Sky Blues On The Road- Blackpool
Last updated : 28 August 2009 By Covsupport News Service
BLACKPOOL V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY AUGUST 29TH AT 3PM
Seasiders Way,Blackpool,FY1 6JJ
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Commentary available on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire plus Mercia FM but not on-line unless you pay for Sky Blue Player as well as the radio stations covering Blackpool.
The goals will be on the BBC Football League Show on BBC1 at 11.45pm
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TRAVEL
By Car
M6 then M55 to end. You can see the ground from there.
By Train
The nearest train station is Blackpool South with Blackpool North, a good twenty minutes walk away.
You can fly to Blackpool Airport at Squires Gate from Belfast, Dublin, Isle of Man, Palma, Malaga, Sorrento, Faro, Gerona, Jersey, Murcia and Alicante. The airport is a 15 minute drive from the ground.
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ADMISSION
Adult £24.50, 60+ £19.50, 16-19 £16.50, U16's £14.50, Disabled £16
Allocation 1754
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 24th meeting of the two sides. City have won eight and drawn two, scoring 24 goals compared to Blackpool's 30.
March 10th 1923 was the last time, City won at Blackpool.
In the corresponding fixture last season, City drew 1-1. Freddie Eastwood scored in the 68th minute to cancel out Ben Burgess' 56th minute goal.
The teams that day were:
City
Westwood, Osbourne, Dann, Fox, Tabb, Doyle, Gunnarrson, McKenzie (Mifsud 85), Morrison (Best 85), Eastwood SNU Beuzelin,Marsall,Hall
Blackpool
Ruchuka, Barker, Evatt, Edwards, Camara, Taylor-Fletcher, Jorgensen, Southern (Hammil 76), Vaughan, Kabba, Burgess Snu Fox, Gow, Rehman, Gold
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship fixture at Blackpool is Nigel Miller.
Mr Miller is from County Durham. His last game was Bolton 1-0 League Cup win at Tranmere Rovers on Tuesday night.
His last City game was the 1-0 home defeat to Plymouth Argyle on November 15th 2008. The season before, he was in charge of City's 2-1 FA Cup victory over Millwall and had three games at the Ricoh Arena in 2006/2007 against Stoke (D 0-0), Bristol City (L 0-2) and Southampton (W 2-1).
