AFC Blackpool

FORMED
1947

MANAGER
Martin Baird

GROUND
Mechanics Ground

TWITTER
@AFCBlackpool

Current Position: 5th

P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
14	7	3	4	31	25	24

Current Form: 18th

P	W	D	L	F	A
6	1	1	4	10	17

Last Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	Score
19/10/21	Bamber Bridge (H)	L 2-6
09/10/21	Atherton LR (A)	L 0-3
02/10/21	Chadderton (H)	L 0-1
25/09/21	Ilkley Town (H)	W 2-1
18/09/21	South Liverpool (A)	D 3-3
11/09/21	Barnoldswick Town (A)	LOST
(3-3 after 90 mins, Barnoldswick Town won 9-8 on pens)

Next Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	K.O.
30/10/21	AFC Darwen (A)	15:00
06/11/21	Golcar United (H)	15:00
09/11/21	Bury AFC (A)	19:45
13/11/21	Daisy Hill (H)	15:00
20/11/21	Nelson (A)	15:00
27/11/21	AFC Darwen (H)	15:00

Latest News:

	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

	Baird brings in Hurst at Blackpool
	AFC Blackpool Manager Martin Baird has strengthened his backroom team with the arrival of Simon Hurst as Joint Assistant Manager

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Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	H/A	Score	Goalscorers
Sat 31/07/21	Ashton Town	A	W 2-1	Oscar Radcliffe (25) Oscar Radcliffe (32)
Tue 03/08/21	Holker Old Boys	H	W 4-0	Matthew Lawlor (9) John-Jo Morris (15) John-Jo Morris (57) Oscar Radcliffe (75)
Sat 07/08/21	Cleator Moor Celtic	H	W 5-1	Adam Sumner (25) John-Jo Morris (31) John-Jo Morris (42) Conah Bishop (53) John-Jo Morris (70)
Sat 14/08/21	Nelson	H	D 2-2	Sam Staunton-Turner (34) Benjamin Duffield (73p)
Thu 19/08/21	St Helens Town	A	W 3-1	Jacob Gregory (12) Jacob Gregory (29) Jacob Aspinall (51)
Sat 21/08/21	Bacup Borough	A	L 2-3	Jacob Gregory (8) Benjamin Duffield (84p)
Sat 28/08/21	Steeton	A	W 3-2	Adam Sumner (65) John-Jo Morris (68) John-Jo Morris (72)
Mon 30/08/21	Garstang	H	D 1-1	Benjamin Duffield (1)
Fri 03/09/21	Campion	A	W 3-2	Daniel Pickering (6) Billy McKenna (20) James Hughes (85)
Tue 07/09/21	Pilkington	H	L 1-4	Jacob Gregory (38)
Sat 11/09/21	Barnoldswick Town	A	LOST	John-Jo Morris (45+1) Joseph Robinson (57) Benjamin Duffield (72p)
	(The Buildbase FA Vase 1Q)
	(3-3 after 90 mins, Barnoldswick Town won 9-8 on pens)
Sat 18/09/21	South Liverpool	A	D 3-3	John-Jo Morris (23) Jacob Gregory (35) Oscar Radcliffe (41)
Sat 25/09/21	Ilkley Town	H	W 2-1	Brendan OBrien (8) Jacob Gregory (10)
Sat 02/10/21	Chadderton	H	L 0-1
Sat 09/10/21	Atherton LR	A	L 0-3
Tue 19/10/21	Bamber Bridge	H	L 2-6	Jacob Gregory (59) Jacob Gregory (82)
	(Lancashire Challenge Trophy 1)
Sat 30/10/21	AFC Darwen	A
Sat 06/11/21	Golcar United	H
Tue 09/11/21	Bury AFC	A
Sat 13/11/21	Daisy Hill	H
Sat 20/11/21	Nelson	A
Sat 27/11/21	AFC Darwen	H
Sat 04/12/21	Daisy Hill	A
Sat 18/12/21	South Liverpool	H
Mon 27/12/21	Garstang	A
Sat 08/01/22	Atherton LR	H
Sat 15/01/22	Cleator Moor Celtic	A
Sat 22/01/22	Chadderton	A
Sat 29/01/22	Steeton	H
Sat 05/02/22	Bury AFC	H
Sat 12/02/22	Campion	H
Sat 19/02/22	Ashton Town	H
Sat 26/02/22	Holker Old Boys	A
Sat 05/03/22	Pilkington	A
Sat 12/03/22	Bacup Borough	H
Sat 19/03/22	St Helens Town	H
Sat 26/03/22	Golcar United	A
Sat 02/04/22	Ilkley Town	A

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	KO/Score
31/07/21	Ashton Town (A)	W 2-1
03/08/21	Holker OB (H)	W 4-0
07/08/21	Cleator Moor (H)	W 5-1
14/08/21	Nelson (H)	D 2-2
19/08/21	St Helens Town (A)	W 3-1
21/08/21	Bacup Borough (A)	L 2-3
28/08/21	Steeton (A)	W 3-2
30/08/21	Garstang (H)	D 1-1
03/09/21	Campion (A)	W 3-2
07/09/21	Pilkington (H)	L 1-4
11/09/21	Barnoldswick Town (A)	L
(The Buildbase FA Vase 1Q)
(3-3 after 90 mins, Barnoldswick Town won 9-8 on pens)
18/09/21	South Liverpool (A)	D 3-3
25/09/21	Ilkley Town (H)	W 2-1
02/10/21	Chadderton (H)	L 0-1
09/10/21	Atherton LR (A)	L 0-3
19/10/21	Bamber Bridge (H)	L 2-6
(Lancashire Challenge Trophy 1)
30/10/21	AFC Darwen (A)
06/11/21	Golcar United (H)
09/11/21	Bury AFC (A)
13/11/21	Daisy Hill (H)
20/11/21	Nelson (A)
27/11/21	AFC Darwen (H)
04/12/21	Daisy Hill (A)
18/12/21	South Liverpool (H)
27/12/21	Garstang (A)
08/01/22	Atherton LR (H)
15/01/22	Cleator Moor (A)
22/01/22	Chadderton (A)
29/01/22	Steeton (H)
05/02/22	Bury AFC (H)
12/02/22	Campion (H)
19/02/22	Ashton Town (H)
26/02/22	Holker OB (A)
05/03/22	Pilkington (A)
12/03/22	Bacup Borough (H)
19/03/22	St Helens Town (H)
26/03/22	Golcar United (A)
02/04/22	Ilkley Town (A)

Squad Details

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Jacob Aspinall	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
Martin Baird	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Conah Bishop	7	2	1	0	0	1	0
Anthony Brooke	6	0	0	0	0	1	1
Mark Buchan	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Cameron (GK)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christopher Churchman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carnan Dawson	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Djay Dela Cruz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Francis Donaghy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Benjamin Duffield	4	6	4	0	0	1	0
Benedict Fishwick	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Gregory	14	0	8	0	0	0	4
Daniel Hall (GK)	15	0	0	0	0	2	2
Kyle Higham	10	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Hughes	9	3	1	0	0	0	1
Matthew Lawlor	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
Mitchell Marshall	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Billy McKenna	12	2	1	0	0	0	0
Ryan McLean	15	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alexander McLoughlin	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
John-Jo Morris	13	1	9	0	0	0	1
Brendan OBrien	9	0	1	0	0	4	0
Daniel Pickering	7	2	1	0	0	0	0
Oscar Radcliffe	13	2	4	0	0	1	1
Benjamin Roberts	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Robinson	4	4	1	0	0	2	0
Lewis Simmons	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Staunton-Turner	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Adam Sumner	9	0	2	0	0	2	0
Ethan Van-Aston	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle White	10	1	0	0	0	0	3
Ryan White	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ellis Wilson	0	4	0	0	0	0	0

* Indicates player is no longer a member of the squad

# Indicates player is awaiting International Clearance

Staff Members

Name
Martin Baird
Mark Buchan
Joseph Collins
Lauren Fisher		Documents provided
Georgia Lambe
Mark Williams

Squad Details

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Jacob Aspinall	0	0	0	0	0
Martin Baird	0	0	0	0	0
Conah Bishop	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Brooke	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Buchan	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Cameron	0	0	0	0	0
Christopher Churchman	0	0	0	0	0
Carnan Dawson	0	0	0	0	0
Djay Dela Cruz	0	0	0	0	0
Francis Donaghy	0	0	0	0	0
Benjamin Duffield	0	0	0	0	0
Benedict Fishwick	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Gregory	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Hall	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Higham	0	0	0	0	0
James Hughes	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Lawlor	0	0	0	0	0
Mitchell Marshall	0	0	0	0	0
Billy McKenna	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan McLean	0	0	0	0	0
Alexander McLoughlin	0	0	0	0	0
John-Jo Morris	0	0	0	0	0
Brendan OBrien	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Pickering	0	0	0	0	0
Oscar Radcliffe	0	0	0	0	0
Benjamin Roberts	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Robinson	0	0	0	0	0
Lewis Simmons	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Staunton-Turner	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Sumner	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Van-Aston	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle White	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan White	0	0	0	0	0
Ellis Wilson	0	0	0	0	0

* Indicates player is no longer a member of the squad

# Indicates player is awaiting International Clearance

Staff Members

Name
Martin Baird
Mark Buchan
Joseph Collins
Lauren Fisher		Documents provided
Georgia Lambe
Mark Williams

Squad Details

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Jacob Aspinall	0	0
Martin Baird	0	0
Conah Bishop	0	0
Anthony Brooke	0	0
Mark Buchan	0	0
Alex Cameron	0	0
Christopher Churchman	0	0
Carnan Dawson	0	0
Djay Dela Cruz	0	0
Francis Donaghy	0	0
Benjamin Duffield	0	0
Benedict Fishwick	0	0
Jacob Gregory	0	0
Daniel Hall	0	0
Kyle Higham	0	0
James Hughes	0	0
Matthew Lawlor	0	0
Mitchell Marshall	0	0
Billy McKenna	0	0
Ryan McLean	0	0
Alexander McLoughlin	0	0
John-Jo Morris	0	0
Brendan OBrien	0	0
Daniel Pickering	0	0
Oscar Radcliffe	0	0
Benjamin Roberts	0	0
Joseph Robinson	0	0
Lewis Simmons	0	0
Sam Staunton-Turner	0	0
Adam Sumner	0	0
Ethan Van-Aston	0	0
Kyle White	0	0
Ryan White	0	0
Ellis Wilson	0	0

* Indicates player is no longer a member of the squad

# Indicates player is awaiting International Clearance

Staff Members

Name
Martin Baird
Mark Buchan
Joseph Collins
Lauren Fisher		Documents provided
Georgia Lambe
Mark Williams

Statistics

Match Summary
Biggest Home Win	5-1	07/08/21 v Cleator Moor Celtic (First Division North)
Biggest Away Win	3-1	19/08/21 v St Helens Town (First Division North)
Biggest Home Defeat	2-6	19/10/21 v Bamber Bridge (Lancashire Challenge Trophy)
Biggest Away Defeat	0-3	09/10/21 v Atherton LR (First Division North)
Highest Drawn Game	3-3	11/09/21 v Barnoldswick Town (A) (The Buildbase FA Vase)
		18/09/21 v South Liverpool (A) (First Division North)
Highest Aggregate Scoreline	8	19/10/21 2-6 v Bamber Bridge (H) (Lancashire Challenge Trophy)

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	8		8		16
Won	3	37.50%	4	50.00%	7	43.75%
Drawn	2	25.00%	2	25.00%	4	25.00%
Lost	3	37.50%	2	25.00%	5	31.25%
Scored	17	2.13	19	2.38	36	2.25
Conceded	16	2.00	18	2.25	34	2.13

Progression in Cup Competitions
The Buildbase FA Vase	1st Qualifying Round	3-3	Barnoldswick Town	(A)
Lancashire Challenge Trophy	1st Round	2-6	Bamber Bridge	(H)
First Division North		v	Ilkley Town	(A)
	To be played on Sat 02/04/22

Home Attendance Summary
Highest Attendance	157	30/08/21 v Garstang (First Division North)
Lowest Attendance	57	25/09/21 v Ilkley Town (First Division North)
Average Attendance	8 games	93

Number of Games Since
Last Win	3 games
Last Defeat	0 games
Goalless Draw	63 games
Score Draw	4 games
Scored A Goal	0 games
Fail To Score	1 game
Clean Sheet	14 games

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	2	12.50%	1	6.25%
One	2	12.50%	6	37.50%
Two	5	31.25%	3	18.75%
Three	5	31.25%	4	25.00%
Four	1	6.25%	1	6.25%
Five or more	1	6.25%	1	6.25%

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	8	22.22%	5	14.71%	13	18.57%
16-30	5	13.89%	4	11.76%	9	12.86%
31-45	8	22.22%	6	17.65%	14	20.00%
46-60	5	13.89%	5	14.71%	10	14.29%
61-75	7	19.44%	9	26.47%	16	22.86%
76-90	3	8.33%	5	14.71%	8	11.43%
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 5DY

Telephone: 01253 761721

Midweek Night: Tuesday

2021/22 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, White Stockings

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

Alternative Colours: White Shirts, White Shorts, Orange Socks

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

Secretary: Alan Lowe

Chairman: Henry Baldwin

Manager: Martin Baird

Programme Editor: Antony Clegg

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

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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