Blackpool

  • Year Formed:1887
  • Current Manager: Ian Holloway
  • Ground Capacity: 12,555
  • Main Number:0870 443 1953
  • Fax Number::01253 405011
  • Club Address:Bloomfield Road
    Seasiders Way
    Blackpool
    Lancashire
    FY1 6JJ
Ground history
Generic ground name and location Status Timeline
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, Lancashire Current 1901 onwards
Raikes Hall Gardens, Blackpool, Lancashire Demolished 1901 1st January 1899 to 1901
Stanley Park, Blackpool, Lancashire Unknown 1897 to 31st December 1898
Raikes Hall Gardens, Blackpool, Lancashire Demolished 1901 1887 to 1897
League Honours
Lvl Relevant division name(s) Position Seasons
1First DivisionRunners-up1955/1956.
2Second DivisionChampions1929/1930.
Runners-up1936/1937, 1969/1970.
4Fourth DivisionRunners-up1984/1985.
Cup Honours
Relevant cup name(s) Position Seasons
F.A. CupWinners1952/1953.
Runners-up1947/1948, 1950/1951.
Charity ShieldRunners-up1953/1954.
Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 2)Winners2009/2010.
Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 3)Winners2006/2007.
(Associate Members)Winners2001/2002, 2003/2004.
Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 4)Winners1991/1992, 2000/2001.
Runners-up1990/1991.
Anglo-Italian CupWinners1970/1971.
Runners-up1971/1972.
Team Records
Victory: 10-0 v Lanerossi Vicenza (home), Anglo-Italian Cup, 10th June 1972
Defeat: 1-11 v Blackburn Rovers (away), F.A. Cup, 23rd October 1882
Attendance: 38,098 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Division 1, 17th Sep 1955
* IMPORTANT: Club honour and record margin information has been taken from matches in the Footymad database only! It could be, for example, that bigger record margins have been attained in other competitions (such as minor regional cups).
Contact Numbers
General: 0870 443 1953 Fax : 01253 405011
Ticket: As Above
Clubcall: 09068 121648 Calls cost 60p per minute
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