Glad All Over
The cover of the 24-page programme issued in April 1993 by Blackpool Gladiators RLFC for their final home game as members of the Rugby Football League. They were beaten 90-5 by Third Division rivals Dewsbury in front of 486 spectators at Common Edge Road, a ground shared with Blackpool Mechanics FC. At the end of the season, Blackpool were expelled from the RFL along with Nottingham City and Chorley Borough. The club's previous incarnations were Blackpool Borough (1954-87), Springfield Borough (1987-88), Chorley Borough (1988-89, not to be confused with a later club of the same name) and Trafford Borough (1989-91). In the 1993-94 season, Gladiators played in the Premier Division of the National Conference League. They were relegated and joined the Alliance reserve grade competition for 1994-95. Following the 1997 season, Blackpool were liquidated, bringing the club's chequered history to a sad end.
Glad All Over
The cover of the 24-page programme issued in April 1993 by Blackpool Gladiators RLFC for their final home game as members of the Rugby Football League. They were beaten 90-5 by Third Division rivals Dewsbury in front of 486 spectators at Common Edge Road, a ground shared with Blackpool Mechanics FC. At the end of the season, Blackpool were expelled from the RFL along with Nottingham City and Chorley Borough. The club's previous incarnations were Blackpool Borough (1954-87), Springfield Borough (1987-88), Chorley Borough (1988-89, not to be confused with a later club of the same name) and Trafford Borough (1989-91). In the 1993-94 season, Gladiators played in the Premier Division of the National Conference League. They were relegated and joined the Alliance reserve grade competition for 1994-95. Following the 1997 season, Blackpool were liquidated, bringing the club's chequered history to a sad end.