ATHLETIC GROUNDS
League Record
- First Match
- 1–1 v Burnley (4,000) (September 11th, 1897)
- Last Match
- 1–2 v Glossop North End (-) (December 31st, 1898)
- Highest Attendance
- 4,000 v Burnley (1–1) (September 11th, 1897)
- Lowest Attendance
- 200 v Luton Town (1–0) (April 30th, 1898)
- Biggest Home Win
- 5–0 v Gainsborough Trinity (-) (December 18th, 1897)
- Biggest Home Defeat
- 0–4 v Burslem Port Vale (1,000) (September 24th, 1898)
22 League games played at Athletic Grounds by Blackpool
This venue, with the stands and spectator areas remote from the pitch, proved to be very unpopular with supporters and when it became apparent that the proposed re-development of Raikes Hall had been delayed the club were able to return there midway through the 1898/9 season.
