Victoria v Blackpool

Victoria 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.
Played : Sunday May 25 1958 Venue : Olympic Park, Melbourne
Victoria
(Lineup Unavailable)
0 - 8 Blackpool (ENG)
(Incomplete)Stanley Matthews, Jimmy Hagan, Roy Charnley, M Starkey Ewan Fenton
Goals : Hagan x3, Charnley x3, Starkey x2
Attendance : 20,000
Manager : Eric Hayward (Blackpool)
Trainer : Alex Wilson (Blackpool)