FULL TIME: Blackpool 1 Wanderers 1

The last time a Bolton team headed back across Lancashire with a win was 1977; Wings were at the top of the charts and people were getting ready to see John Travolta strut his stuff in Saturday Night Fever.

There wasn’t much glitz and glamour on offer in this often-agricultural local derby, at least until the last 15 minutes when Jacob Murphy’s stunning free-kick looked to have clinched a first win for Lee Clark since taking over the rock-bottom Seasiders.

But with eight minutes to go, Korean star Chung-Yong pounced for his third goal in four games to ensure Wanderers got something for their efforts.

More than 2,200 fans had snapped up tickets in a sold-out away end and for large parts of the game they had to entertain themselves, chanting for Eidur Gudjohnsen to “come home.”

And his brand of quality would have been a welcome distraction as the first half refused to settle into a pattern on a poor surface.

Chris Eagles’ appearance on the team-sheet would have raised some eyebrows, not least those of Neil Lennon who had doubted whether the midfielder would be ready to play having not kicked a ball in competition since February when he turned out for the Whites at Millwall.

Nevertheless, the 29-year-old – who signed with Blackpool on Tuesday – had the game’s first chance as he danced his way past Dorian Dervite on the edge of the box to bring a smart stop out of Andy Lonergan.

At the other end the unexpected figure of Tim Ream had the first meaningful opportunity for Wanderers, cutting in on his right to drive a shot pushed away at full stretch by Joe Lewis.

Back came Blackpool, at this point marginally on top in midfield.Jacob Mellis was desperately unlucky when his shot looped up off Dervite and off the crossbar.

It was exactly the same at the opposite end where Craig Davies laid off Neil Danns’ cross to Chung-Yong Lee and the Korean saw his low drive bounce off the foot of the post.

Wanderers finished the half stronger and would argue they should have gone into the break ahead.

Clayton was denied by Lewis, who could then have earned himself a red card after flying off his line to close down Craig Davies, who had seized on a poor backpass from Tom Kennedy.

After extensive consultation with his assistant, referee Nigel Miller chose only to issue a caution, perhaps the correct decision given he was heading away from goal.

Ream wasted the free kick, right on the edge of the area, but just before the interval Blackpool defender Donervan Daniels had two decent chances from corners to make sure Lennon had something to get his teeth into during his team-talk.

There was nothing to tell between the two sides for long spells after the break, Blackpool creating the only chances of note with long rangers from sub Andrea Orlandi and Jamie O’Hara.

Wanderers changed it up by bringing on Jay Spearing for Liam Feeney and Joe Mason for Darren Pratley but things still weren’t clicking for Lennon’s side in anything like the same way they had before the international break.

The first goal looked more and more crucial and on 75 minutes, Blackpool got it.

Spearing gave away a free kick on the edge of the box and in a rare moment of genuine quality, Jacob Murphy, on loan from Norwich City, curled a superb free kick past Lonergan to finally bring some signs of life out of the home fans.

It was the 19-year-old’s second goal in three games since arriving at Bloomfield Road and also had the effect of waking Wanderers out of their second-half slumber.

Moments later, a corner was kept alive by Matt Mills with an acrobatic overhead kick and the ball dropped to Chung-Yong Lee to fire home past Lewis for the equaliser.

Could Wanderers snatch a win? Well they went for it.

Lennon threw on Rob Hall for Max Clayton – his first taste of league football since the last day of last season, but that elusive chance to seize all three points passed when Neil Danns came within a whisker of connecting with a cross eight yards out.