Broomfield Road: Home to Blackpool F.C and the venue for three Euro 2005 matches.
Saturday, 04 June 2005.
Blackpool’s Bloomfield Road has played host to football matches since 1899.
The late, great Sir Stanley Matthews graced the Bloomfield Road turf for almost 20 years.
The venue has changed significantly in recent years following a complete refurbishment programme.
Bloomfield Road’s location near the end of the M55 makes it one of the easiest grounds to reach in the Football League.
Blackpool South is the nearest train station, although the town's main station is Blackpool North which is twenty minutes walk from the ground.
Blackpool is recognised as the most popular holiday destination in Britain.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach is Britain’s busiest tourist attraction with its ten roller-coasters, white-knuckle rides and various other attractions.
Dominating Blackpool Promenade is, of course, the 518-foot Blackpool Tower which houses a magnificent ballroom, an aquarium and an undercover playground.
Along the Promenade, at the heart of Blackpool's famous Golden Mile, is the Sea Life Centre. This is home to more than 40 displays allowing close encounters with marvels of marine life.
Blackpool emerged in medieval times as a few coastal farmsteads within Layton-with-Warbreck. It took its name from “le pull”, which was a stream draining Marton Mere and Marton Moss into the sea near the present day Manchester Square. The peat lands through which the stream ran had the effect of discolouring the water - hence the name Black Poole.
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Sun 05 June 2005 |
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Sweden v Denmark |
Blackpool FC |
Group A |
5.00pm |
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Wed 08 June 2005 |
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Sweden v Finland |
Blackpool FC |
Group A |
8.00pm |
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Sat 11 June 2005 |
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Finland v Denmark |
Blackpool FC |
Group A |
6.00pm |