BLACKPOOL
(''The Seasiders'')
| Year formed | 1887 |
| Turned professional | 1887 |
| Limited company | 1896 |
| Previous names | 'South Shore' combined with Blackpool in 1899, 12 years after the latter had been formed on the breaking up of the old "Blackpool St John's" club |
| Ground | Bloomfield Road, Seasiders Way, Blackpool, Lancashire FY1 6JJ (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Club's ground since | 1899 |
| Pitch measurements | 112 x 74 yards (102 x 68 metres) |
| Record attendance at present ground
| 38,098 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Division One, 17th September 1955 (won 2-1) |
| Lowest attendance at present ground | 1,634 v Doncaster Rovers, Division Three, 28th April 1986 (drew 1-1) |
First game at present ground | South Shore FC v 1st South Lancashire Regiment, Lancashire League, 21 October 1899 |
First League game at present ground | Blackpool v Gainsborough Trinity, Division Two, 8 September 1900 (drew 1-1) |
| Ground capacity | 17,388 (all seated) |
| Previous grounds | As Blackpool FC: Raikes Hall: 1888 - 1897 The Athletic Grounds: 1897 - 1898 Raikes Hall: 1898 - 1899
As South Shore FC: Lytham Avenue then Cow Gap Lane: 1879 - 1899 |
| League career | Lancashire League: 1889 - 1896 Division Two: 1896 - 1899 (not re-elected) Lancashire League: 1899 - 1900 Division Two: 1900 - 1930 Division One: 1930 - 1933 Division Two: 1933 - 1937 Division One: 1937 - 1967 Division Two: 1967 - 1970 Division One: 1970 - 1971 Division Two: 1971 - 1978 Division Three: 1978 - 1981 Division Four: 1981- 1985 Division Three: 1985 - 1990 Division Four: 1990 - 1992 Division Two: 1992 - 2000 Division Three: 2000 - 2001 Division Two/League One: 2001 - 2007 Championship: 2007 - 2010 Premiership: 2010 - 2011 Championship: 2011 - 2015 League One: 2015 - 2016 League Two: 2016 - 2017 League One: 2017 - .2021 Championship: 2021 - 2023 League One: 2023 - . |
| First Football League game | 5th September 1895 v Lincoln City, Division Two, lost 1-3 |
| Honours | |
| European | Anglo-Italian Cup winners: 1970-71. Anglo-Italian Cup runners-up: 1971-72. |
| Domestic - League | Division One runners-up: 1955-56 Division Two champions: 1929-30 Division Two runners-up: 1936-37, 1969-70 Division Four runners-up: 1984-85 Lancashire League champions: 1893-94 Lancashire League runners-up: 1890-91, 1891-92, 1892-93, 1894-95 Second World War North Division champions: 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44 Second World War League Championship runners-up: 1941-42 |
| Domestic - Cup | FA Cup winners: 1952-53. FA Cup runners-up: 1947-48, 1950-51 Charity Shield runners-up: 1953-54 LDV Vans Trophy winners: 2001-02, 2003-04 Second World War League North Cup winners: 1942-43 Second World War League North Cup runners-up: 1943-44 Lancashire Cup winners: 1935-36, 1936-37, 1941-42, 1953-54, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96 |
| Best League position | see above |
| Lowest League position | 21st, Division Four, 1982-83 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | Semi-final, 1961-62 |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 58, Division Two, 1929-30, 1967-68 |
| 3 for a win | 86, Division Four, 1984-85 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 20, Division Two, 1898-99 |
| 3 for a win | 26, Championship, 2014-15 |
| Most League goals scored | 98, Division Two, 1929-30 |
| Most League goals conceded | 125, Division One, 1930-31 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 32, Division Two, 1911-12 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 33, Division Two, 1974-75 |
| Most wins in a League season | 27, Division Two, 1929-30 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 4, Division One, 1970-71 4, Championship, 2014-15 |
| Most draws in a League season | 18, Championship, 2007-08 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 4, Division Two, 1898-99, 1929-30 |
| Most losses in a League season | 28, Championship, 2014-15 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 8, Division Two, 1967-68, 1976-77 8, Division Four, 1984-85 |
| Record League win | 7-0 v Sunderland, Division One, 5th October 1957 7-0 v Preston North End, Division One, 1st May 1948 7-0 v Reading, Division Two, 10th November 1928 |
| Record Cup win | 7-1 v Charlton Athletic, League Cup 2nd round, 25th September 1963 |
| Record League Cup win | 7-1 v Charlton Athletic, League Cup 2nd round, 25th September 1963 |
| Record defeat | 1-10 v Small Heath, Division Two, 2nd March 1901 1-10 v Huddersfield Town, Division One, 13th December 1930 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 0-5 v Norwich City, Worthington Cup 2nd round 2nd leg, 2 October 2000 0-5 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Carabao Cup 2nd round, 29 August 2023 |
| Highest Number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 45, Jimmy Hampson, Division Two, 1929-30 |
| in total | 246, Jimmy Hampson, 1927-38 |
| Most League goals in one match | 5, Jimmy Hampson v Reading, Division Two, 10th November 1928 5, Jimmy McIntosh v Preston North End, Division One, 1st May 1948 |
| Most League appearances | 568, Jimmy Armfield, 1952-71 |
| Most capped player | 43, Jimmy Armfield, England, 1959-66 |
| Youngest League player | Matty Kay, 16 years 32 days v Scunthorpe United, 13th November 2005 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Received | £6,750,000 for Charlie Adam to Liverpool, July 2011 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £1,250,000 for DJ Campbell from Leicester City, August 2010 |
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