Birminham City fans went on the rampage in Blackpool, starting at the Dutton Arms South Shore where the landlord and staff locked themselves in a room when rioting fans ransacked the barBirminham City fans went on the rampage in Blackpool, starting at the Dutton Arms South Shore where the landlord and staff locked themselves in a room when rioting fans ransacked the bar
Birminham City fans went on the rampage in Blackpool, starting at the Dutton Arms South Shore where the landlord and staff locked themselves in a room when rioting fans ransacked the bar

25 of the best Blackpool retro photos from 1989

By Claire Lark
Published 7th Feb 2024, 13:43 BST

It was the year when Corrie’s Alan Bradley was famously killed by a tram

And it was the year when crowd trouble spilled on the terraces in a Blackpool FC match against Birmingham. A tortoise society was formed too. These rarely seen photos rewind to life in the last year of the 1980s, capturing moments during pivotal change in Blackpool, knocking on the door of a brand new decade.

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The famous Coronation Street episode where Alan Bradley (Mark Eden) gets run over by a tram in Blackpool after chasing Rita Fairclough (Barbara Knox)

26. Blackpool, 1989

The famous Coronation Street episode where Alan Bradley (Mark Eden) gets run over by a tram in Blackpool after chasing Rita Fairclough (Barbara Knox)

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