Bloomfield Road is a single-tier football stadium in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which has been the home of Blackpool FC since 1901.
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12 Facts About Bloomfield Road
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Record attendance at Bloomfield Road is 38,098, when Blackpool played Wolverhampton Wanderers on 17 September 1955.
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Only reason that the opening fixture was played at Bloomfield Road is that, with it being the tail end of the summer season, Raikes Hall Pleasure Gardens were still being used to entertain the public and as such the football field was unavailable.
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On 12 May 1937, Bloomfield Road hosted a series of events as part of the coronation of George VI and Elizabeth.
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On 18 October 1950, Bloomfield Road hosted a Football League versus Irish League exhibition match.
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Record attendance at Bloomfield Road occurred when Wolverhampton Wanderers visited on 17 September 1955.
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Bloomfield Road hosted its 1,000th Football League game on 10 September 1960, with a visit by Lancashire neighbours Bolton Wanderers.
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Bloomfield Road became the first ground in England to witness police in full riot gear.
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Bloomfield Road was concerned that the news could drive potential investors away from purchasing space in the South Stand.
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On 2 May 2010, Bloomfield Road experienced its highest attendance for thirty years.
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Bloomfield Road revealed that he spent the previous day in talks about the project but vowed he would make an announcement only when the time was right and all plans had been finalised.
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Paul Burgess, who formulated his career as a groundsman at Bloomfield Road when he was a 14-year-old on work experience, was head groundsman at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium between 2009 and 2020.
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