AFC Blackpool

FORMED
1947

MANAGER
Martin Baird

GROUND
Mechanics Ground

TWITTER
@AFCBlackpool

Current Position: 9th

P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
34	14	6	14	63	64	48

Current Form: 1st

P	W	D	L	F	A
6	4	1	1	11	6

Last Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	Score
15/04/23	Bacup Borough (A)	W 2-0
10/04/23	Euxton Villa (H)	L 0-2
01/04/23	Atherton LR (A)	D 0-0
24/03/23	Garstang (A)	W 3-1
18/03/23	FC St Helens (H)	W 4-2
14/03/23	Nelson (H)	W 2-1

Next Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	K.O.
No Matches Found

Latest News:

	AFC Blackpool counting the cost after break-in
	The Mechanics have had a break-in at Jepson Way

	Martin Baird Steps down at AFC Blackpool
	The Mechanics boss has stepped down due to work commitments.

	Bounty to be had at Jepson Way near the Aero-drome
	AFC Blackpool to salute its patrons with a free brew and Chocolate Bar this weekend

	JT Makes his PNE Debut
	Former AFC Blackpool star Jamie Thomas has recently made his debut in The Championship for Preston North End

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	H/A	K.O.	Score	Goalscorers
Sat 30/07/22	Runcorn Town	A	15:00	D 1-1	Joshua Winder (40)
Tue 02/08/22	Atherton LR	H	19:45	W 3-1	Joshua Winder (29) Joshua Winder (32) Billy McKenna (48)
Sat 13/08/22	Ashton Town	H	15:00	W 3-0	Liam Birchall (19) Conah Bishop (65) Maine Walder (79)
	(void due to ineligible players used)
Sat 20/08/22	Nelson	A	15:00	D 2-2	Joshua Winder (20) Richard Seear (90+1)
Sat 27/08/22	Holker Old Boys	A	15:00	L 3-4	Richard Seear (50) Richard Seear (59) Richard Seear (70)
Mon 29/08/22	Steeton	A	15:00	W 3-1	Joshua Winder (30p) Joseph Robinson (78) Richard Seear (90+1)
Sat 03/09/22	Darwen FC	H	15:00	W 2-1	Jacob Gregory (87) Richard Seear (90+4)
Sat 10/09/22	Cleator Moor Celtic	H	15:00	Postp
Sat 17/09/22	Chadderton	A	15:00	W 3-1	Jacob Gregory (46) Richard Seear (81) Jacob Gregory (84)
Tue 20/09/22	Colne	H	19:45	W 2-0	Jacob Gregory (72) Jacob Gregory (78)
	(Lancashire Challenge Trophy 1)
Sat 24/09/22	Barnoldswick Town	H	15:00	L 0-3
	(The Isuzu FA Vase 2Q)
Tue 27/09/22	Ashton Town	H	19:45	D 0-0
Sat 01/10/22	Pilkington	H	15:00	L 0-2
Sat 08/10/22	FC St Helens	H	15:00	WON	Jacob Gregory (39)
	(The Edward Case Cup 2 N)
	(1-1 after 90 mins, AFC Blackpool won 4-2 on pens)
Sat 15/10/22	FC St Helens	A	15:00	L 1-2	Adama Sidibeh (31)
	(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 22/10/22	Daisy Hill	A	15:00	L 1-3	Benjamin Duffield (31p)
Sat 29/10/22	Ilkley Town	H	15:00	D 2-2	Kyle Higham (21) Benjamin Duffield (56p)
Sat 05/11/22	South Liverpool	A	15:00	L 1-5	Benjamin Duffield (9p)
Tue 15/11/22	West Didsbury & Chorlton	A	19:45	Postp
	(Lancashire Challenge Trophy 2)
Sat 19/11/22	Chadderton	H	15:00	L 2-4	Jacob Gregory (23p) Jacob Gregory (26)
Tue 22/11/22	Cleator Moor Celtic	H	20:00	W 3-0	Billy Dollin (14) Jacob Gregory (39) Jacob Gregory (62)
Sat 26/11/22	South Liverpool	A	15:00	LOST	Robbie Hulme (33) Jacob Gregory (78)
	(The Edward Case Cup 3)
	(2-2 after 90 mins, South Liverpool won 5-3 on pens)
Sat 03/12/22	Daisy Hill	H	15:00	D 2-2	Benjamin Duffield (70p) Benjamin Duffield (77p)
Tue 06/12/22	West Didsbury & Chorlton	A	19:45	L 0-1
	(Lancashire Challenge Trophy 2)
Sat 10/12/22	Ilkley Town	A	15:00	L 1-2	Jacob Gregory (13)
Wed 14/12/22	Bacup Borough	A	20:00	Postp
Sat 17/12/22	Steeton	H	15:00	Postp
Mon 26/12/22	Euxton Villa	A	15:00	L 1-7	Billy Dollin (73)
Sat 07/01/23	Pilkington	A	15:00	L 1-5	Robbie Hulme (48)
Tue 10/01/23	Steeton	H	20:00	Postp
Sat 14/01/23	South Liverpool	H	15:00	Postp
Sat 21/01/23	Nelson	H	15:00	Postp
Wed 25/01/23	Bacup Borough	H	19:45	W 2-1	Richard Seear (5) Jacob Gregory (9)
Sat 04/02/23	Garstang	H	15:00	W 4-2	Jacob Gregory (22) Jacob Gregory (45+4) Richard Seear (61) Jacob Gregory (70)
Tue 07/02/23	Cleator Moor Celtic	A	20:00	W 3-0	Richard Seear (45p) Richard Seear (71p) Richard Seear (87)
Sat 11/02/23	FC St Helens	A	15:00	L 0-2
Tue 14/02/23	South Liverpool	H	19:45	Postp
Sat 18/02/23	Runcorn Town	H	15:00	L 2-3	Liam Birchall (41) Liam Birchall (70)
Tue 21/02/23	Steeton	H	20:00	L 1-2	Brendan OBrien (59)
Sat 25/02/23	Darwen FC	A	15:00	L 1-2	Samuel Smedley (90)
Sat 04/03/23	Ashton Town	A	15:00	L 1-2	Benjamin Duffield (22)
Tue 07/03/23	South Liverpool	H	19:45	W 2-0	Tye Turner (60) Jacob Gregory (90)
Sat 11/03/23	Holker Old Boys	H	15:00	W 5-1	Joshua Winder (16) Blerti Jacaj (40) Jacob Gregory (45+3) Liam Birchall (50) Liam Birchall (81)
Tue 14/03/23	Nelson	H	19:45	W 2-1	Freddie Kenyon (38) Jacob Gregory (55)
Sat 18/03/23	FC St Helens	H	15:00	W 4-2	Jacob Gregory (6p) Brendan OBrien (36) Jacob Gregory (54) Brendan OBrien (74)
Fri 24/03/23	Garstang	A	19:45	W 3-1	Joshua Winder (37) Jacob Gregory (53) Joshua Winder (56)
Sat 01/04/23	Atherton LR	A	15:00	D 0-0
Mon 10/04/23	Euxton Villa	H	15:00	L 0-2
Sat 15/04/23	Bacup Borough	A	15:00	W 2-0	Liam Birchall (75) Benjamin Duffield (90+3)

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	KO/Score
30/07/22	Runcorn Town (A)	D 1-1
02/08/22	Atherton LR (H)	W 3-1
13/08/22	Ashton Town (H)	W 3-0
20/08/22	Nelson (A)	D 2-2
27/08/22	Holker OB (A)	L 3-4
29/08/22	Steeton (A)	W 3-1
03/09/22	Darwen FC (H)	W 2-1
10/09/22	Cleator Moor (H)	Postp
17/09/22	Chadderton (A)	W 3-1
20/09/22	Colne (H)	W 2-0
(Lancashire Challenge Trophy 1)
24/09/22	Barnoldswick Town (H)	L 0-3
(The Isuzu FA Vase 2Q)
27/09/22	Ashton Town (H)	D 0-0
01/10/22	Pilkington (H)	L 0-2
08/10/22	FC St Helens (H)	W
(The Edward Case Cup 2 N)
(1-1 after 90 mins, AFC Blackpool won 4 2 on pens)
15/10/22	FC St Helens (A)	L 1-2
(The Macron Cup 1)
22/10/22	Daisy Hill (A)	L 1-3
29/10/22	Ilkley Town (H)	D 2-2
05/11/22	South Liverpool (A)	L 1-5
15/11/22	West Dids & Chor (A)	Postp
(Lancashire Challenge Trophy 2)
19/11/22	Chadderton (H)	L 2-4
22/11/22	Cleator Moor (H)	W 3-0
26/11/22	South Liverpool (A)	L
(The Edward Case Cup 3)
(2-2 after 90 mins, South Liverpool won 5 3 on pens)
03/12/22	Daisy Hill (H)	D 2-2
06/12/22	West Dids & Chor (A)	L 0-1
(Lancashire Challenge Trophy 2)
10/12/22	Ilkley Town (A)	L 1-2
14/12/22	Bacup Borough (A)	Postp
17/12/22	Steeton (H)	Postp
26/12/22	Euxton Villa (A)	L 1-7
07/01/23	Pilkington (A)	L 1-5
10/01/23	Steeton (H)	Postp
14/01/23	South Liverpool (H)	Postp
21/01/23	Nelson (H)	Postp
25/01/23	Bacup Borough (H)	W 2-1
04/02/23	Garstang (H)	W 4-2
07/02/23	Cleator Moor (A)	W 3-0
11/02/23	FC St Helens (A)	L 0-2
14/02/23	South Liverpool (H)	Postp
18/02/23	Runcorn Town (H)	L 2-3
21/02/23	Steeton (H)	L 1-2
25/02/23	Darwen FC (A)	L 1-2
04/03/23	Ashton Town (A)	L 1-2
07/03/23	South Liverpool (H)	W 2-0
11/03/23	Holker OB (H)	W 5-1
14/03/23	Nelson (H)	W 2-1
18/03/23	FC St Helens (H)	W 4-2
24/03/23	Garstang (A)	W 3-1
01/04/23	Atherton LR (A)	D 0-0
10/04/23	Euxton Villa (H)	L 0-2
15/04/23	Bacup Borough (A)	W 2-0

Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom

Former Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Shakil Ali	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Anderson Ogbomo	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Martin Baird	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Liam Birchall	24	6	5	0	0	3	0
Conah Bishop	5	1	0	0	0	2	0
Sullivan Bishop	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Liam Bleeker (GK)	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Booth	7	2	0	0	1	0	0
Ethan Bradshaw	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robbie Bromley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mikey Caldwell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Cantello	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Charlie Carpenter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Chippendale	9	2	0	0	0	3	1
Jordan Dainty	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Darnell	1	6	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Dolby-Armstrong	13	5	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Dollin	4	2	2	0	0	3	0
Francis Donaghy	13	1	0	0	1	4	0
Benjamin Duffield	24	4	7	0	0	1	5
Theo Farquharson	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Fleming	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Gregory	29	3	22	0	1	1	11
Daniel Hall (GK)	37	0	0	0	1	2	2
Tyler Hallan	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Harris	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Higham	20	3	1	0	0	1	1
William Higham	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Fergus Hotchkiss (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jamie Houghton	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Robbie Hulme	10	2	2	0	0	2	0
Blerti Jacaj	15	2	1	0	0	2	1
Sam Jones (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lewis Jordan	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Freddie Kenyon	11	5	1	0	0	0	0
Finlay Marsh	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Connor McAuley	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Callum McHale	7	6	0	0	0	1	0
Billy McKenna	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Alexander McLoughlin	13	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Milne	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tarren Moxon	9	2	0	0	0	0	0
Brendan OBrien	9	0	3	0	0	0	0
Samuel Owens	6	3	0	0	0	0	1
Fraser Poole	8	6	0	0	0	0	0
Fenton Reeves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dominic Richmond	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
William Riding	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Rigby	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Robinson	28	2	1	0	0	5	2
Michael Roddy	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Roscoe	7	5	0	0	0	2	3
Richard Seear	15	5	12	0	0	3	1
Liam Sergent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Shuttleworth	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Adama Sidibeh	3	1	1	0	1	1	0
Matthew Sillett	7	7	0	0	0	1	1
Lewis Simmons	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Samuel Smedley	5	9	1	0	0	3	1
Ethan Smyth	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jordan Spedding	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Staunton-Turner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Sumner	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ralf Threlfall-Newton	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Finley Topping	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mamudu Touray Touray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tye Turner	16	0	1	0	0	4	0
Maine Walder	30	0	0	0	0	5	0
Nathan Whalley	15	1	0	0	0	1	0
Ryan White	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Whitham	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
Regan Whittaker	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Winder	17	4	8	0	0	0	2

Staff Members

Name
No Staff Members Found

Squad Details

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Shakil Ali *	0 +1	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Anderson Ogbomo *	0 +3	0	0	0	0
Martin Baird *	0 +1	0	0	1	0
Liam Birchall *	24 +6	5	0	3	0
Conah Bishop *	5 +1	0	0	2	0
Sullivan Bishop *	1 +1	0	0	0	0
Liam Bleeker (GK) *	4 +1	0	0	0	0
Joseph Booth *	7 +2	0	1	0	0
Ethan Bradshaw *	1	0	0	0	0
Robbie Bromley *	1	0	0	0	1
Mikey Caldwell *	1	0	0	0	0
Luis Cantello *	4	0	0	1	0
Charlie Carpenter *	1	0	0	0	0
Adam Chippendale *	9 +2	0	0	3	1
Jordan Dainty *	0 +2	0	0	0	0
Jake Darnell *	1 +6	0	0	0	0
Josh Dolby-Armstrong *	13 +5	0	0	1	0
Billy Dollin *	4 +2	2	0	3	0
Francis Donaghy *	13 +1	0	1	4	0
Benjamin Duffield *	24 +4	7	0	1	5
Theo Farquharson *	3 +2	0	0	0	0
Aaron Fleming *	1	0	0	0	0
Jacob Gregory *	29 +3	22	1	1	11
Daniel Hall (GK) *	37	0	1	2	2
Tyler Hallan *	0 +2	0	0	0	0
Robert Harris *	2	0	0	0	0
Kyle Higham *	20 +3	1	0	1	1
William Higham *	2	0	0	0	1
Fergus Hotchkiss (GK) *	0	0	0	0	0
Jamie Houghton *	0 +1	0	0	0	0
Robbie Hulme *	10 +2	2	0	2	0
Blerti Jacaj *	15 +2	1	0	2	1
Sam Jones (GK) *	0	0	0	0	0
Lewis Jordan *	0 +2	0	0	0	0
Freddie Kenyon *	11 +5	1	0	0	0
Finlay Marsh *	0 +1	0	0	0	0
Connor McAuley *	0 +2	0	0	0	0
Callum McHale *	7 +6	0	0	1	0
Billy McKenna *	1	1	0	0	0
Alexander McLoughlin *	13 +5	0	0	0	0
Ryan Milne *	0 +1	0	0	0	0
Tarren Moxon *	9 +2	0	0	0	0
Brendan OBrien *	9	3	0	0	0
Samuel Owens *	6 +3	0	0	0	1
Fraser Poole *	8 +6	0	0	0	0
Fenton Reeves *	0	0	0	0	0
Dominic Richmond *	1	0	0	0	0
William Riding *	1	0	0	0	0
Tom Rigby *	1 +2	0	0	0	0
Joseph Robinson *	28 +2	1	0	5	2
Michael Roddy *	0 +1	0	0	0	0
Luke Roscoe *	7 +5	0	0	2	3
Richard Seear *	15 +5	12	0	3	1
Liam Sergent *	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Shuttleworth *	1 +1	0	0	1	0
Adama Sidibeh *	3 +1	1	1	1	0
Matthew Sillett *	7 +7	0	0	1	1
Lewis Simmons *	3	0	0	0	0
Samuel Smedley *	5 +9	1	0	3	1
Ethan Smyth *	3 +1	0	0	1	0
Jordan Spedding *	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Staunton-Turner *	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Sumner *	1 +2	0	0	1	0
Ralf Threlfall-Newton *	0 +1	0	0	0	0
Finley Topping *	0 +3	0	0	0	0
Mamudu Touray Touray *	0	0	0	0	0
Tye Turner *	16	1	0	4	0
Maine Walder *	30	0	0	5	0
Nathan Whalley *	15 +1	0	0	1	0
Ryan White *	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Whitham *	1 +2	0	0	1	0
Regan Whittaker *	0 +4	0	0	0	0
Joshua Winder *	17 +4	8	0	0	2

* Indicates player is no longer a member of the squad

# Indicates player is awaiting International Clearance

Staff Members

Name
No Staff Members Found

Squad Details

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Shakil Ali *	0 +1	0
Jonathan Anderson Ogbomo *	0 +3	0
Martin Baird *	0 +1	0
Liam Birchall *	24 +6	5
Conah Bishop *	5 +1	0
Sullivan Bishop *	1 +1	0
Liam Bleeker (GK) *	4 +1	0
Joseph Booth *	7 +2	0
Ethan Bradshaw *	1	0
Robbie Bromley *	1	0
Mikey Caldwell *	1	0
Luis Cantello *	4	0
Charlie Carpenter *	1	0
Adam Chippendale *	9 +2	0
Jordan Dainty *	0 +2	0
Jake Darnell *	1 +6	0
Josh Dolby-Armstrong *	13 +5	0
Billy Dollin *	4 +2	2
Francis Donaghy *	13 +1	0
Benjamin Duffield *	24 +4	7
Theo Farquharson *	3 +2	0
Aaron Fleming *	1	0
Jacob Gregory *	29 +3	22
Daniel Hall (GK) *	37	0
Tyler Hallan *	0 +2	0
Robert Harris *	2	0
Kyle Higham *	20 +3	1
William Higham *	2	0
Fergus Hotchkiss (GK) *	0	0
Jamie Houghton *	0 +1	0
Robbie Hulme *	10 +2	2
Blerti Jacaj *	15 +2	1
Sam Jones (GK) *	0	0
Lewis Jordan *	0 +2	0
Freddie Kenyon *	11 +5	1
Finlay Marsh *	0 +1	0
Connor McAuley *	0 +2	0
Callum McHale *	7 +6	0
Billy McKenna *	1	1
Alexander McLoughlin *	13 +5	0
Ryan Milne *	0 +1	0
Tarren Moxon *	9 +2	0
Brendan OBrien *	9	3
Samuel Owens *	6 +3	0
Fraser Poole *	8 +6	0
Fenton Reeves *	0	0
Dominic Richmond *	1	0
William Riding *	1	0
Tom Rigby *	1 +2	0
Joseph Robinson *	28 +2	1
Michael Roddy *	0 +1	0
Luke Roscoe *	7 +5	0
Richard Seear *	15 +5	12
Liam Sergent *	0	0
Thomas Shuttleworth *	1 +1	0
Adama Sidibeh *	3 +1	1
Matthew Sillett *	7 +7	0
Lewis Simmons *	3	0
Samuel Smedley *	5 +9	1
Ethan Smyth *	3 +1	0
Jordan Spedding *	0	0
Sam Staunton-Turner *	0	0
Adam Sumner *	1 +2	0
Ralf Threlfall-Newton *	0 +1	0
Finley Topping *	0 +3	0
Mamudu Touray Touray *	0	0
Tye Turner *	16	1
Maine Walder *	30	0
Nathan Whalley *	15 +1	0
Ryan White *	0	0
Harry Whitham *	1 +2	0
Regan Whittaker *	0 +4	0
Joshua Winder *	17 +4	8

* Indicates player is no longer a member of the squad

# Indicates player is awaiting International Clearance

Staff Members

Name
No Staff Members Found

Statistics

Match Summary 1
Biggest Home Win	5-1	11/03/23 v Holker Old Boys (First Division North)
Biggest Away Win	3-0	07/02/23 v Cleator Moor Celtic (First Division North)
Biggest Home Defeat	0-3	24/09/22 v Barnoldswick Town (The Isuzu FA Vase)
Biggest Away Defeat	1-7	26/12/22 v Euxton Villa (First Division North)
Highest Drawn Game	2-2	20/08/22 v Nelson (A) (First Division North)
		29/10/22 v Ilkley Town (H) (First Division North)
		03/12/22 v Daisy Hill (H) (First Division North)
		26/11/22 v South Liverpool (A) (The Edward Case Cup)
Highest Aggregate Scoreline	8	26/12/22 1-7 v Euxton Villa (A) (First Division North)

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	21		20		41
Won	11	52.38%	5	25.00%	16	39.02%
Drawn	4	19.05%	4	20.00%	8	19.51%
Lost	6	28.57%	11	55.00%	17	41.46%
Scored	42	2.00	30	1.50	72	1.76
Conceded	30	1.43	43	2.15	73	1.78

Progression in Cup Competitions
The Isuzu FA Vase	2nd Qualifying Round	0-3	Barnoldswick Town	(H)
The Macron Cup	1st Round	1-2	FC St Helens	(A)
The Edward Case Cup	3rd Round	2-2	South Liverpool	(A)
The Edward Case Cup	2nd Round North	1-1	FC St Helens	(H)
Lancashire Challenge Trophy	2nd Round	0-1	West Didsbury & Chorlton	(A)
Lancashire Challenge Trophy	2nd Round	v	West Didsbury & Chorlton	(A)
	To be played on Tue 15/11/22
Lancashire Challenge Trophy	1st Round	2-0	Colne	(H)

Home Attendance Summary
Highest Attendance	121	10/04/23 v Euxton Villa (First Division North)
Lowest Attendance	46	18/03/23 v FC St Helens (First Division North)
Average Attendance	21 games	76

Number of Games Since
Last Win	0 games
Last Defeat	1 game
Goalless Draw	2 games
Score Draw	20 games
Scored A Goal	0 games
Fail To Score	1 game
Clean Sheet	0 games

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	7	17.07%	8	19.51%
One	11	26.83%	11	26.83%
Two	12	29.27%	14	34.15%
Three	8	19.51%	3	7.32%
Four	2	4.88%	2	4.88%
Five or more	1	2.44%	3	7.32%

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	6	8.70%	13	0%	19	13.29%
16-30	9	13.04%	6	0%	15	10.49%
31-45	15	21.74%	10	0%	25	17.48%
46-60	13	18.84%	10	0%	23	16.08%
61-75	11	15.94%	9	0%	20	13.99%
76-90	15	21.74%	26	0%	41	28.67%
90-105	0	0.00%	0	0%	0	0.00%
105-120	0	0.00%	0	0%	0	0.00%

History

AFC Blackpool was formed in 1947 under the name of Blackpool Metal Mechanics and played at Stanley Park for two years before moving to the current Jepson Way ground.

They played in local leagues before taking the step up to join the West Lancashire League. During this period in local league football they won many awards, taking the Division Two title of the Fylde District League in 1950/51 and in Division One were champions twice and runners-up three times in five consecutive years between 1953/54 and 1957/58. Numerous local cup competitions were also won, including the Lancashire Junior Shield in 1957/58, a competition they were to win again in 1960/61.

As the 50's drew to a close, Blackpool Mechanics decided to take the next step up and join the West Lancashire League. They were an almost immediate success, being runners-up in 1959/60 and champions for the next two seasons. Various cups and trophies from local competitions still regularly found their way to Jepson Way.

The club then took another step up the football ladder by joining the Lancashire Combination. The jump in standard meant the cups and honours that had poured into the trophy room dried up and it was not until the turn of the decade before many more honours were to come their way.

In 1972/73 they won the Lancashire Combination Bridge Shield and in 1974/75 they finished runners-up in the league, just one point behind champions Darwen.

They remained a strong team throughout the 70's although towards the end they suffered some poor results.

With the advent of the North West Counties League, Blackpool Mechanics were placed in Division Three and in 1985/86 were promoted to Division Two. At the end on 1991/92 they were promoted to Division One, but it was not a happy experience and the club returned to Division Two. After a few seasons of struggle, the club is now financially stable and looking forward to developing the club's potential both on and off the pitch.

In the summer of 2005 Blackpool Mechanics FC merged with Lytham St. Annes FC who had just won the West Lancashire League Division One title. Lytham St. Annes resigned from their own league and brought their resources and manpower to Jepson Way in a bid to launch the new look Mechanics in their push up the non-league football pyramid.

The club was re-named AFC Blackpool in May 2008 when Blackpool Mechanics FC and Squires Gate Junior FC got together to form one club. It was decided to mark the start of a new era by re-naming the club and the name 'AFC Blackpool' was chosen. The club leased a further piece of land adjacent to the ground in Jepson Way to accommodate the enlarged club and investment to improve the facilities was begun. The club ground in Jepson Way retains its name 'The Mechanics' to maintain a link with the past.

Season 2010/11 saw the club have probably its best season ever. The first team were promoted to the Premier Divison as Div.1 champions with a record breaking 28 wins and three draws in 34 league matches. They also reached the semi finals in both the 1st Divison Trophy and the League Cup.

There were notable sucesses in the Junior section too with the under 16s doing the league and cup double, the under 10's and 11's winning their respective Divisions and the under 14s also winning promotion.

With the club now providing football from under 6 through to open age the future is looking secure.

Matchday Information

Ground: Mechanics Ground

Address: Jepson Way, off Common Edge Road, Blackpool, Lancashire

Postcode: FY4 5DY

Telephone: 01253 761721

Midweek Night: Tuesday

2022/23 Admission Prices: £6 Adults, £3 Concessions

Programme Price: £2.00

Directions: M6 to M55, exit at junction 4. At roundabout turn left along A583 to traffic lights, turn right into Whitehill Road, to traffic lights (2 miles). Go straight across the main road into Jepson Way, ground at top

Nearest Railway: Squires Gate (1.8 miles)

Nearest Bus Route to Ground: Number 17 from Blackpool Town Centre

Parking Facilities: Parking facilities at the side of the ground

Ground Facilities: Bar and Catering facilities

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Club Information

Legal Entity: Unincorporated

Ground: Mechanics Ground

Address: Jepson Way, off Common Edge Road, Blackpool, Lancashire

Postcode: FY4 5DY

Telephone: 01253 761721

Website: http://www.afcblackpool.org.uk/

Twitter: @AFCBlackpool

Registered Colours: Tangerine Shirts, Tangerine Shorts, Tangerine Stockings

Registered Goalkeeper Colours: Green Shirt, Green shorts, Green Socks

Alternative Colours: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Alternative Goalkeeper Colours: Yellow Shirt, Yellow Shorts, Yellow Socks

Secretary: Alan Lowe

Chairman: Henry Baldwin

Manager: Martin Baird

Programme Editor: Mark Ashmore

Committee / Directors: Henry Baldwin, Alan Lowe, William Singleton, John Sanderson, Carole Webster.

County Affiliation: Lancashire FA

Year Formed: 1947

Record Attendance: 4,300 v FC United (18/02/06 at Bloomfield Road), 503 v Bootle (21/03/15 at The Mechanics)

Previous Leagues:

Fylde League
Blackpool &
Fylde Combination
West Lancashire League
Lancashire Combination

Honours:

NWCFL Division 1 Champions 2010/11
NWCFL Division 3 Champions 1985/86
Lancashire County FA Shield Winners 1957/58, 1960/61
West Lancashire League Champions 1960/61, 1961/62
Lancashire Combination Bridge Shield Winners 1972/73

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