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burnden1961 · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 12:10 pm Post subject: 1947 Bolton V Charlton

One programme on my wants list is
19-2-1947 Bolton v Charlton
I was recently informed that NO programme was issued as there was a printers strike in the north west, which also affected some other clubs in the north west
Can anybody confirm this, or shed any light on the matter!

bisphamseasider · Joined: 02 Jun 2009 Posts: 2731 Location: Blackpool

There was a fuel crisis around this time due to the very harsh winter which had a knock on effect for industry including printers.

There were 3 Blackpool matches where programmes were not issued

15/2/47 v PNE at home
22/2/47 v Man U away
1/3/47 v Bolton at home

bisphamseasider · Joined: 02 Jun 2009 Posts: 2731 Location: Blackpool

There's plenty of info on the internet about the harsh winter of 1946/7 which resulted in fuel shortages including this piece on wiki.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_1946%E2%80%9347_in_the_United_Kingdom

burnden1961 · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 1:04 pm Post subject: 1947 Bolton V Charlton

Thanks for that info, noting your dates of Blackpool non issues that could also mean 22-2-1947 Bolton V Eveton was also a non issue, unless anyone know,s otherwise

bisphamseasider · Joined: 02 Jun 2009 Posts: 2731 Location: Blackpool

burnden1961 wrote:

Thanks for that info, noting your dates of Blackpool non issues that could also mean 22-2-1947 Bolton V Everton was also a non issue, unless anyone know,s otherwise

I think it is more than likely that Bolton v Everton was also a non-issue but there are Bolton collectors on here who will probably know for certain.

goodison · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 242 Location: Shetland Islands

There was an issue for the Everton game, there's a picture of it on andy1966's flickr site - https://www.flickr.com/photos/bob_latchford/6785813148/in/set-72157629093730346