Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool F.C. is an English football club. They currently play in League One. The club is based in Blackpool in the county of Lancashire. They started in 1887 and play their home games at a stadium called Bloomfield Road. On the 27th January 2024 whilst playing against Charlton FC, Blackpool fans staged a minutes applause for lifelong fan Bob Gilfillan in the 61st minute who sadly died on the 25th January. This was met with a great reception from both home and away fans. The club won the FA Cup in 1953.[1]
| Full name | Blackpool Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1887 | ||
| Ground | Bloomfield Road Blackpool, England (capacity: 17,338) | ||
| Chairman | Simon Sadler | ||
| Manager | Neil Critchley | ||
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League position
| Season | League | Position |
| 2000/01 | Third Division | 7th |
| 2001/02 | Second Division | 16th |
| 2002/03 | Second Division | 13th |
| 2003/04 | Second Division | 14th |
| 2004/05 | League One | 16th |
| 2005/06 | League One | 19th |
| 2006/07 | League One | 3rd |
| 2007/08 | League Championship | 19th |
| 2008/09 | League Championship | 16th |
| 2009/10 | League Championship | 6th |
| 2010/11 | Premier League | 19th |
| 2011/12 | League Championship | 5th |
| 2012/13 | League Championship | 15th |
| 2013/14 | League Championship | 20th |
| 2014/15 | League Championship | 24th |
| 2015/16 | League One | 22nd |
| 2016/17 | League Two | 7th |
| 2017/18 | League One | 12th |
| 2018/19 | League One | 10th |
| 2019/20 | League One | 13th |
Former position
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Blackpool F.C. Media
A graph displaying Blackpool's finishing positions in the Football League from 1896 to the present
Sparta Rotterdam vs. Blackpool, August 1957
1971 Anglo-Italian Cup winners Blackpool F.C.
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool's home since 1899, during its reconstruction phase in the early part of the 21st century. This view is looking north
Blackpool F.C.'s positions in the Premier League after each round of the 2010–11 season
Bloomfield Road, looking north, during a Premier League game against Fulham in 2010
Lytham St Annes-based energy-conservation company Inenco sponsored Blackpool for three seasons in the early 1990s
Blackpool's away shirt for the 2009–10 campaign
Jimmy Armfield won 43 caps for England between 1959 and 1966, and captained his country on fifteen occasions
Charlie Adam won seven Scotland caps during his two years with the club
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References
- ↑ Matthews Final: When Blackpool fulfilled Sir Stan's FA Cup dream. BBC Sport. Published 2 January 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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