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Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official
Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM. |
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preview: Blackpool v
MANCHESTER UNITED
premiership, matchday 23
Bloomfield Road,
Blackpool,
19.30pm GMT, Tuesday 25th January 2011. |
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Team News |
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United will asses the fitness of
Rio Ferdinand's groin injury & Michael Carrick (ankle).
Rafael is available again after serving his one-match ban.
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Blackpool are
expected to include captain Charlie Adam,
despite the midfielder handing in a transfer
request.
They have doubts over the fitness of
defender Stephen Crainey, goalkeeper Richard
Kingson and striker DJ Campbell.
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 INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
 Doubtful |
 SUSPENDED |
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Basham (leg)
Carney (international duty)
Clarke (knee)
Gilks (knee)
Martin (knee) |
Stephen Crainey (??)
Richard Kingson (head cut)
DJ Campbell (illness) |
none |
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Squads |
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Blackpool: Kingson,
Eardley, Cathcart, Evatt, Adam, Phillips, Vaughan, Varney,
Taylor-Fletcher, Campbell, Sylvestre, Grandin, Euell,
Southern, Ormerod, Edwards, Baptiste, Rachubka
Manchester United: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Lindegaard,
Rafael, O'Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Smalling, Evans,
Evra, Fabio, Nani, Obertan, Carrick, Scholes, Fletcher,
Gibson, Anderson, Giggs, Berbatov, Rooney, Hernandez, Owen,
Bebe
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Pre Match Press
Conference Highlights |
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On Rio Ferdinand
"We'll see how Rio is on Monday morning," Sir
Alex told MUTV. "We won't make the decision until we
see him on Monday."
On Michael Carrick
"Michael Carrick's got a sore one," said the boss.
"And it was right on the same spot on his ankle
where Steven Gerrard caught him, so unfortunately he
couldn't last the game." |
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Giggs on the
fixture
“It is a good thing for us
going to a new ground,” said Giggs. “It’s a new
experience, it’ll be a tight, compact ground. It’ll
be loud. United are coming to town, so everyone will
be up for it – players, fans. It’ll be a battle and
it’ll be tough. As a player, you want challenges
like that. It makes it all the more satisfying if
you come out on top.” |
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Match Official |
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Match Officials: |
Referee:
Peter Walton
Assistant referees: Andy Newbold & Adam
Watts
Fourth official: Mark Clattenburg |
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Blackpool facts |
Full name Blackpool Football Club
Nickname(s) The Seasiders, The 'Pool, The Tangerines
Founded 26 July 1887
Ground Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, England
(Capacity: 16,220)
Owners Owen Oyston, Valeri Belokon
Manager Ian Holloway |
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When
was the last time? |
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We Won |
We Drew |
We Lost |
26/04/1975 @ Old Trafford
League Division Two
4-0
Stuart Pearson x2, J.Greenhoff, L.Macari all netted fof the
Reds
Both teams were in League Division two |
01/05/1971 @ Bloomfield Road
League Division One
1-1
Denis Law scored for Manchester United |
14/09/1966 @ Bloomfield Road
League Cup
1-5
David Herd scored for Manchester United |
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Most's & Milestones |
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Bill Foulkes hold the record for Most
Appearances for Manchester United against
Blackpool
with 25. |
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Dennis Viollet
holds the record for Most Goals for Manchester United
against Blackpool, making 15 appearances scoring
13 times. |
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Bobby Charlton holds the record for Most League Goals for Manchester United
playing 606 games scoring
199 times. |
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Dimitar Berbatov is currently Manchester
United's leading goalscorer for 2010/2011 season
with
18
goals. |
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Blackpool Match facts |
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Most Goals scored against Blackpool in one match
6 goals
on one occasion.
27/02/1960 @ Bloomfield Road
United won 6-0
with goals from D.Viollet x2, B.Charlton
x3, A.Scanlon |
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Most goals conceded
against Blackpool in one match
5 goals
on two occasions
21/03/1931@ Bloomfield Road in League Division One
14/09/1966 @ Bloomfield Road in the League Cup
United lost 1-5 on both occasions |
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Highest
Aggregate Score in a Match v Blackpool
8 goals
18/02/1939 @ Bloomfield Road in League Division One
United won 5-3
with goals from W.Bryant, J.Hanlon x3,
J.Carey |
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Biggest Margin of
Victory v Blackpool
6-0
27/02/1960 @ Bloomfield Road |
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Biggest Margin of
Defeat
1-5
21/03/1931@ Bloomfield Road in League Division One
14/09/1966 @ Bloomfield Road in the League Cup
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Record Attendance playing Blackpool
99,842
1948 FA Cup Final
24/04/1948
4-2
J.Rowley 28', 70', S.Pearson 80', J.Anderson 82' scored for
United
Shimwell 12' (pen), Mortensen 35' for Blackpool |
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Played a first team
gave for both Manchester United & Blackpool |
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Cathcart, Craig |
Davies, Wyn |
Gibson, Colin |
MacDougall, Ted |
Marsh, Phil |
Moir, Ian |
Morgan, Willie |
Nardiello, Daniel |
O'Kane, John |
O'Neil, Tommy |
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Rachubka, Paul |
Sealey, Les |
Taylor, Ernie |
Thornley, Ben |
Tierney, Paul |
Wellens, Richie |
Whitworth, Neil |
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Club Connections |
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Frank Buckley
managed Blackpool & also
played for Manchester United |
Frank Buckley
1906-1907 |
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Head to Head v Blackpool |
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Opponents |
Played |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
For |
Against |
Diff |
Win% |
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Blackpool |
87 |
47 |
18 |
22 |
166 |
110 |
56 |
54.0% |
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Opponent Manager v Newton Heath/Manchester
United Head to Head |
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Manager |
Played |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
For |
Against |
Diff |
win% |
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Holloway,
Ian |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
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Score Prediction |
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2-0 to United, a deserved goal
for Rooney!! |
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Did you Know?? |
In the
1948 Cup Final United wore a Blue kit
instead of the usual Red
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