AFC Blackpool

FORMED
1947

MANAGER
John Salanki

GROUND
Mechanics Ground

TWITTER
@AFCBlackpool

Current Position: 17th

P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
3	0	0	3	2	6	0

Current Form: 17th

P	W	D	L	F	A
3	0	0	3	2	6

Last Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	Score
09/08/25	Maghull (H)	L 1-2
02/08/25	Nelson (A)	L 1-2
26/07/25	Droylsden (A)	L 0-2

Next Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	K.O.
16/08/25	Ashton Town (H)	15:00
23/08/25	Fulwood Amateurs (A)	15:00
30/08/25	Darwen FC (A)	15:00
06/09/25	Maine Road (H)	15:00
13/09/25	Garstang (H)	15:00
27/09/25	Bacup Borough (A)	15:00

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 26/07/25	Droylsden	A	15:00	L 0-2
Sat 02/08/25	Nelson	A	15:00	L 1-2	Kieran Shaw (82)
Sat 09/08/25	Maghull	H	15:00	L 1-2	David Lang (22)
Sat 16/08/25	Ashton Town	H	15:00
Sat 23/08/25	Fulwood Amateurs	A	15:00
	(The Isuzu FA Vase 1Q)
Sat 30/08/25	Darwen FC	A	15:00
Sat 06/09/25	Maine Road	H	15:00
Sat 13/09/25	Garstang	H	15:00
Sat 27/09/25	Bacup Borough	A	15:00
	(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 04/10/25	Ashton Athletic	A	15:00
Sat 18/10/25	Colne	A	15:00
Sat 25/10/25	MSB Woolton	H	15:00
Sat 01/11/25	Steeton	H	15:00
Sat 08/11/25	Holker Old Boys	A	15:00
Sat 15/11/25	Daisy Hill	A	15:00
Sat 22/11/25	Ashton Athletic	H	15:00
Sat 29/11/25	Colne	H	15:00
Sat 06/12/25	Maine Road	A	15:00
Sat 13/12/25	Thornton Cleveleys	H	15:00
Fri 26/12/25	Squires Gate	A	15:00
Sat 03/01/26	Bacup Borough	H	15:00
Sat 10/01/26	Maghull	A	15:00
Sat 17/01/26	Droylsden	H	15:00
Sat 24/01/26	Fulwood Amateurs	A	15:00
Sat 31/01/26	Steeton	A	15:00
Sat 07/02/26	Daisy Hill	H	15:00
Sat 14/02/26	Garstang	A	15:00
Sat 21/02/26	Thornton Cleveleys	A	15:00
Sat 28/02/26	Holker Old Boys	H	19:30
Sat 07/03/26	Ashton Town	A	15:00
Sat 14/03/26	Fulwood Amateurs	H	15:00
Sat 21/03/26	Darwen FC	H	15:00
Sat 28/03/26	Bacup Borough	A	15:00
Sat 04/04/26	Nelson	H	15:00
Mon 06/04/26	Squires Gate	H	15:00
Sat 11/04/26	MSB Woolton	A	15:00
TBC	Droylsden	A
	(The Edward Case Cup 1 N)

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	KO/Score
Sat 26/07/25	Droylsden (A)	L 0-2
Sat 02/08/25	Nelson (A)	L 1-2
Sat 09/08/25	Maghull (H)	L 1-2
Sat 16/08/25	Ashton Town (H)	15:00
Sat 23/08/25	Fulwood Amateurs (A)	15:00
(The Isuzu FA Vase 1Q)
Sat 30/08/25	Darwen FC (A)	15:00
Sat 06/09/25	Maine Road (H)	15:00
Sat 13/09/25	Garstang (H)	15:00
Sat 27/09/25	Bacup Borough (A)	15:00
(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 04/10/25	Ashton Athletic (A)	15:00
Sat 18/10/25	Colne (A)	15:00
Sat 25/10/25	MSB Woolton (H)	15:00
Sat 01/11/25	Steeton (H)	15:00
Sat 08/11/25	Holker Old Boys (A)	15:00
Sat 15/11/25	Daisy Hill (A)	15:00
Sat 22/11/25	Ashton Athletic (H)	15:00
Sat 29/11/25	Colne (H)	15:00
Sat 06/12/25	Maine Road (A)	15:00
Sat 13/12/25	Thornton Cleveleys (H)	15:00
Fri 26/12/25	Squires Gate (A)	15:00
Sat 03/01/26	Bacup Borough (H)	15:00
Sat 10/01/26	Maghull (A)	15:00
Sat 17/01/26	Droylsden (H)	15:00
Sat 24/01/26	Fulwood Amateurs (A)	15:00
Sat 31/01/26	Steeton (A)	15:00
Sat 07/02/26	Daisy Hill (H)	15:00
Sat 14/02/26	Garstang (A)	15:00
Sat 21/02/26	Thornton Cleveleys (A)	15:00
Sat 28/02/26	Holker Old Boys (H)	19:30
Sat 07/03/26	Ashton Town (A)	15:00
Sat 14/03/26	Fulwood Amateurs (H)	15:00
Sat 21/03/26	Darwen FC (H)	15:00
Sat 28/03/26	Bacup Borough (A)	15:00
Sat 04/04/26	Nelson (H)	15:00
Mon 06/04/26	Squires Gate (H)	15:00
Sat 11/04/26	MSB Woolton (A)	15:00
TBC	Droylsden (A)
(The Edward Case Cup 1 N)

Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Corey Adams	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Banks	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Seico Camara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Corey Cook	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Doherty	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
William Edmondson	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
James Faiers (GK)	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Freddie Gordon	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Gregory	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Hughes	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Lang	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Alexander McLoughlin	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
John-Jo Morris	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Samuel Ogundare	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Pearson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Robinson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shaun Sailor	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kieran Shaw	3	0	1	0	0	1	1
Aaron Smith	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Smith	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
James Stanley	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mamudu Touray Touray	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Whittingham (GK)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Former Squad Members

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

Staff Members

Name
Scott Christy		Assistant Manager
Andrew Forsyth		Coach
Helen Lambe		First Aider
Kyle Mathieson		Coach
Johnathan Salanki		Manager

Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Corey Adams	0+3	0	0	0	0
Jack Banks	3	0	0	0	0
Seico Camara	0	0	0	0	0
Corey Cook	0+1	0	0	0	0
Jake Doherty	0+3	0	0	1	0
William Edmondson	3	0	0	1	0
James Faiers	2	0	0	0	1
Freddie Gordon	1+2	0	0	0	0
Jacob Gregory	0	0	0	0	0
James Hughes	2	0	0	0	0
Michael Johnson	0	0	0	0	0
David Lang	1	1	0	0	0
Alexander McLoughlin	3	0	0	1	0
John-Jo Morris	2+1	0	0	1	0
Samuel Ogundare	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Pearson	0+1	0	0	0	0
Joseph Robinson	2	0	0	0	0
Shaun Sailor	3	0	0	0	0
Kieran Shaw	3	1	0	1	1
Aaron Smith	2+1	0	0	0	0
Daniel Smith	1+2	0	0	1	0
James Stanley	3	0	0	0	1
Mamudu Touray Touray	1	0	0	0	0
James Whittingham	1	0	0	0	0

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom

Staff Members

Name
Scott Christy		Assistant Manager
Andrew Forsyth		Coach
Helen Lambe		First Aider
Kyle Mathieson		Coach
Johnathan Salanki		Manager

Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Corey Adams	0+3	0
Jack Banks	3	0
Seico Camara	0	0
Corey Cook	0+1	0
Jake Doherty	0+3	0
William Edmondson	3	0
James Faiers (GK)	2	0
Freddie Gordon	1+2	0
Jacob Gregory	0	0
James Hughes	2	0
Michael Johnson	0	0
David Lang	1	1
Alexander McLoughlin	3	0
John-Jo Morris	2+1	0
Samuel Ogundare	0	0
Anthony Pearson	0+1	0
Joseph Robinson	2	0
Shaun Sailor	3	0
Kieran Shaw	3	1
Aaron Smith	2+1	0
Daniel Smith	1+2	0
James Stanley	3	0
Mamudu Touray Touray	1	0
James Whittingham (GK)	1	0

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals

Staff Members

Name
Scott Christy		Assistant Manager
Andrew Forsyth		Coach
Helen Lambe		First Aider
Kyle Mathieson		Coach
Johnathan Salanki		Manager

Statistics

Match Summary
Biggest Home Win		No home victories at present
Biggest Away Win		No away victories at present
Biggest Home Defeat	1-2	09/08/25 v Maghull (First Division North)
Biggest Away Defeat	0-2	26/07/25 v Droylsden (First Division North)
Highest Drawn Home Game		No home draws at present
Highest Drawn Away Game		No away draws at present
Highest Aggregate Home Scoreline	3	1-2 09/08/25 v Maghull (First Division North)
Highest Aggregate Away Scoreline	3	1-2 02/08/25 v Nelson (First Division North)

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	1		2		3
Won	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Drawn	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Lost	1	100.00%	2	100.00%	3	100.00%
Scored	1	1.00	1	0.50	2	0.67
Conceded	2	2.00	4	2.00	6	2.00

Progression in Cup Competitions
The Isuzu FA Vase	1st Qualifying Round	v	Fulwood Amateurs	(A)
	To be played on Sat 23/08/25
The Macron Cup	1st Round	v	Bacup Borough	(A)
	To be played on Sat 27/09/25
The Edward Case Cup	1st Round North	v	Droylsden	(A)
	To be played on Mon 01/06/26

Home Attendance Summary
Average Attendance	1 games	68

Number of Games Since
Last Win	3 games
Last Defeat	0 games
Goalless Draw	9 games
Score Draw	8 games
Scored A Goal	0 games
Fail To Score	2 games
Clean Sheet	9 games

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	1	33.33%	0	0.00%
One	2	66.67%	0	0.00%
Two	0	0.00%	3	100.00%
Three	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Four	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Five or more	0	0.00%	0	0.00%

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
16-30	1	50.00%	1	20.00%	2	28.57%
31-45	0	0.00%	1	20.00%	1	14.29%
46-60	0	0.00%	1	20.00%	1	14.29%
61-75	0	0.00%	1	20.00%	1	14.29%
76-90	1	50.00%	1	20.00%	2	28.57%
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

2025/26 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: Green shirt, Green shorts, Green socks

Alternative Colours: Green Shirts, Green Shorts, Green Socks

Alternative Goalkeeper Colours: Black&Gold shirt,Black shorts,Blacksocks

Secretary: Helen Lambe

Chairman: Billy Singleton

Manager: John Salanki

Programme Editor: Scott Christy

Committee / Directors: Henry Baldwin, Carole Webster, Billy Singleton, Phil Baldwin, Helen Lambe, Scott Christy, John Salanki

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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