Blackpool in happier days

[Pete’s Picture Palace]

Just got hold of 3 nice photos with some true legends of the game featured. I thought showing them here might cheer our resident Tangerine fans up a bit.

Firstly, 1957 and Stan Matthews receives his OBE with wife & daughter.



Secondly, we go back to November 1955 and there's Stan Mortensen in his shop, apparently making up his mind about a possible move to Stoke, Hull or Oldham. I didn't know this till now but have seen he went to Hull in that month, and then on to Southport where he ended his career in 1958. Was this a shock move? Was his career on the slide? He was 34 when he signed for Hull.



Finally, the great Jimmy Armfield towards the end of his superb career, in 1968.



Unless I sell these before, these 3 will be uploaded to my site on my next update at the end of May.

[bisphamseasider]

Cheers for posting these photos Pete.

I don't know the exact story behind Morty's move to Hull but he had had a superb career at Blackpool since the age of 20 and at 34 it was probably agreed that a move to a 2nd Division club would allow him to continue playing at a good level for a while longer.

Ironically I think Hull were relegated at the end of the 55/6 season.

Up until the move however he was still a regular in the Blackpool team so there may have been more to it.

In the January following his move, Blackpool played at Hull in a friendly. The game ended 5-5 with the man who took Morty's number 9 shirt, Jackie Mudie, scoring 4, and Morty replying with a couple.