Photograph showing Blackpool FC trainer Alex Wilson with a 'football robot'.

Photograph showing Blackpool FC trainer Alex Wilson with a Photograph showing Blackpool FC trainer Alex Wilson with a

Photograph showing Blackpool FC trainer Alex Wilson with a
Daily Herald Archive/Science Museum Group/SSPL
© Mirrorpix/Associated Press

Photograph showing Blackpool FC trainer Alex Wilson with a
Daily Herald Archive/Science Museum Group/SSPL
© Mirrorpix/Associated Press

Photograph of Blackpool FC trainer Alex Wilson standing next to a 'football robot' at Bloomfield Road ground, taken by Associated Press, 1964, Blackpool. 'Football robot' was designed to shoot the ball from different directions for players to practice kicking.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/19770
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 205 mm x 253 mm
type:
photograph
credit:
The Daily Herald Archive at the National Media Museum