AFC Blackpool

FORMED
1947

MANAGER
John Salanki

GROUND
Mechanics Ground

TWITTER
@AFCBlackpool

Current Position: 9th

P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
34	16	4	14	72	68	49

Current Form: 11th

P	W	D	L	F	A
6	2	1	3	8	13

Last Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	Score
12/04/25	Atherton LR (H)	W 2-1
05/04/25	Garstang (A)	L 0-5
01/04/25	Thornton Cleveleys (A)	W 4-1
29/03/25	Stafford Town (H)	L 0-2
22/03/25	Daisy Hill (H)	L 1-3
15/03/25	Daisy Hill (A)	D 1-1

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 27/07/24	Ashton Town	A	15:00	W 2-1	Nicholas Hepple (15) David Lang (90)
Wed 31/07/24	Thornton Cleveleys	H	19:45	W 3-1	Luke Hepple (17) Nicholas Hepple (32) Nicholas Hepple (77p)
Sat 03/08/24	Nelson	H	15:00	L 0-2
Wed 07/08/24	Garstang	H	19:45	W 3-1	Luke Hepple (48) Luke Noble (74) Alexander McLoughlin (89)
Sat 10/08/24	Darwen FC	A	15:00	L 1-2	John-Jo Morris (52)
Tue 13/08/24	Atherton LR	A	19:45	L 4-5	Nicholas Hepple (19) Luke Hepple (28) James Stanley (31) Luke Hepple (60)
Sat 17/08/24	Droylsden	H	15:00	L 3-5	Aaron Smith (5) Luke Noble (71) Alexander McLoughlin (85)
Wed 21/08/24	Holker Old Boys	H	19:45	W 5-1	Nicholas Hepple (26) Nicholas Hepple (40) Luke Hepple (44) Joseph Robinson (55) Nicholas Hepple (58)
Sat 24/08/24	Steeton	A	15:00	D 3-3	Luke Noble (26) Luke Hepple (51) Nicholas Hepple (64)
Wed 28/08/24	Skelmersdale United	H	19:45	W 2-1	John-Jo Morris (19) Luke Hepple (39)
Sat 31/08/24	Euxton Villa	A	15:00	L 1-4	Luke Hepple (34)
Sat 07/09/24	Maghull	H	15:00	W 4-2	John-Jo Morris (25) Luke Hepple (34) Jacob Gregory (36) Luke Noble (38)
Sat 14/09/24	Maine Road	A	15:00	L 0-3
Sat 21/09/24	Nelson	A	15:00	L 1-2	Kieran Shaw (58)
Sat 28/09/24	Ashton Athletic	A	15:00	L 2-4	Bobby Carter (45) Luke Noble (82p)
Mon 30/09/24	Route One Rovers	A	20:00	W 3-1	Luke Hepple (22) Bobby Carter (57) Jacob Gregory (83)
	(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 05/10/24	Euxton Villa	H	15:00	L 1-2	John Hay (4)
Tue 08/10/24	Droylsden	A	19:45	Aband
	(The Edward Case Cup 1)
Sat 12/10/24	Darwen FC	H	15:00	W 3-2	Kieran Shaw (34) Luke Hepple (38) Jacob Gregory (41)
Tue 15/10/24	Droylsden	A	19:45	L 1-4	Luke Hepple (84)
	(The Edward Case Cup 1)
Sat 19/10/24	Skelmersdale United	A	15:00	W 4-1	Luke Hepple (10) Bobby Carter (16) Bobby Carter (43) Luke Hepple (45)
Sat 26/10/24	Holker Old Boys	A	15:00	W 4-2	Luke Hepple (16) Jacob Gregory (53) Jacob Gregory (62) Joshua Smith (66)
Sat 02/11/24	Maine Road	H	15:00	W 1-0	Jacob Gregory (51)
Sat 16/11/24	Route One Rovers	A	15:00	W 3-2	Luke Hepple (22p) Bobby Carter (45+2) Jacob Gregory (83)
Wed 20/11/24	Barnoldswick Town	H	19:45	W 4-1	Alexander McLoughlin (52) John Hay (55) Jacob Gregory (61) Luke Hepple (90+2)
	(The Macron Cup 2)
Sat 30/11/24	Droylsden	A	15:00	L 0-1
Sat 07/12/24	Daisy Hill	A	14:00	Postp
Thu 26/12/24	Bacup Borough	A	15:00	Postp
Sat 28/12/24	Steeton	H	15:00	D 1-1	Jacob Gregory (42)
Sat 04/01/25	Route One Rovers	H	15:00	W 5-0	Jacob Gregory (29) Jacob Gregory (38) Joseph Robinson (19) Luke Hepple (9) Luke Hepple (57)
Sat 18/01/25	Bacup Borough	H	15:00	W 6-2	Jacob Gregory (33p) Jacob Gregory (37) Luke Hepple (64) Luke Hepple (85) Bobby Carter (53) David Lang (45+4)
Sat 01/02/25	Daisy Hill	A	14:00	Postp
Tue 04/02/25	Padiham	A	19:45	W 2-0	Aaron Smith (39) Luke Hepple (71)
	(The Macron Cup 3)
Sat 08/02/25	Bacup Borough	A	15:00	W 2-1	Bobby Carter (28) Luke Hepple (85)
Sat 15/02/25	Chadderton	N	16:00	WON	Jacob Gregory (12) John Hay (47) Bobby Carter (66) Bobby Carter (74)
	(The Macron Cup QF)
	(4-4 after 90 mins, AFC Blackpool won 3-4 on pens)
Sat 22/02/25	Ashton Town	H	15:00	L 0-2
Sat 08/03/25	Maghull	A	15:00	L 0-4
Wed 12/03/25	Ashton Athletic	H	19:45	D 0-0
Sat 15/03/25	Daisy Hill	A	15:00	D 1-1	Luke Hepple (67)
Sat 22/03/25	Daisy Hill	H	15:00	L 1-3	John-Jo Morris (5)
Sat 29/03/25	Stafford Town	H	15:00	L 0-2
	(The Macron Cup SF)
Tue 01/04/25	Thornton Cleveleys	A	19:45	W 4-1	John-Jo Morris (29) Jacob Gregory (67) Luke Hepple (74) Jacob Gregory (90+8)
Sat 05/04/25	Garstang	A	15:00	L 0-5
Sat 12/04/25	Atherton LR	H	15:00	W 2-1	Luke Hepple (64) Luke Hepple (71)

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	KO/Score
Sat 27/07/24	Ashton Town (A)	W 2-1
Wed 31/07/24	Thornton Cleveleys (H)	W 3-1
Sat 03/08/24	Nelson (H)	L 0-2
Wed 07/08/24	Garstang (H)	W 3-1
Sat 10/08/24	Darwen FC (A)	L 1-2
Tue 13/08/24	Atherton LR (A)	L 4-5
Sat 17/08/24	Droylsden (H)	L 3-5
Wed 21/08/24	Holker Old Boys (H)	W 5-1
Sat 24/08/24	Steeton (A)	D 3-3
Wed 28/08/24	Skelmersdale United (H)	W 2-1
Sat 31/08/24	Euxton Villa (A)	L 1-4
Sat 07/09/24	Maghull (H)	W 4-2
Sat 14/09/24	Maine Road (A)	L 0-3
Sat 21/09/24	Nelson (A)	L 1-2
Sat 28/09/24	Ashton Athletic (A)	L 2-4
Mon 30/09/24	Route One Rovers (A)	W 3-1
(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 05/10/24	Euxton Villa (H)	L 1-2
Tue 08/10/24	Droylsden (A)	Aband
(The Edward Case Cup 1)
Sat 12/10/24	Darwen FC (H)	W 3-2
Tue 15/10/24	Droylsden (A)	L 1-4
(The Edward Case Cup 1)
Sat 19/10/24	Skelmersdale United (A)	W 4-1
Sat 26/10/24	Holker Old Boys (A)	W 4-2
Sat 02/11/24	Maine Road (H)	W 1-0
Sat 16/11/24	Route One Rovers (A)	W 3-2
Wed 20/11/24	Barnoldswick Town (H)	W 4-1
(The Macron Cup 2)
Sat 30/11/24	Droylsden (A)	L 0-1
Sat 07/12/24	Daisy Hill (A)	Postp
Thu 26/12/24	Bacup Borough (A)	Postp
Sat 28/12/24	Steeton (H)	D 1-1
Sat 04/01/25	Route One Rovers (H)	W 5-0
Sat 18/01/25	Bacup Borough (H)	W 6-2
Sat 01/02/25	Daisy Hill (A)	Postp
Tue 04/02/25	Padiham (A)	W 2-0
(The Macron Cup 3)
Sat 08/02/25	Bacup Borough (A)	W 2-1
Sat 15/02/25	Chadderton (A)	W
(The Macron Cup QF)
(4-4 after 90 mins, AFC Blackpool won 3-4 on pens)
Sat 22/02/25	Ashton Town (H)	L 0-2
Sat 08/03/25	Maghull (A)	L 0-4
Wed 12/03/25	Ashton Athletic (H)	D 0-0
Sat 15/03/25	Daisy Hill (A)	D 1-1
Sat 22/03/25	Daisy Hill (H)	L 1-3
Sat 29/03/25	Stafford Town (H)	L 0-2
(The Macron Cup SF)
Tue 01/04/25	Thornton Cleveleys (A)	W 4-1
Sat 05/04/25	Garstang (A)	L 0-5
Sat 12/04/25	Atherton LR (H)	W 2-1

Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
No Players Found

Former Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Ethan Brough	5	8	0	0	0	2	0
Harli Dewhurst	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Doherty	4	4	0	0	0	0	1
Harry Elmore	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jon Fraser	8	1	0	0	0	1	1
Nicholas Hepple	10	0	8	0	1	4	4
Luke Noble	18	5	5	0	0	6	2

Staff Members

Name
No Staff Members Found

Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
No Players Found

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Ethan Brough	5+8	0	0	2	0
Harli Dewhurst	0+1	0	0	0	0
Jake Doherty	4+4	0	0	0	1
Harry Elmore	0+2	0	0	1	0
Jon Fraser	8+1	0	0	1	1
Nicholas Hepple	10	8	1	4	4
Luke Noble	18+5	5	0	6	2

Staff Members

Name
No Staff Members Found

Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals
No Players Found

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Ethan Brough	5+8	0
Harli Dewhurst	0+1	0
Jake Doherty	4+4	0
Harry Elmore	0+2	0
Jon Fraser	8+1	0
Nicholas Hepple	10	8
Luke Noble	18+5	5

Staff Members

Name
No Staff Members Found

Statistics

Match Summary
Biggest Home Win	5-0	04/01/25 v Route One Rovers (First Division North)
Biggest Away Win	4-1	19/10/24 v Skelmersdale United (First Division North) 01/04/25 v Thornton Cleveleys (First Division North)
Biggest Home Defeat	3-5	17/08/24 v Droylsden (First Division North)
Biggest Away Defeat	0-5	05/04/25 v Garstang (First Division North)
Highest Drawn Home Game	1-1	28/12/24 v Steeton (First Division North)
Highest Drawn Away Game	4-4	15/02/25 v Chadderton (The Macron Cup)
Highest Aggregate Home Scoreline	8	3-5 17/08/24 v Droylsden (First Division North) 6-2 18/01/25 v Bacup Borough (First Division North)
Highest Aggregate Away Scoreline	9	4-5 13/08/24 v Atherton LR (First Division North)

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	19		21		40
Won	11	57.89%	8	38.10%	19	47.50%
Drawn	2	10.53%	3	14.29%	5	12.50%
Lost	6	31.58%	10	47.62%	16	40.00%
Scored	44	2.32	42	2.00	86	2.15
Conceded	29	1.53	51	2.43	80	2.00

Progression in Cup Competitions
The Macron Cup	Semi Finals	0-2	Stafford Town	(H)
The Edward Case Cup	1st Round	1-4	Droylsden	(A)

Home Attendance Summary
Average Attendance	19 games	98

Number of Games Since
Last Win	0 games
Last Defeat	1 game
Goalless Draw	6 games
Score Draw	5 games
Scored A Goal	0 games
Fail To Score	1 game
Clean Sheet	6 games

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	8	20.00%	4	10.00%
One	9	22.50%	14	35.00%
Two	6	15.00%	11	27.50%
Three	7	17.50%	3	7.50%
Four	7	17.50%	5	12.50%
Five or more	3	7.50%	3	7.50%

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	7	8.24%	12	0.00%	7	4.24%
16-30	15	17.65%	12	15.00%	27	16.36%
31-45	22	25.88%	13	16.25%	35	21.21%
46-60	15	17.65%	11	13.75%	26	15.76%
61-75	15	17.65%	13	16.25%	28	16.97%
76-90	11	12.94%	19	23.75%	30	18.18%
90-105	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
105-120	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	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 5FH

Telephone:

Midweek Night: Wednesday

2024/25 Admission Prices: £6 & £3

Programme Price: Digital QR Code in club House

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 11b from Blackpool Town Centre

Parking Facilities: Parking facilities at the side of the ground

Ground Facilities: Bar and Catering facilities

Additional Visitor Information:

Club Information

Legal Entity: Unincorporated

Ground: Mechanics Ground

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

Postcode: FY4 5FH

Telephone:

Website: https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/afcblackpool2

Twitter: @AFCBlackpool

Registered Colours: Tangerine Shirts, Tangerine Shorts, Tangerine Socks

Registered Goalkeeper Colours: Purple Jersey, Purple Shorts, Purple Socks

Alternative Colours: Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

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

Secretary: Katie Schofield

Chairman: Alan Lowe

Manager: John Salanki

Programme Editor: Mike Land

Committee / Directors: Henry Baldwin, Alan Lowe, Carole Webster, Katie Schofield, Andrew West, Fred Moore, Billy Singleton, Phil Baldwin.

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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