[6] The club won its first League game at Bloomfield Road on 12 October 1901, defeating Doncaster Rovers 31.[5]. Former chairman Owen Oyston submitted plans, on several occasions, to build a new 40,000 all-seater stadium adjoining a large entertainment complex. Having just beaten local rivals Blackburn Rovers 52, on 6 February 1978, Brown was sacked by chairman Billy Cartmell for personal reasons. The record attendance at Bloomfield Road occurred when Wolverhampton Wanderers visited on 17 September 1955. During the long years of Oyston ownership, Blackpool were relegated into the fourth tier in 1990, promoted via the play-offs in 1992, then relegated again in 2000. I think both on and off the pitch the club is going forward in a big way and unfortunately I'm not part of that anymore. Gainsborough Trinity were the first visitors to Bloomfield Road for a Football League game. [5], To inaugurate the new floodlighting system at the ground, a friendly was held against Hearts, then the Scottish League champions. [58], On 6 April 2015, with six league fixtures remaining, Blackpool were relegated to League One. [50] He was replaced four days later by Michael Appleton, who left League One side Portsmouth to take up the position; however, after being in charge for just two months, Appleton left for Lancashire neighbours Blackburn Rovers, becoming the shortest-serving manager in Blackpool's history. Of Ferguson's 20 league games in charge, Blackpool won just three and finished the 201314 season in 20th place. 199697: 4,987 (46%) It is still in place today. [11] The attendance was 23,000. Mortensen went on to become Blackpool's top League goalscorer for the next nine seasons, sharing the honour with Allan Brown in 195253. 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Their decision was met by fans with shock and anger, as Mortensen was as popular a manager as he was a player.[1]. On 12 June 1971, well over a month after the conclusion of the League season, Blackpool won the Anglo-Italian Cup with a 21 victory over Bologna in the final. [63], In May 2017, under Bowyer, Blackpool won promotion to League One after beating Exeter City 21 at Wembley in the play-off final. It was a feat that could not be matched or bettered over the following two seasons, with fourth and seventh-placed finishes, and Smith left Blackpool as the club's most successful and longest-serving manager. [50] The original supporters' social club, which later became known as "Morty's Bar", was built adjacent to the ground and opened in 1966. Fans can alight at the Bridge House pub and walk to the ground.[84]. For the first and only time in the club's history, four Blackpool players (Johnston, Matthews, Mortensen and debutant Ernie Taylor) represented England in the infamous 63 defeat by Hungary at Wembley on 25 November 1953. This was achieved without the services of Jimmy Armfield, who retired in May after 17 years and 627 appearances for the club. The worst-case scenario fallback is to build a temporary south." [74], Terry McPhillips resigned as Blackpool manager on 5 July 2019, having informed the club's board that he had no long-term desire to be a manager. Blackpool remained in the Second Division until they won the league title in 192930, though they were relegated after three seasons in the First Division. The club were founder members of the Lancashire League in 1889 and were invited into the Football League Second Division in 1896. The club was founded as Blackpool Metal Mechanics in 1947 before changing their name to Blackpool Mechanics.They initially played in local leagues on the Fylde coast.They won the Fylde District League Division Two title in the 1950-51 season and were promoted to Division One, where between 1953-54 and 1957-58 they were champions twice and runners-up three times in five consecutive seasons. There are also all Blackpool scheduled matches that they are going to play in the future. The victory meant that Blackpool became the most successful side in English play-off history, winning their fifth final. Since 201213, a Fylde Coast derby has developed with Fleetwood Town. Capacity: 28,723 (all seated) Address: Burnden Way, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6JW. A unanimous vote by the resort's councillors sealed the fate of plans to replace the existing stadium with an 11million state-of-the-art structure.[5]. [6] Raikes Hall was used for the season's remaining home games, and it was not until a practice match on 25 August 1900 that the club then back in Division Two returned to Bloomfield Road. The street that runs behind it (running parallel with Central Drive) is called Back Henry Street (it being the back side of Henry Street) a name preserved by a Blackpool supporters' messageboard.[41]. Blackpool Football Club have submitted plans to build a new East Stand at Bloomfield Road stadium and develop community sports pitches alongside it. In his first season, he succeeded where Mortensen had failed, by guiding the club back to the top flight as runners-up behind Huddersfield Town. [28] Blackpool had now, uniquely, been promoted through all three tiers of the Football League via the play-off system. Plans were submitted to Blackpool Corporation and final approval was given in April 1974 and work commenced in September. 200203: 6,991 (69%) since 1901. Ian Holloway, who initially threatened to resign if punishment was dealt, had made 10 changes to the team for the fixture. [12] After beating Oldham Athletic 52 on aggregate in the semi-final[13] they met Yeovil Town in the final at the new Wembley Stadium, their first appearance at England's national stadium in 15 years. [5], In March 2008, following news that Whyndyke Farm is to be the home for a new psychiatric hospital to replace the Parkwood unit at Victoria Hospital, and that the site is also earmarked for new housing, Karl Oyston confirmed that plans for a move to a new stadium at Whyndyke Farm were unlikely to ever be revived. Less than two weeks later, Neil McDonald was sacked as manager. [77] During the 196970 season this was joined, to its northern side, by an advert for Vauxhall & Bedford, which led to the Premier Garage advert being halved in size. [21], The FA chose the stadium to host England women's opening Group 5 qualifying game for the 2011 World Cup against Malta on 25 October 2009,[22] which England won 80 in front of a crowd of 3,681. In 1956, Stanley Matthews was the inaugural recipient of the Ballon d'Or. The club's Academy, headed by Ciaran Donnelly, is rated as Category 3 (the highest, of four categories, being Category 1). The Seasiders won the resulting penalty shootout 76. Blackpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in the seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. "[5], 2 November 1991, a draw with Scarborough marked a year's passing since Blackpool were last beaten in the League at Bloomfield Road.[5]. [49], On 3 November 2012, Ian Holloway decided to leave Blackpool after accepting an offer from fellow Championship club Crystal Palace to be their manager. [3], Blackpool were relegated out of the First Division in 1967 and again in 1971 after winning promotion in 196970. 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The programme noted that the ground had been loaned by kind permission of Air Commodore A. Macgregor. Blackpool's home at that point in time was Raikes Hall (also known as the Royal Palace Gardens), which was part of a large entertainment complex that included a theatre and a boating lake, amongst other attractions. Blackpool's first-ever Football League game took place on 5 September 1896, at Lincoln City, which they lost 31 in front of around 1,500 spectators.[1][7]. Blackpool FC Homepage. [75] He was replaced by Simon Grayson, who returned for a second spell in charge;[76] however, after a long run of defeats, he was sacked on 12 February 2020. A thousand children from the junior schools of Blackpool formed a living Union Jack on the pitch during the national anthem. The Football League subsequently declared the result the 00 scoreline it was at the time of abandonment, which meant Blackpool finished the season with 26 points.

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