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25/02/2011 11:10, Report by S Morgan, I McLeish
This weekend we renew rivalry with another of our near-neighbours, Wigan Athletic. ManUtd.com examines the history of United’s Lancashire battles…
BLACKBURN ROVERSRecord P109 W50 D28 L31 F204 A160History How we laughed when Rovers chairman Jack Walker made a bid for Japan-bound Gary Lineker in the summer of 1991. We weren’t laughing so hard when the steel magnate smashed the British transfer record, paying £3.6 million for Alan Shearer the following year. Shearer – half of the ‘SAS’ with strike partner Chris Sutton – prove crucial to Rovers pipping United to the post three years down the line. Despite maximum returns from Rovers home and away in that 1994/95 campaign, we lost our crown to Kenny Dalglish’s side on a heartbreaking final day, as the previous season’s league positions were reversed. The house that Jack built has altered markedly, but Rovers are now under new ownership and setting their sights high once more.Club legend Alan Shearer: best striker we never had?Pub fact Rovers won the FA Cup three years in a row in 1884, ’85 and ’86. They’ve won it six times in total.Don’t bring it up Roy Keane joined United – not Rovers – at the 11th hour prompting an outraged phone call to Keano from Kenny DalglishLast time out 27/11/2010, Premier League: United 7 Blackburn 1. OuchWhen will we see you again? 14/5/2011, Ewood Park
BLACKPOOLRecord P88 W48 D18 L22 F169 A112History Peers, pardon the pun, in the Busby era, Blackpool offered yeoman resistance in our first post-war FA Cup success of 1948; United coming from 2-1 down to triumph 4-2. They also finished second-best to the Babes in 1955/56’s First Division title race: again, it was the Seasiders United beat to secure the trophy. After a halcyon era (three trips to Wembley in six seasons), sporting the talents of Stanleys Matthews and
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