Northern District v Blackpool

Written by Alan Garside.

The English club side Blackpool toured Australia in 1958. The Blackpool side played 12 games in Australia with a squad that boasted the champion English footballer Sir Stanley Mathews. The Northern District representative side was composed of players from the Newcastle and Coalfields clubs.

Played : Tuesday May 20 1958 Venue : Cessnock Sportsground, Newcastle

Northern District
Mick Sokoloff, John Pettigrew, Kevin O'Neill, J O'Brien, D Morrow, George Arthur, J Foster, Bruce Morrow, Spencer Kitching, C Newton
Goal : B Morrow 1 - 6 Blackpool (ENG)
(Incomplete) Peter Hauser, Roy Charnley, Jimmy Kelly
Goals : Hauser x3, Charnley x2, Kelly

Half Time : 1-2
Manager : Eric Hayward (Blackpool)
Trainer : Alex Wilson (Blackpool)

The English club side Blackpool toured Australia in 1958. The Blackpool side played 12 games in Australia with a squad that boasted the champion English footballer Sir Stanley Mathews. The Northern District representative side was composed of players from the Newcastle and Coalfields clubs.
Played : Tuesday May 20 1958				Venue : Cessnock Sportsground, Newcastle
Northern District Mick Sokoloff, John Pettigrew, Kevin O'Neill, J O'Brien, D Morrow, George Arthur, J Foster, Bruce Morrow, Spencer Kitching, C Newton Goal : B Morrow	1	-	6	Blackpool (ENG) (Incomplete) Peter Hauser, Roy Charnley, Jimmy Kelly Goals : Hauser x3, Charnley x2, Kelly
Half Time : 1-2 Manager : Eric Hayward (Blackpool) Trainer : Alex Wilson (Blackpool)