Blackpool fans pitch invaded at the start of the second-half in their final game of the season, carrying banners and chanting in protest to their chairman
Blackpool’s game with Huddersfield at Bloomfield Road had to be abandoned after a pitch invasion by demonstrating fans.
The players were called down the tunnel when hundreds of Blackpool of supporters ran on to the field in the 55th minute. They held a demonstration against chairman Karl Oyston in front of the directors box, and then a sit-down protest in the centre circle.
The match was finally abandoned, long after the other 3pm kick-offs had finished.
A flare was set off while fans also held up banners against Oyston, who watched on from his seat in the West Stand, for his already-relegated side's final game of the season.
After the abandonment was confirmed, the protesters moved into the stands and tried to gain entry to the boardroom area.
Fans' groups Blackpool Supporters Trust and the Tangerine Knights had dubbed May 2 'Judgement Day' following Oyston's declaration that naysayers should "judge us at the end of the season" back in August.
Blackpool fans invade the pitch at Bloomfield Road
A pre-match march was also organised.
A Football League spokesman said: "Following the abandonment of today's match at Bloomfield Road, it will be for the Football Association to consider any matters relating to crowd behaviour with The Football League ruling on whether or not the match should be replayed."
Saturday’s demonstration is the latest against Oyston and his family following protests against them prior to the draw with Reading earlier this month when supporters threw eggs at the back of the directors' boxes, as well as hurling a flare and firework in front of the main reception in the West Stand.
Last season a game against Burnley was stopped on multiple occasions as supporters tossed tangerines and tennis balls on to the pitch, and the anger against the Oyston family has only spread since.
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