Blackpool FC (also known as Blackpool Football Club, The Seasiders, The Pool or simply Blackpool) is a professional English football club based in Blackpool, Lancashire and plays in the top division of English football; the Premier League. Blackpool FC holds its home matches at the12,255 spectators capable Bloomfield Road stadium.
In the 1970s, Blackpool FC bounced between the top flight and Division three; at the end of the 1981/82 season Blackpool slipped as low as division four. It was only in the 1991/92 season when Blackpool FC managed to achieve promotion to the new Division Two.
Blackpool had a hard time during its first seasons in the third tier and after years of trying and replacing many managers; Blackpool was relegated to the Third Division. With Steve McMahon as the new manager, Blackpool began to improve and achieved promotion back to Divison Two and also won the football league trophy in 2001.
In the 2006/07 season, Blackpool FC finally achieved promotion to the Championship and finished the following season 2 points away from relegation. Blackpool FC finished the 2008/09 season in the 16th place and instantly began looking for new key players for the following season.
Blackpool 1-4 West Ham: Match Report Lansbury keeps Seasiders at bayEmergency goalkeeper Henri Lansbury kept out Blackpool as 10-man West Ham returned to the top of the npower Championship with a superb 4-1 victory...
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Taylor-Fletcher absent for SeasidersBlackpool will be without Gary Taylor-Fletcher for the visit of West Ham after the forward suffered a knee injury during Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Everton...
Poor Pool bow out of Cup at Goodison Two goals in the opening six minutes broke 6000 Pool hearts and proved enough for Everton to get past Blackpool 2-0 at Goodison Park and book their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals...
Everton 2-0 Blackpool: Report Toffees edge into quarter-finalsTwo goals in the opening six minutes proved enough for Everton to get past Blackpool 2-0 at Goodison Park and book their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals...
Doncaster 1-3 Blackpool: Report Taylor-Fletcher at the double in winGary Taylor-Fletcher scored twice as in-form Blackpool outlined their npower Championship promotion credentials with a comfortable 3-1 victory at struggling Doncaster...
Highlights - Blackpool 1-1 Portsmouth As Portsmouth fans protest about the financial crisis at their club, Pompey frustrate Blackpool''s ambitions to return to third place in the Championship by drawing 1-1 at Bloomfield Road (UK users only)...
Blackpool 1-1 Portsmouth: Match Report Pompey hold Pool for valuable pointBlackpool's remarkable run of late comeback wins came to an end as Portsmouth hung on for a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw at Bloomfield Road...
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Holloway sets sights on Toffees Blackpool boss Ian Holloway has challenged his side to go to Everton and cause a shock in the FA Cup fifth round...
Everton up next as Seasiders crush Owls Blackpool earned an FA Cup fifth-round trip to Everton after a scintillating 3-0 demolition of Sheffield Wednesday in their fourth-round replay at Hillsborough...
Sheff Wed 0-3 Blackpool: Report Seasiders soar past OwlsBlackpool earned an FA Cup fifth-round trip to Everton after a scintillating 3-0 demolition of Sheffield Wednesday in their fourth-round replay at Hillsborough...
Highlights - Cardiff 1-3 Blackpool lackpool winger Matt Phillips fired two late goals to snatch all three points for the Seasiders at promotion rivals Cardiff City...
Blackpool 2-1 Coventry: Match Report Late show for SeasidersGoals from Kevin Phillips and Gary Taylor-Fletcher completed a stunning late turnaround as Blackpool kept their promotion push on track with a 2-1 win at Bloomfield Road...
New Huddersfield boss Simon Grayson will not be bringing in any new players after targeting automatic promotion from League One this season for his new club Huddersfield.
Scotland manager Craig Levein has revealed that the family of Blackpool winger Matt Phillips alerted the Scottish Football Association about his eligibility to play for the national team.
Everton striker Denis Stracqualursi has adjusted to life and football in England and in the Argentinean’s last five starts has scored three goals, all of which have been in victories.
