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Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official
Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM. |
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Match Facts |
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preview: Manchester united v
Blackpool
PREMIERSHIP MATCHDAY 38
Old Trafford,
Manchester,
16.00pm GMT, Sunday 22nd May 2011.
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Match
Officials |
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Referee: Mike Dean
Assistant referees: Peter Kirkup & Dean Mohareb
Fourth official: Mike Jones |
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Blackpool Club Facts |
Full Name:
Blackpool Football Club
Nickname(s) The Seasiders, The 'Pool, The
Tangerines
Founded 26 July 1887[1]
Ground Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, England
(Capacity: 16,220)
Owners Owen Oyston
Valeri Belokon
Chairman Karl Oyston
Manager Ian Holloway |
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Pre Match Press
Conference Highlights &
Team News |
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ON the relegation
battle
"This game on Sunday
is not the kind of game you actually enjoy,"
"You are talking about one point separating five
teams.
"It is very tight down there and you could sense
what was coming with the way the league was shaping.
"Losing a couple of games can put you right back in
the mire and Sunday is going to be a very important
day for the futures of these clubs, which means it
is not the easiest game for me to pick a team in."
On the Champions
League Final Squad
“I’ve not entirely
picked it yet but I’ve got the nucleus who deserve a
place,” “I’ve got others who deserve places as well
but you can only pick XI.
“That’s the horrible part of a cup final. It’s agony
and it’s something you don’t relish but I have to do
it.
“I have to pick a team
and leave some very good players out. But,
hopefully, those who’ve played a part in the
European campaign this season will feel satisfaction
at the end of the night at Wembley and we will win
the cup.” |
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Manchester United Team News |
Blackpool Team News |
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SAF has confirmed
Darren Fletcher, Paul Scholes,
Anderson, Dimitar Berbatov and Patrice
Evra will all feature for Manchester United.
Edwin van der Sar, who retires after the
Champions League final, will make his last League
appearance for MUFC. |
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Blackpool have a clean
bill of health apart from
Carney & Basham. |
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INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
Owen Hargreaves (shoulder) |
INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
Carney, Basham |
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Doubtful |
John
O'Shea
(unspecified) |
Doubtful |
none |
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SUSPENDED |
none |
SUSPENDED |
none |
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Squads |
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Manchester United
(from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Lindegaard,
Rafael, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Gill, Smalling,
Evans, Brown, Evra, Obertan, Bebe, Valencia,
Scholes, Anderson, Carrick, Fletcher, Gibson, Park,
Giggs, Nani, Tunnicliffe, Rooney, Berbatov, Owen,
Hernandez, King.
Blackpool (from): Gilks, Eardley, Cathcart,
Crainey, Evatt, Southern, Adam, Varney,
Taylor-Fletcher, Campbell, Grandin, Baptiste,
Sylvestre, Puncheon, Vaughan, Phillips, Harewood,
Ormerod, Beattie, Reid, Kornilenko, Rachubka,
Kingson. |
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Head to Head |
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Sir
Alex Ferguson
v Blackpool Head to Head |
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OVERALL RECORD |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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A |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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Opponent Manager v Newton Heath/Manchester
United Head to Head |
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Opp_manager |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
Win% |
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Holloway, Ian |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
100.00% |
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OVERALL RECORD |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
43 |
27 |
9 |
7 |
91 |
41 |
50 |
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A |
44 |
20 |
9 |
15 |
74 |
69 |
5 |
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N |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
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TOTAL |
88 |
48 |
18 |
22 |
169 |
112 |
57 |
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League
Record v Blackpool |
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All League Games |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
40 |
26 |
8 |
6 |
83 |
34 |
49 |
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A |
41 |
18 |
9 |
14 |
69 |
62 |
7 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
81 |
44 |
17 |
20 |
152 |
96 |
56 |
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Previous 6 meetings
with Blackpool |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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25/01/2011 |
2010-2011 |
Premiership |
W |
3 |
2 |
Holloway, Ian |
A |
15574 |
Bloomfield Road |
D.Berbatov 72', 88' J.Hernandez 74' |
Craig Cathcart 15' D.J. Campbell 43' |
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26/04/1975 |
1974-1975 |
League Division Two |
W |
4 |
0 |
Potts, Harry |
H |
58769 |
Old Trafford |
Stuart Pearson x2, J.Greenhoff, L.Macari |
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19/10/1974 |
1974-1975 |
League Division Two |
W |
3 |
0 |
Potts, Harry |
A |
25370 |
Bloomfield Road |
Forsyth, Macari, McCalliog |
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01/05/1971 |
1970-1971 |
League Division One |
D |
1 |
1 |
Stokoe, Bob |
A |
29857 |
Bloomfield Road |
D.Law |
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26/09/1970 |
1970-1971 |
League Division One |
D |
1 |
1 |
Shannon, Les |
H |
46647 |
Old Trafford |
G.Best |
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25/02/1967 |
1966-1967 |
League Division One |
W |
4 |
0 |
Mortensen, Stan |
H |
47158 |
Old Trafford |
D.Law 30', B.Charlton 49', 87', Hughes 57' (o.g.) |
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Most Goals scored against Blackpool in one match |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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27/02/1960 |
1959-1960 |
League Division One |
W |
6 |
0 |
Suart, Ron |
A |
23996 |
Bloomfield Road |
B.Charlton 10', 54', 88', D.Viollet 50', 52', A.Scanlon 74' |
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Most Goals conceded v Blackpool in one
match |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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21/03/1931 |
1930-1931 |
League Division One |
L |
1 |
5 |
Evans, Harry |
A |
13612 |
Bloomfield Road |
Hopkinson |
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14/09/1966 |
1966-1967 |
League Cup |
L |
1 |
5 |
Suart, Ron |
A |
15570 |
Bloomfield Road |
D.Herd |
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Highest Aggregate Score between both Teams in a single match |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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18/02/1939 |
1938-1939 |
League Division One |
W |
5 |
3 |
Smith, Joe |
A |
15253 |
Bloomfield Road |
W.Bryant, J.Hanlon x3, J.Carey |
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Largest Ever
Attendance: |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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24/04/1948 |
1947-1948 |
FA Cup |
W |
4 |
2 |
Smith, Joe |
N |
99842 |
Wembley |
J.Rowley 30', 69', Stan Pearson 79', J.Anderson 85' |
Eddie Shimwell 15' (pen), Stan Mortensen 35' |
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Played for both
Manchester United & Blackpool |
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Davies, Wyn |
Gibson, Colin |
MacDougall, Ted |
Marsh, Phil |
Moir, Ian |
Morgan, Willie |
Nardiello, Daniel |
O'Kane, John |
O'Neil, Tommy |
Rachubka, Paul |
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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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All Time Scoring & Appearance Tables |
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TOP TEN
ALL TIME CLUB APPEARANCE MAKERS
V Blackpool |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
Goals |
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Foulkes, William |
25 |
0 |
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Charlton, Bobby |
19 |
11 |
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Chilton, Allenby |
19 |
0 |
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Rowley, Jack |
17 |
8 |
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Carey, Johnny |
17 |
2 |
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Viollet, Dennis |
15 |
13 |
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7 |
Pearson, Stan |
15 |
4 |
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8 |
Berry, Johnny |
14 |
1 |
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9 |
Byrne, Roger |
14 |
1 |
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10 |
Aston Snr, John |
13 |
0 |
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TOP 10 ALL TIME
LEAGUE APPEARANCE MAKERS |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
Goals |
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Giggs, Ryan |
613 |
110 |
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Charlton, Bobby |
606 |
199 |
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Foulkes, William |
567 |
7 |
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Spence, Joe |
481 |
158 |
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Scholes, Paul |
465 |
102 |
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Stepney, Alex |
433 |
2 |
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7 |
Silcock, Jack |
423 |
2 |
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8 |
Dunne, Tony |
414 |
2 |
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9 |
Neville, Gary |
400 |
5 |
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10 |
Rowley, Jack |
380 |
182 |
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ALL TIME SCORERS
V Blackpool |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Goals |
Apps |
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Viollet, Dennis |
13 |
15 |
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Charlton, Bobby |
11 |
19 |
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3 |
Law, Denis |
8 |
8 |
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4 |
Rowley, Jack |
8 |
17 |
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5 |
Herd, David |
7 |
9 |
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6 |
Cassidy, Joseph |
6 |
7 |
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Taylor, Tommy |
6 |
8 |
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Grassam, William |
4 |
3 |
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9 |
Hanlon, Jimmy |
4 |
4 |
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10 |
Pearson, Stan |
4 |
15 |
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TOP 10 ALL TIME
LEAGUE GOAL SCORERS |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Goals |
Apps |
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Charlton, Bobby |
199 |
606 |
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Rowley, Jack |
182 |
380 |
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Law, Denis |
171 |
309 |
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Viollet, Dennis |
159 |
259 |
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Spence, Joe |
158 |
481 |
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Best, George |
137 |
361 |
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Pearson, Stan |
127 |
312 |
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Hughes, Mark |
120 |
345 |
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9 |
Herd, David |
114 |
202 |
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10 |
Taylor, Tommy |
112 |
166 |
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Dimitar Berbatov is currently Manchester
United's Leading Goalscorer for 2010/2011 season
with
22
goals. |
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Score Prediction |
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Quite a strong team will beat
Blackpool, id really like to see Blackpool stay up, but
there you go. |
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