[Archived] Blackburn Olympic F.C.

[Alex Rover]

A good read of other times

http://www.thedaisycutter.co.uk/2013/02/on-this-weekend-in-football-blackburn-olympic-are-born/

[m1st]

Wrong on one respect one of the scorers in Olympic's final win was Jimmy Costley, great great grandad of my stepdaughter

Even so, a fascinating glimpse back to the early days.

[USABlue]

Nice, Blackburn 4 FA Cup wins on the trot. What colours did Olympic play in those shirts look suspiciously like ours

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

That IS a picture of Rovers!

[perthblue02]

Nice, Blackburn 4 FA Cup wins on the trot. What colours did Olympic play in those shirts look suspiciously like ours

Think that's actually a picture of Rovers , Remember reading somewhere that Olympic's shirts were pale blue

[Exiled in Toronto]

That IS a picture of Rovers!

I have that picture on my office wall