Black Day
The programme issued in April 1993 by Dewsbury RLFC for what proved to be visitors Blackpool Gladiators' final game as members of the Rugby Football League. Dewsbury won a Third Division fixture 56-0. The match was played at Mount Pleasant, Batley, because Dewsbury, having vacated their Crown Flatt ground, were awaiting completion of a new stadium at Owl Lane. 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.
Black Day
The programme issued in April 1993 by Dewsbury RLFC for what proved to be visitors Blackpool Gladiators' final game as members of the Rugby Football League. Dewsbury won a Third Division fixture 56-0. The match was played at Mount Pleasant, Batley, because Dewsbury, having vacated their Crown Flatt ground, were awaiting completion of a new stadium at Owl Lane. 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.