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bisphamseasider · Joined: 02 Jun 2009 Posts: 2732 Location: Blackpool

Very sad to hear of the death of former Chelsea, Blackpool and Burnley midfielder Ian Britton.

He was a favourite at Bloomfield Road during his 3 seasons there and won a promotion playing under Sam Ellis.

A lovely footballer who I had the pleasure to chat to at a charity match in 2013.

RIP Ian.

pnefan · Joined: 08 Apr 2011 Posts: 257 Location: Wigan

Scored the winning goal against Orient that kept ' The Dingles' up in 87 according to BBC sport
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Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 7:48 pm Post subject:

Here's a photo of Ian Britton playing for the "Dingles" against Tranmere in 1989, a fixture that wouldn't have been played if he hadn't headed that goal v Orient.

Yesterday wasn't a great day for pint-sized people!

RIP Ian.

cfcmartin1965 · Joined: 29 Jan 2011 Posts: 533 Location: Middlesex

So sad to hear the news about Ian Britton.
I first saw him play when I started going to Stamford Bridge as a kid during the 1976/77 promotion season. Although small in stature he was a combative hard working midfielder who spent nearly 10 years at Chelsea scoring 34 goals in 289 appearances.