 Feb 1990Page 27Blackpool 2 QPR 2 (FA Cup 5th Round)
22 Feb 1990Page 38QPR 0 Blackpool 0 (FA Cup 5th Round replay)
14 May 1992Page 37Blackpool 2 Barnet 0 (Division 4 Playoff semi-final 2nd leg)
24 May 1992Page 43Blackpool beat Scunthorpe 4-3 on penalties (Division 4 Playoff Final)
2 May 1993Page 57Burnley 2 Blackpool 2 (to avoid relegation to Division 3)
10 Oct 1993Page 65Swansea 4 Blackpool 4
11 Sep 1994Page 53Blackpool 2 Cardiff 1
18 Dec 1995Score page 8Blackpool 4 Bradford 1
25 Mar 1996Score page 5Blackpool 3 Carlisle 1
26 Sep 1996Page 38Chelsea 1 Blackpool 3 (League Cup 2nd Round 2nd leg)
23 Dec 1996Score page 5Blackpool 3 York 0
27 Jan 1997Score page 5Blackpool 3 Millwall 0
13 Aug 1997Page 28Blackpool 1 Manchester City 0 (League Cup 1st Round 1st leg)
27 Aug 1997Page 33Manchester City 1 Blackpool 0 (League Cup 1st Round 2nd leg. Blackpool win 4-2 on penalties)
29 Sep 1997Mania page 9Blackpool 3 Southend 0
14 May 2001Mania page 12Blackpool 2 Hartlepool 0 (Division 3 Playoff semi-final 1st leg)
27 May 2001Page 65Blackpool 4 Orient 2 (Division 3 Playoff Final)
25 Mar 2002Mania page 20Blackpool 4 Cambridge 1 (LDV Vans Trophy Final)
24 Sep 2003Pages 45 and backBlackpool 1 Birmingham 0 (League Cup 2nd Round)
22 Mar 2004Mania page 20Blackpool 2 Southend 0 (LDV Vans Trophy Final)
11 Oct 2004Mania page 13Oldham 1 Blackpool 2
14 May 2007Mania page 17Oldham 1 Blackpool 2 (League 1 Playoff semi-final 1st leg)
20 May 2007Page 65Blackpool 3 Oldham 1 (League 1 Playoff semi-final 2nd leg)
28 May 2007Front & back and Pages 60 & 61Yeovil 0 Blackpool 2 (League 1 Playoff Final)
9 Dec 2007Premplus page 5Preston 0 Blackpool 1
2 Jan 2008Mania page 16Blackpool 3 Burnley 0
24 Feb 2008Premplus page 16Blackpool 5 Charlton 3
22 Sep 2008Mania page 16Birmingham 0 Blackpool 1
3 Nov 2008Mania page 17Watford 3 Blackpool 4
25 Jan 2009Premplus page 16Blackpool 2 Birmingham 0
23 May 2010Pages 44 & 45, 86 & 87 and backBlackpool 3 Cardiff 2 (promoted to Premier League)
15 Aug 2010Premplus page 11Wigan 0 Blackpool 4
29 Dec 2010Mania pages 6 & 7Sunderland 0 Blackpool 2
13 Jan 2011Pages 70 & 71Blackpool 2 Liverpool 1
23 Feb 2011Pages 60 & 61Blackpool 3 Tottenham 1
15 May 2011Premplus page 13Blackpool 4 Bolton 3
3 Nov 2011Page 73Leeds 0 Blackpool 5
1 Apr 2012Football page 17Blackpool 3 Southampton 0
5 May 2012Page 62Blackpool 1 Birmingham 0 (Playoff semi-final 1st leg)
10 May 2012Page 65Birmingham 2 Blackpool 2 (Playoff semi-final 2nd leg)
27 Aug 2012Football page 15Blackpool 6 Ipswich 0
19 Sep 2012Football page 6Blackpool 4 Middlesbrough 1
28 Apr 2014Football page 16Wigan 0 Blackpool 2
4 Oct 2014Football page 8Blackpool 1 Cardiff 0
19 May 2017Page 60Blackpool beat Luton 6-5 on aggregate
(League Two playoffs semi-final)
29 May 2017Page 49Blackpool 2 Exeter 1 (League Two Playoff Final)