Saturday 19th January 1946
Alf Pope was a full back who arrived in Blackpool with the RAF once World War II had broken out and subsequently played as a guest player in Blackpool's wartime sides. He was home on leave from Germany on 19 January 1946 and he went to Bloomfield Road to watch the Blackpool versus Leeds United game. He was settling down in his seat when there was a call over the tannoy for him to report to the Blackpool dressing room. He went and saw manager Joe Smith and asked, "Do you want me to play?" Joe Smith replied, "No, but Leeds United do!" He had to borrow a pair of boots and as they were too big for him he wore three pairs of socks to keep them tight. He played out of position and although Leeds lost 4-2 he "played a good game".
Saturday 19th January 2008
Stephen Crainey "barely put a foot wrong" and "the timing of his tackling was second to none" as Blackpool drew 1-1 with Ipswich Town on 19 January 2008. He subsequently won the Player of the Season award for 2007/08 at the awards night in early May 2008. He commented, "It is a massive honour to win player of the season, absolutely great and I am really pleased. But I feel like I am just collecting it on behalf of the other boys to be honest because it has been a great team effort by everyone this season. I have loved my time at this club."
Blackpool on this day record for 19 January
List of Blackpool's record against their opponents on the selected day in history
Statistics last updated on Wednesday, 18th January 2012
| Year | Comp | Opponents | V | Result | Scorers | Att | View options | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | DIV2 | Burton Swifts | A | W 2-1 | Results | Table | |||
| 1907 | DIV2 | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | H | L 1-2 | Results | Table | |||
| 1924 | DIV2 | BURY | H | W 3-1 | Results | Table | |||
| 1929 | DIV2 | BARNSLEY | H | L 0-1 | Results | Table | |||
| 1935 | DIV2 | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | H | W 1-0 | Results | Table | |||
| 1952 | DIV1 | Aston Villa | A | L 0-4 | Results | Table | |||
| 1957 | DIV1 | SUNDERLAND | H | L 1-2 | Results | Table | |||
| 1963 | DIV1 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | L 0-2 | Results | Table | |||
| 1974 | DIV2 | West Bromwich Albion | A | D 1-1 | Results | Table | |||
| 1977 | FAC | Derby County | A | L 2-3 | Results | ||||
| 1991 | DIV4 | SCUNTHORPE UNITED | H | W 3-1 | Results | Table | |||
| 2002 | LD2 | Reading | A | L 0-3 | 13,732 | Results | Table | ||
| 2008 | CHMP | IPSWICH TOWN | H | D 1-1 | Jorgensen 39 | 9,154 | Report | Results | Table |
| 2010 | CHMP | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | H | L 1-2 | Adam 90 | 8,007 | Report | Results | Table |
Overall playing record for 19 January: Played 14, Won 4, Drawn 2, Lost 8, Scored 16, Conceded 24
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