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The Seasiders

Blackpool FC

Founded 26 July 1887 out of Blackpool St Johns FC
Turned professional 1887
Name Changed Summer 1887
Merged with South Shore FC on 12 December 1899

Players provided 13
Different scorers 6 (34 goals)
Total appearances
147
1923-66

Bloomfield Road

Domestic Honours Lancashire League founder members
Football League Second Division winners
1929-30, runners-up 1936-37; Division One runners-up 1955-56; Division Four runners-up 1984-85;
Football League War Cup winners 1943;
FA Cup
runners-up 1947-48, 1950-51; winners 1952-53;
FA Charity Shield
runners-up 1953;
Football League Cup: semi-finalist 1961-62;
Associate-Members Trophy winners
2001-02, 2003-04;
After league restructure: Division Two/League one third place-playoff semi-finalist 1995-96, third-place-play-off winners 2006-07, third place-play-off winners 2020-21; Division Three/League Two seventh-place play-off winners 2000-01, fourth place-play-off winners 2016-17; Division One/Championship sixth place-play-off winners 2009-10, fifth place-play-off runners-up 2011-12;
European Honours Anglo-Italian Cup winners 1970-71 (beat Bolgona 2-1), runners-up 1972 (beaten by Roma, 1-3);
Home venue Bloomfield Road Ground, since 1899; Raikes Hall Gardens, 1899; Athletic Grounds, 1897-99; Raikes Hall Gardens, 1887-97;
Home strip Tangerine shirts, white shorts, white socks.

 

The 13 Players   3 with only one app.
Ply no. Name Pos App Gls
GA
Mins Playing Career
1 456 Harry Bedford CF 2 1 180 1923-24 1 year
154 days
2 555 Jimmy Hampson CF 3 5 270 1930-32 2 years
48 days

13 years 355 days...
Ply no. Name Pos Start/
Sub
App Gls
GA
Mins Playing Career
3 664 Harry Johnston LH/CH 10
0
10 0 900 1946-53 6 years
363 days
4 603 Stan Matthews OR 36
0
36 2 3270 1947-57 9 years
362 days
5 667 Stan Mortensen I/CF 25
0
25 23 2250 1947-53 6 years
148 days
6 681 Eddie Shimwell RB   1 0 90 1949 90 min
Johnny Crosland party member May 1950
Jackie Wright party member May 1950
7 715 Tommy Garrett FB 3
0
3 0 270 1952-53 1 year
188 days
8 725 Ernie Taylor RB 1
0
1 0 90 1953 90 min
9 752 Bill Perry OL 3
0
3 2 270 1955-56 156 days
Roy Gratrix reserve May 1957, reserve May 1959
10 778 Jimmy Armfield FB 43
0
43 0 3870 1959-66 7 years
44 days
11 809 Ray Charnley CF 1
0
1 0 90 1962 90 min
12 827 Tony Waiters GK 5
0
5 10ᵍᵃ 450 1964 199 days
13 837 Alan Ball M 14
0
14 1 1290 1965-66 1 year
82 days

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