Blackpool Borough
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Blackpool Borough was a rugby league
club based in Blackpool
, Lancashire
.
The team wore tangerine, black and white jerseys.
Lancashire Second Competition in 1898-99. The first unsuccessful application for a Blackpool team to join the Rugby League was made in December 1950. Blackpool Borough were accepted into the Rugby League for the 1954-55 season. In their early days, they were known as "the Babes". The first ever victory was over Hull Kingston Rovers
at Blackpool
.
Borough played at Blackpool's St Anne's Road Greyhound
Stadium but larger fixtures were played at Blackpool FC's
Bloomfield Road Stadium
. Their record attendance was 12,015 on 10 September 1955 when they drew with the New Zealand
tourists 24–24 at Bloomfield Road. The record attendance was set in 1957 at 22,000 for the third round Challenge Cup
match against Leigh.
In the first eight years of their existence, they had never finished above 21st. Blackpool Greyhound Stadium was sold for housing and in April 1962. Blackpool Borough Council granted a 21-year lease on a new ground – Borough Park – on the former gas works and coach park site at Rigby Road and Princess Street. The first match at Borough Park was played on Saturday 31st of August 1963 when Blackpool beat Salford 36–16. The record defeat came on 26 October 1963 when Wigan won 77 points to 8.
Rugby League Hall of Fame
member Brian Bevan
played for Blackpool Borough between 1962 and 1964 having retired from playing for Warrington
. In Bevan's first year Blackpool finished fourth in the Second Division. Fellow winger and Hall of Fame member Billy Boston
also ended his career at Blackpool between 1969–71.
In 1978–79, Blackpool won promotion to the First Division for the only time by finishing fourth in the Second Division. However the next season, they finished bottom and were relegated back to the Second Division.
In April 1982, Borough were put into liquidation less than nine months after being taken over by a Cardiff
businessman. A new company, Savoy Sports and Leisure Ltd, then bought the club and a new Blackpool Borough RLFC was formed on 4 August 1982 and accepted into the Rugby League for the new season. The club was ordered to carry out safety measures on the ground by Lancashire County Council by 1 February 1987 or quit the ground. Blackpool failed to get a safety grant aid of £65,000 from Blackpool Borough Council and were forced to leave. The final game at Borough Park being on the 4th of January 1987 when a crowd of 386 saw the club lose 8–5 to Whitehaven
. Their final six home games were played at Bloomfield Road.
Another consortium took over the club in April 1987 on condition that Borough left Blackpool.
Their first new home was Springfield Park
, the then home of Wigan Athletic
. Wigan RLFC
were rumoured to have objected to the proposed 'Wigan Borough' name and so 'Springfield Borough' was adopted. Springfield Borough's club colours were dark blue, tangerine and white. The club logo was the same as the crest used by Wigan Athletic F.C.
at the time.
Springfield Borough beat Sheffield Eagles
11–10 in the final rugby league match at Springfield Park. Despite good performances on the field the move was not successful; the pitch was suffering from overuse and in January 1988 Wigan Athletic gave Borough six months to quit.
in Chorley
and played as Chorley Borough in the 1988–89 season. The club's colours initially consisted of black and white hooped jerseys, which changed later to a primarily black jersey with irregular white bands around the waist and on the sleeves. The club ended up finishing sixteenth out of twenty teams in the Second Division.
The name Chorley Borough
was later used between 1990 to 1995 by the club that are now known as the Blackpool Panthers
.
Borough then became Trafford Borough when they moved to Moss Lane
, Altrincham
(sharing with Altrincham F.C.
) for the 1989–90 season. This, however, caused a boardroom split leading to five Blackpool-based directors resigning to form a new club based in Chorley (now Blackpool Panthers
).
Trafford Borough adopted the local Trafford
crest also used by Trafford F.C.
, depicting a rampant griffin
, and their club colours consisted of royal blue and red jerseys, blue shorts and white socks.
Their tenure at Altrincham was generally unsuccessful, with most home crowds averaging around the 200 mark. It was also during this period that the club achieved their highest defeat, being beat by St Helens 104–12 on 15 September 1991.
Trafford Borough survived three seasons before returning to Blackpool as Blackpool Gladiators.
ground. Once back in Blackpool the club colours were tangerine, purple and white jerseys, black shorts and socks.
Chief Executive Maurice Lindsay
wanted to reduce the number of clubs in the lower division of the league in 1993. The three clubs finishing bottom of the Second Division would be demoted to the National Conference League
. The season was a disaster which culminated in their final home game when they were beaten 90–5 by Dewsbury. Blackpool along with the other two expelled clubs, pursued legal action against the RFL decision, but to no avail. Their last game as a professional club was on 11 April 1993 when they lost again to Dewsbury 56–0.
The following year, the club was relegated from the National Conference League
Premier Division and left to join the Alliance reserve grade. After the 1997 Alliance season Blackpool Gladiators folded.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
club based in Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
.
The team wore tangerine, black and white jerseys.
Blackpool Borough
A Blackpool club were members of the Northern UnionRugby Football League
The Rugby Football League is the governing body for professional rugby league football in England. Based at Red Hall in Leeds, it administers the England national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, Super League and the Rugby League Championships...
Lancashire Second Competition in 1898-99. The first unsuccessful application for a Blackpool team to join the Rugby League was made in December 1950. Blackpool Borough were accepted into the Rugby League for the 1954-55 season. In their early days, they were known as "the Babes". The first ever victory was over Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006...
at Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
.
Borough played at Blackpool's St Anne's Road Greyhound
Greyhound
The Greyhound is a breed of sighthound that has been primarily bred for coursing game and racing, and the breed has also recently seen a resurgence in its popularity as a pedigree show dog and family pet. It is a gentle and intelligent breed...
Stadium but larger fixtures were played at Blackpool FC's
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
Bloomfield Road Stadium
Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road is an all-seater football stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It has been the permanent home of Blackpool F.C. since 1901 and is named after the road on which the stadium's main entrance used to stand. The stadium has been in a process of redevelopment since 2000...
. Their record attendance was 12,015 on 10 September 1955 when they drew with the New Zealand
New Zealand national rugby league team
The New Zealand national rugby league team has represented New Zealand in rugby league football since intercontinental competition began for the sport in 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name...
tourists 24–24 at Bloomfield Road. The record attendance was set in 1957 at 22,000 for the third round Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
match against Leigh.
In the first eight years of their existence, they had never finished above 21st. Blackpool Greyhound Stadium was sold for housing and in April 1962. Blackpool Borough Council granted a 21-year lease on a new ground – Borough Park – on the former gas works and coach park site at Rigby Road and Princess Street. The first match at Borough Park was played on Saturday 31st of August 1963 when Blackpool beat Salford 36–16. The record defeat came on 26 October 1963 when Wigan won 77 points to 8.
Rugby League Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...
member Brian Bevan
Brian Bevan
Brian Eyrl Bevan was a legendary rugby league winger who scored a world record 796 tries for Warrington RLFC...
played for Blackpool Borough between 1962 and 1964 having retired from playing for Warrington
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
. In Bevan's first year Blackpool finished fourth in the Second Division. Fellow winger and Hall of Fame member Billy Boston
Billy Boston
William John "Billy" Boston MBE is a former Wales and Great Britain professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer. Boston is a member of the Rugby League Hall of Fame, Welsh Sports Hall of Fame and was, along with Shaun Edwards the first to be voted into the Wigan Hall Of Fame...
also ended his career at Blackpool between 1969–71.
In 1978–79, Blackpool won promotion to the First Division for the only time by finishing fourth in the Second Division. However the next season, they finished bottom and were relegated back to the Second Division.
In April 1982, Borough were put into liquidation less than nine months after being taken over by a Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
businessman. A new company, Savoy Sports and Leisure Ltd, then bought the club and a new Blackpool Borough RLFC was formed on 4 August 1982 and accepted into the Rugby League for the new season. The club was ordered to carry out safety measures on the ground by Lancashire County Council by 1 February 1987 or quit the ground. Blackpool failed to get a safety grant aid of £65,000 from Blackpool Borough Council and were forced to leave. The final game at Borough Park being on the 4th of January 1987 when a crowd of 386 saw the club lose 8–5 to Whitehaven
Whitehaven RLFC
Whitehaven RLFC is a rugby league club playing in Whitehaven in West Cumbria. They play in Co-operative Championship. Their stadium is called the Recreation Ground...
. Their final six home games were played at Bloomfield Road.
Springfield Borough
Their first new home was Springfield Park
Springfield Park (Wigan)
Springfield Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Wigan, England. It was the home ground of Wigan Athletic F.C. until the club moved to the new JJB Stadium after the 1999 season. At its largest, the stadium held 40,000...
, the then home of Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
. Wigan RLFC
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
were rumoured to have objected to the proposed 'Wigan Borough' name and so 'Springfield Borough' was adopted. Springfield Borough's club colours were dark blue, tangerine and white. The club logo was the same as the crest used by Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
at the time.
Springfield Borough beat Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles RLFC are an English rugby league club based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Their home games are played at Bramall Lane after leaving Don Valley Stadium in late 2009....
11–10 in the final rugby league match at Springfield Park. Despite good performances on the field the move was not successful; the pitch was suffering from overuse and in January 1988 Wigan Athletic gave Borough six months to quit.
Chorley Borough
The club relocated to Victory ParkVictory Park, Chorley
Victory Park is a football ground in Chorley, England. The home ground of Chorley F.C., it opened in 1920.-History:Chorley originally played at Dole Lane , but moved to Rangletts recreation ground in September 1901. Victory Park was built adjacent to the recreation ground in 1919 and was opened in...
in Chorley
Chorley
Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, in North West England. It is the largest settlement in the Borough of Chorley. The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry...
and played as Chorley Borough in the 1988–89 season. The club's colours initially consisted of black and white hooped jerseys, which changed later to a primarily black jersey with irregular white bands around the waist and on the sleeves. The club ended up finishing sixteenth out of twenty teams in the Second Division.
The name Chorley Borough
Blackpool Panthers
Blackpool & The Fylde Panthers RLFC was an English professional rugby league club based in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. They played at Woodlands Memorial Ground owned by Fylde rugby union club...
was later used between 1990 to 1995 by the club that are now known as the Blackpool Panthers
Blackpool Panthers
Blackpool & The Fylde Panthers RLFC was an English professional rugby league club based in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. They played at Woodlands Memorial Ground owned by Fylde rugby union club...
.
Trafford Borough
Moss Lane
Moss Lane is a multi-purpose stadium in Altrincham, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Altrincham and Manchester United Reserves...
, Altrincham
Altrincham
Altrincham is a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on flat ground south of the River Mersey about southwest of Manchester city centre, south-southwest of Sale and east of Warrington...
(sharing with Altrincham F.C.
Altrincham F.C.
Altrincham Football Club is an English association football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Conference North, having been relegated from the Conference National at the end of the 2010–11 season.-History:...
) for the 1989–90 season. This, however, caused a boardroom split leading to five Blackpool-based directors resigning to form a new club based in Chorley (now Blackpool Panthers
Blackpool Panthers
Blackpool & The Fylde Panthers RLFC was an English professional rugby league club based in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. They played at Woodlands Memorial Ground owned by Fylde rugby union club...
).
Trafford Borough adopted the local Trafford
Trafford
The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of 211,800, covers , and includes the towns of Altrincham, Partington, Sale, Stretford, and Urmston...
crest also used by Trafford F.C.
Trafford F.C.
Trafford F.C. is an English football club based in Flixton, Greater Manchester. The club are currently members of Division One North of the Northern Premier League and play at Shawe View.-History:...
, depicting a rampant griffin
Griffin
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle...
, and their club colours consisted of royal blue and red jerseys, blue shorts and white socks.
Their tenure at Altrincham was generally unsuccessful, with most home crowds averaging around the 200 mark. It was also during this period that the club achieved their highest defeat, being beat by St Helens 104–12 on 15 September 1991.
Trafford Borough survived three seasons before returning to Blackpool as Blackpool Gladiators.
Blackpool Gladiators
Blackpool Gladiators played the 1992–93 season at the Blackpool Mechanics FCBlackpool Mechanics F.C.
A.F.C. Blackpool are an English football club based in Blackpool, Lancashire, currently playing in the North West Counties League Premier Division. Their home ground is Jepson Way and they are nicknamed "The Mechs". They played at Stanley Park Arena before moving to their current ground. They are...
ground. Once back in Blackpool the club colours were tangerine, purple and white jerseys, black shorts and socks.
Chief Executive Maurice Lindsay
Maurice Lindsay
Maurice Lindsay CBE was a Scottish broadcaster, writer and poet. He was born in Glasgow.After serving in World War II he became a radio broadcaster, also editing the 1946 anthology Modern Scottish Poetry, and writing music criticism. He later was Programme Controller at Border Television.His...
wanted to reduce the number of clubs in the lower division of the league in 1993. The three clubs finishing bottom of the Second Division would be demoted to the National Conference League
National Conference League
The National Conference League is the top league in the pyramid of amateur rugby leagues run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association...
. The season was a disaster which culminated in their final home game when they were beaten 90–5 by Dewsbury. Blackpool along with the other two expelled clubs, pursued legal action against the RFL decision, but to no avail. Their last game as a professional club was on 11 April 1993 when they lost again to Dewsbury 56–0.
The following year, the club was relegated from the National Conference League
National Conference League
The National Conference League is the top league in the pyramid of amateur rugby leagues run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association...
Premier Division and left to join the Alliance reserve grade. After the 1997 Alliance season Blackpool Gladiators folded.
Players earning international caps while at Blackpool Borough
- Lionel EmmittLionel EmmittLionel Emmitt is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Blackpool Borough, playing at , i.e...
won a cap for Wales while at Blackpool Borough in 1959 against France. - Graeme JohnsGraeme JohnsGraeme Johns is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Salford, and Blackpool Borough.-International honours:...
won caps for Wales while at Salford in 1979 against France (sub), and while at Blackpool Borough in 1984 against England (sub)
- Donald "Don" ParryDonald ParryDonald "Don" Parry is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Blackpool Borough, playing at , i.e...
won caps for Wales while at Blackpool Borough in 1980 against France, and England, in 1981 against France, and England (2 matches), and in 1982 against Australia. 6-caps 1-try 3-points Hooker.
- Peter Rowe won caps for Wales while at Wigan, Blackpool Borough, and Huddersfield 1969…1979 7-caps + 3-caps (sub), including while at Blackpool Borough in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, England, and Australia.
- Hugh WaddellHugh WaddellHugh Waddell is a Scottish former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s who at representative has played level for Great Britain, England, and Scotland, and at club level for Blackpool Borough, Oldham, Leeds, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Sheffield Eagles,...
won caps for England while at Blackpool Borough in 1984 against Wales, won caps for Scotland, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1988 against France (2 matches), Australia, and New Zealand, and while at Leeds in 1989 against France.
Other players
- Gary Ainsworth 1990/92
- Charlie Armitt circa-1954/57
- Ray AshbyRay AshbyRay Ashby is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Liverpool City, Wigan, and Blackpool Borough, playing at , or , i.e...
- David Bacon circa-1987/88
- Simon Bamber circa-1987/88
- Piers Bent 1991–93
- Brian BevanBrian BevanBrian Eyrl Bevan was a legendary rugby league winger who scored a world record 796 tries for Warrington RLFC...
- Geoffrey "Geoff" Bimson circa-1987/88
- Tommy BishopTommy BishopTommy Bishop is an English former rugby league footballer and coach of the 1960s and 70s. He played for St. Helens in the English Rugby Football League Championship and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia...
circa-1961 - Dave BoltonDave BoltonDavid "Dave" R. Bolton is an English former rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who later became a coach in the NSWRFL premiership...
- Billy BostonBilly BostonWilliam John "Billy" Boston MBE is a former Wales and Great Britain professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer. Boston is a member of the Rugby League Hall of Fame, Welsh Sports Hall of Fame and was, along with Shaun Edwards the first to be voted into the Wigan Hall Of Fame...
- Stephen "Steve" Brennan circa-1987/88
- Carl Briscoe circa-1987/88 (ex-WiganWigan WarriorsWigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
) - Paul Broston circa-1987/88
- David Brown circa-1987/88
- John Corcoran circa-1981
- Mark Daniels circa-1992/93
- Tony Daniels circa-1992/93
- Steve Donlan circa-1987/88
- Ian Duane circa-1987/88
- Bob EcclesBob EcclesW. Robert "Bob" Eccles is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s, and coach of the 1990s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Warrington, Springfield Borough, and Barrow, playing at , i.e...
circa-1987/88 - Clifford "Cliff" EcclesClifford EcclesClifford "Cliff" Eccles is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s who at representative level has played for Ireland, and at club level for Salford City Reds, playing at , or , i.e...
circa-1987/88 - Dave Hewitt circa-1989-1992 (ex-SalfordSalford City RedsSalford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
) - John Emson circa-1987/88
- Peter Fearis circa-1956/67 later of St. Helens
- Gary FrenchGary FrenchGary French is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s. He was a half for the Brisbane Broncos in the late 1980s and, whilst at the club, regularly understudied for both Allan Langer and Wally Lewis. He also had stints at British clubs Springfield Borough and Castleford . French...
circa-1987/88 - Thomas "Tommy" Frodsham circa-1987/88
- Paul Gamble (Testimonial matchTestimonial matchA testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football and especially in the United Kingdom, where a club puts on a match in honour of a player for service to the club....
1982) circa-1987/88 - Chris Ganley circa-1987/88
- Stephen "Steve" Garner circa-1987/88
- James "Jimmy" Green circa-1987/88
- Stephen "Steve" Griffiths circa-1987/88
- Tracey Grundy circa-1987/88 (ex-WiganWigan WarriorsWigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
) - Paul Hankinson circa-1987/88
- Anthony "Tony" Hodson circa-1987/88
- Keith HoldenKeith HoldenKeith C. Holden is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Wigan , Warrington, and Blackpool Borough, playing at , i.e...
- Roy Howarth circa-1987/88
- Jon Hughes 1991–93
- Robert "Bob" A. IrvingRobert Irving (rugby league)Robert "Bob" A. Irving was an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1960s and '70s...
- Geoffrey "Geoff" Jamieson circa-1987/88
- Graham Karalius circa-1987/88
- Denis Litherland circa-1987/88
- Wally McArthur circa-1956 (ex-Rochdale HornetsRochdale HornetsRochdale Hornets RLFC is an English professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They currently play in Championship One...
) - Terrence "Terry" 'Tex' McCarrick
- David "Dave" McFarland circa-1987/88
- Ian McKenzie circa-1987/88
- Brian McTigueBrian McTigueBrian McTigue was an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1950s and 60s. He is a Wigan RL Hall of Fame member and is considered to be one of the greatest forwards in Great Britain's history....
- Alec Maitland (Blackpool lad) circa-1963
- David "Dave" Maloney circa-1987/88
- Stephen "Steve" Melling circa-1987/88
- Micheal "Mick" Nanyn circa-1987/88 (ex-WiganWigan WarriorsWigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
) - Micheal "Mike" O'Hara circa-1987/88
- Brian Parkes circa-1987/88
- Malcolm Pattinson
- William "Billy" Price circa-1987/88
- Andy Ripon 1990–93
- John RismanJohn RismanJohn Risman is President of Scotland Rugby League. He is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Workington Town, Fulham RLFC, Blackpool Borough, and Carlisle, playing at , or , i.e. number 1, 3, 4...
- Paul Roberts circa-1987/88
- Derrick Seabrook circa-1987/88
- Joseph "Joe" Smith circa-1987/88
- xMichael "Mike" SmithMichael Smith (rugby league)Michael Smith born 10 May 1976 in New Zealand is a rugby league player, who played for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 2002.-Playing career:Smith originally played rugby union and represented North Harbour....
circa-1987/88 - Michael Stewart circa-1987/88
- Adrian Swindells circa-1987/88
- Courtney Thompson circa-1987/88
- Mark Viller circa-1987/88
- David "Dave" Walsh circa-1987/88 (ex-WiganWigan WarriorsWigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
) - Paul Williams 1991/93
- Danny Wilson circa-1987/88
- Ian Winnard circa-1987/88
- David Wood circa-1987/88 (ex-WiganWigan WarriorsWigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
)
Sources
- http://members.tripod.com/peterflower/table.htm
- The history of Blackpool Borough
- Two Teams in Wigan!