Some gallant efforts here fellas and between you I think all the answers have been provided.
The easy bit is Blackpool v Burnley at Bloomfield Road.
The date is tricky and even though I’ve had this photo in my collection for many years I’ve had to do a bit of checking to clarify which match it was.
As pointed out in the responses above Burnley played Blackpool away twice in successive years at Easter so to identify the exact date the players on view had to be checked against the line ups on the respective dates.
Some plumped for 28-3-1978 (which was indeed the day after Cochrane’s winner at Ewood).
The correct date is 9-4-1977 and as was the same a year later the score was 1-1 and Malcolm Smith scored on each occasion.
In both years the Blackpool fixture was played 24 hours after we played Rovers.
Key identifiers from the players on view in the photo are number 2 is Keith Newton whereas in 1978 Derek Scott played.
Billy Ingham is number 7 in the photo whereas a year later he wore 8 and Cochrane wore 7.
I think Tricky Trevor has it whilst Hipper, CT and Royboy summarised the dates and key differences.
I think Tony Morley is the only one not on view? Perhaps Bob Lord had sent him to get his haircut
Rodaway is challenging for aerial ball as is Robinson (you can just see an extra white socked leg which must be Robinson unless Morley was attempting to beat Bob Hatton in the air.)
Thanks all for contributing.
