AFC Blackpool

FORMED
AFC Blackpool

MANAGER
Martin Baird

GROUND
Mechanics Ground

TWITTER
@AFCBlackpool

Current Position: 10th

P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
29	13	2	14	58	60	41

Current Form: 16th

P	W	D	L	F	A
6	2	0	4	11	15

Last Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	Score
14/03/20	AFC Darwen (H)	L 2-4
07/03/20	Ashton Town (A)	L 0-2
14/02/20	Golcar United (N)	W 3-1
08/02/20	Pilkington (H)	W 4-1
01/02/20	AFC Liverpool (A)	L 2-4
25/01/20	Emley AFC (H)	L 0-3

Next Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	K.O.
11/04/20	Cleator Moor Celtic (A)	15:00
13/04/20	Garstang (H)	15:00
18/04/20	Prestwich Heys (A)	15:00
25/04/20	Bacup Borough (A)	15:00

Latest News:

	McCaragher jets off back to Sweden to continue professional career
	Central midfielder Greg McCaragher's time with AFC Blackpool has come to an end as he flies back to Sweden

	Local community step in for AFC Blackpool
	Vandalism had left the ground in no state to host football, just weeks before the season was due to begin.

	Baird project building at The Mechanics
	AFC Blackpool boss wants his side to take care of the old cliches

	Martin adapting well to management
	New AFC Blackpool manager Martin Baird is adjusting well to life in the dug out, after taking over the managerial reins a few weeks ago.

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Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	H/A	K.O	Score	Goalscorers
Sat 03/08/19	Steeton	H	15:00	L 1-2	Joe Robinson (35)
Tue 06/08/19	Cleator Moor Celtic	H	19:45	D 2-2	Ben Duffield (50p) Mark Buchan (60)
Sat 10/08/19	Nelson	A	15:00	Postp
Tue 13/08/19	Nelson	A	19:45	W 2-1	Daniel Pickering (4) Benedict Fishwick (23)
Sat 17/08/19	AFC Liverpool	H	15:00	W 2-0	Own Goal (15) Billy McKenna (53)
Tue 20/08/19	Holker Old Boys	H	19:45	D 1-1	Daniel Morris (17)
Sat 24/08/19	St Helens Town	A	15:00	L 2-4	Jamie Thomas (15p) Mark Buchan (54)
Mon 26/08/19	Atherton LR	A	15:00	L 0-1
Sat 31/08/19	Redcar Athletic	H	15:00	W 2-1	Francis Donaghy (24) Mark Buchan (80)
	(The Buildbase FA Vase 1Q)
Sat 07/09/19	Holker Old Boys	A	15:00	W 3-0	Billy McKenna (28) Benjamin Duffield (79) Daniel Pickering (90)
	(The PlayerMatch.com Cup 1)
Tue 10/09/19	Prestwich Heys	H	19:45	W 4-1	Robbie Bromley (1) Conah Bishop (50) Kayode Leyland (60) Joe Robinson (72)
Sat 14/09/19	Longridge Town	A	15:00	L 1-3	Kayode Leyland (22)
	(The Buildbase FA Vase 2Q)
Sat 21/09/19	Pilkington	A	15:00	W 2-1	Mark Buchan (49) Joe Robinson (80)
Tue 24/09/19	Chadderton	H	19:45	L 1-3	Daniel Morris (70)
Sat 28/09/19	Lower Breck	H	15:00	Postp
Sat 05/10/19	Emley AFC	A	15:00	L 0-4
	(The PlayerMatch.com Cup 2)
Sat 12/10/19	Golcar United	A	15:00	Postp
Sat 19/10/19	Daisy Hill	A	15:00	W 6-3	Bejamin Duffield (10) Joe Robinson (50) Joe Robinson (52) Jamie Thomas (58) Billy McKenna (63) Bejamin Duffield (90)
	(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 26/10/19	Emley AFC	A	15:00	L 1-4	Benjamin Duffield (57)
Tue 29/10/19	Lower Breck	H	19:45	W 2-1	Ryan Vaughan (8) Jamie Milligan (55)
Sat 02/11/19	Bacup Borough	H	15:00	W 3-2	Joe Robinson (35) Jamie Milligan (60) Ryan Vaughan (65)
Sat 09/11/19	St Helens Town	A	15:00	W 1-0	Ryan Charnley (13)
	(The Macron Cup 2)
Sat 16/11/19	Atherton LR	H	15:00	L 2-3	Benjamin Duffield (76) Robbie Bromley (90)
Sat 23/11/19	Shelley	H	15:00	W 3-1	Lewis Simmons (40) Ryan Vaughan (60) Billy McKenna (75)
Wed 27/11/19	AFC Darwen	A	19:45	L 1-2	Mark Buchan (83)
Sat 30/11/19	Holker Old Boys	A	15:00	W 6-2	Benedict Fishwick (17) Billy McKenna (24) Benedict Fishwick (36) Benedict Fishwick (73) Ryan McLean (81) Benedict Fishwick (83)
Sat 07/12/19	Ellesmere Rangers	H	15:00	L 1-2	Benjamin Duffield (85)
	(The Macron Cup 3)
Sat 14/12/19	Chadderton	A	15:00	W 3-2	Benjamin Duffield (29) Benjamin Duffield (51) Jamie Thomas (65)
Sat 21/12/19	Ashton Town	H	15:00	W 2-0	Jamie Thomas (1) Carnan Dawson (88)
Thu 26/12/19	Garstang	A	15:00	Postp
Sat 28/12/19	Nelson	H	15:00	L 1-5	Daniel Pickering (40)
Sat 04/01/20	Daisy Hill	A	15:00	W 2-1	Benjamin Fishwick (30) Gregory McCarrager (31)
Sat 11/01/20	Lower Breck	A	15:00	L 3-4	Lewis Simmons (20) Billy McKenna (43) Conah Bishop (87)
Tue 14/01/20	St Helens Town	H	19:45	Postp
Sat 18/01/20	Golcar United	H	15:00	L 1-2	Billy McKenna (70)
Sat 25/01/20	Emley AFC	H	15:00	L 0-3
Sat 01/02/20	AFC Liverpool	A	15:00	L 2-4	Jamie Thomas (27) Billy McKenna (56)
Sat 08/02/20	Pilkington	H	15:00	W 4-1	Jamie Thomas (20) Benjamin Roberts (23) Billy McKenna (43) Lewis Simmons (45)
Fri 14/02/20	Golcar United	N	20:00	W 3-1	Billy McKenna (8) Jamie Thomas (28) Benedict Fishwick (43)
Tue 18/02/20	St Helens Town	H	19:45	Postp
Sat 22/02/20	Garstang	A	15:00	Postp
Sat 29/02/20	Steeton	A	15:00	Postp
Sat 07/03/20	Ashton Town	A	15:00	L 0-2
Sat 14/03/20	AFC Darwen	H	15:00	L 2-4	Joseph Robinson (30) Mark Buchan (57)
Wed 18/03/20	Steeton	A	20:00	Postp
Sat 21/03/20	Shelley	A	15:00
Wed 25/03/20	Garstang	A	19:45
Sat 28/03/20	St Helens Town	H	15:00
Sat 04/04/20	Daisy Hill	H	15:00
Sat 11/04/20	Cleator Moor Celtic	A	15:00
Mon 13/04/20	Garstang	H	15:00
Sat 18/04/20	Prestwich Heys	A	15:00
Sat 25/04/20	Bacup Borough	A	15:00

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	KO/Score
03/08/19	Steeton (H)	L 1-2
06/08/19	Cleator Moor (H)	D 2-2
10/08/19	Nelson (A)	Postp
13/08/19	Nelson (A)	W 2-1
17/08/19	AFC Liverpool (H)	W 2-0
20/08/19	Holker OB (H)	D 1-1
24/08/19	St Helens Town (A)	L 2-4
26/08/19	Atherton LR (A)	L 0-1
31/08/19	Redcar Athletic (H)	W 2-1
(The Buildbase FA Vase 1Q)
07/09/19	Holker OB (A)	W 3-0
(The PlayerMatch.com Cup 1)
10/09/19	Prestwich Heys (H)	W 4-1
14/09/19	Longridge Town (A)	L 1-3
(The Buildbase FA Vase 2Q)
21/09/19	Pilkington (A)	W 2-1
24/09/19	Chadderton (H)	L 1-3
28/09/19	Lower Breck (H)	Postp
05/10/19	Emley AFC (A)	L 0-4
(The PlayerMatch.com Cup 2)
12/10/19	Golcar United (A)	Postp
19/10/19	Daisy Hill (A)	W 6-3
(The Macron Cup 1)
26/10/19	Emley AFC (A)	L 1-4
29/10/19	Lower Breck (H)	W 2-1
02/11/19	Bacup Borough (H)	W 3-2
09/11/19	St Helens Town (A)	W 1-0
(The Macron Cup 2)
16/11/19	Atherton LR (H)	L 2-3
23/11/19	Shelley (H)	W 3-1
27/11/19	AFC Darwen (A)	L 1-2
30/11/19	Holker OB (A)	W 6-2
07/12/19	Ellesmere Rngrs (H)	L 1-2
(The Macron Cup 3)
14/12/19	Chadderton (A)	W 3-2
21/12/19	Ashton Town (H)	W 2-0
26/12/19	Garstang (A)	Postp
28/12/19	Nelson (H)	L 1-5
04/01/20	Daisy Hill (A)	W 2-1
11/01/20	Lower Breck (A)	L 3-4
14/01/20	St Helens Town (H)	Postp
18/01/20	Golcar United (H)	L 1-2
25/01/20	Emley AFC (H)	L 0-3
01/02/20	AFC Liverpool (A)	L 2-4
08/02/20	Pilkington (H)	W 4-1
14/02/20	Golcar United (A)	W 3-1
18/02/20	St Helens Town (H)	Postp
22/02/20	Garstang (A)	Postp
29/02/20	Steeton (A)	Postp
07/03/20	Ashton Town (A)	L 0-2
14/03/20	AFC Darwen (H)	L 2-4
18/03/20	Steeton (A)	Postp
21/03/20	Shelley (A)	15:00
25/03/20	Garstang (A)	19:45
28/03/20	St Helens Town (H)	15:00
04/04/20	Daisy Hill (H)	15:00
11/04/20	Cleator Moor (A)	15:00
13/04/20	Garstang (H)	15:00
18/04/20	Prestwich Heys (A)	15:00
25/04/20	Bacup Borough (A)	15:00

Squad Details

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Jacob Aspinall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Martin Baird	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jamie Benson-Brookfield	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stephen Betteridge	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Conah Bishop	21	2	2	0	0	2	1
Joshua Bould (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lewis Bowes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Bradley	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Robbie Bromley	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Mark Buchan	14	14	5	1	0	2	0
Oliver Burgess	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Byrne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denny Cain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Cameron (GK)	28	1	0	0	1	1	3
Michael Carr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Carroll	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alexander Caunce	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Charnley	6	3	1	0	0	0	0
Charlie Croasdale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Samuel Cross	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Darnell	8	1	0	0	0	2	1
Carnan Dawson	22	3	1	0	0	2	2
Preyzner Dec	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Djay Dela Cruz	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Francis Donaghy	16	0	1	0	0	6	0
Phil Doughty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Doyle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Benjamin Duffield	16	14	8	1	0	4	0
William Eastham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enock Elumba	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Callum Fielding	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Benedict Fishwick	22	2	7	0	1	0	1
Alwyn Flynn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reece Gaffihin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Gourley *	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Gregory	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Griffiths *	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Benjamin Hadfield	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Branson Hadlow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Hall (GK)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Hall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Hooper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Hughes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dimitri Jackon	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
William Joyce *	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Samuel Kellett (GK)	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kian Kelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rory Kelly	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Martins Lagzda (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oliver Lamb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kayode Leyland	2	3	2	0	0	0	0
Kai Liddell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lucas Manning	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gregory McCaragher *	7	3	1	0	0	2	2
Billy McKenna	22	11	8	2	0	4	2
Ryan McLean	20	6	1	0	1	2	0
Dominic Mederos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jamie Milligan	16	3	1	1	0	1	6
Ryan Moore	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Christopher Morris	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Morris	6	6	2	0	0	0	0
Cormac Murray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Callum Newton	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nathan Nicholas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Parker	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Daniel Penswick	13	3	0	0	0	1	1
Daniel Pickering	26	2	3	0	0	4	1
Louis Plum	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maxwell Povey (GK)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oscar Radcliffe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Benjamin Roberts	4	2	1	0	0	0	1
Joseph Robinson	30	2	7	0	0	5	1
Daniel Roccia (GK)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Rossall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lewis Simmons	13	1	3	0	0	1	0
Kai Steer	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
Jack Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jamie Thomas	27	0	7	0	0	4	6
Lewis Tupling-Baron	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Vaughan	13	1	3	0	0	4	0
Jack Webster	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Wilmott	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macauley Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kieran Young	0	0	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
Ian Falkingham
Andrew Long
Mark Williams

Squad Details

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Jacob Aspinall	0	0		0
Martin Baird	3	0	0	0	0
Jamie Benson-Brookfield	0	0		0
Stephen Betteridge	4	0	0	1	0
Conah Bishop	23	2	0	2	1
Joshua Bould	0	0		0
Lewis Bowes	1	0	0	0	0
Ben Bradley	1	0	0	1	0
Robbie Bromley	6	2	0	0	0
Mark Buchan	28	6	0	2	0
Oliver Burgess	0	0		0
Jack Byrne	0	0		0
Denny Cain	0	0		0
Alex Cameron	29	0	1	1	3
Michael Carr	0	0		0
Paul Carroll	1	0	0	0	0
Alexander Caunce	6	0	0	0	0
Ryan Charnley	9	1	0	0	0
Charlie Croasdale	0	0		0
Samuel Cross	0	0		0
Jake Darnell	9	0	0	2	1
Carnan Dawson	25	1	0	2	2
Preyzner Dec	0	0		0
Djay Dela Cruz	5	0	0	0	0
Francis Donaghy	16	1	0	6	0
Phil Doughty	0	0		0
Jack Doyle	0	0		0
Benjamin Duffield	30	9	0	4	0
William Eastham	0	0		0
Enock Elumba	1	0	0	0	0
Callum Fielding	0	0		0
Benedict Fishwick	24	7	1	0	1
Alwyn Flynn	0	0		0
Reece Gaffihin	0	0		0
Joe Gregory	1	0	0	0	0
Benjamin Hadfield	0	0		0
Branson Hadlow	0	0		0
Daniel Hall	1	0	0	0	0
Michael Hall	0	0		0
James Hooper	0	0		0
James Hughes	0	0		0
Dimitri Jackon	1	0	0	0	0
Samuel Kellett	4	0	0	1	0
Kian Kelly	0	0		0
Rory Kelly	1	0	0	0	0
Martins Lagzda	0	0		0
Oliver Lamb	0	0		0
Kayode Leyland	5	2	0	0	0
Kai Liddell	0	0		0
Lucas Manning	0	0		0
Billy McKenna	33	10	0	4	2
Ryan McLean	26	1	1	2	0
Dominic Mederos	0	0		0
Jamie Milligan	19	2	0	1	6
Ryan Moore	2	0	0	0	0
Christopher Morris	6	0	0	0	0
Daniel Morris	12	2	0	0	0
Cormac Murray	0	0		0
Callum Newton	3	0	0	0	0
Nathan Nicholas	0	0		0
Robert Parker	1	0	0	1	0
Daniel Penswick	16	0	0	1	1
Daniel Pickering	28	3	0	4	1
Louis Plum	0	0		0
Maxwell Povey	1	0	0	0	0
Oscar Radcliffe	0	0		0
Benjamin Roberts	6	1	0	0	1
Joseph Robinson	32	7	0	5	1
Daniel Roccia	1	0	0	0	0
Wayne Rossall	0	0		0
Lewis Simmons	14	3	0	1	0
Kai Steer	4	0	0	1	1
Jack Taylor	0	0		0
Jamie Thomas	27	7	0	4	6
Lewis Tupling-Baron	0	0		0
Ryan Vaughan	14	3	0	4	0
Jack Webster	0	0		0
Ben Wilmott	0	0		0
Macauley Wilson	1	0	0	0	0
Kieran Young	0	0		0

Squad Details

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Jacob Aspinall	0	0
Martin Baird	3	0
Jamie Benson-Brookfield	0	0
Stephen Betteridge	4	0
Conah Bishop	23	2
Joshua Bould	0	0
Lewis Bowes	1	0
Ben Bradley	1	0
Robbie Bromley	6	2
Mark Buchan	28	6
Oliver Burgess	0	0
Jack Byrne	0	0
Denny Cain	0	0
Alex Cameron	29	0
Michael Carr	0	0
Paul Carroll	1	0
Alexander Caunce	6	0
Ryan Charnley	9	1
Charlie Croasdale	0	0
Samuel Cross	0	0
Jake Darnell	9	0
Carnan Dawson	25	1
Preyzner Dec	0	0
Djay Dela Cruz	5	0
Francis Donaghy	16	1
Phil Doughty	0	0
Jack Doyle	0	0
Benjamin Duffield	30	9
William Eastham	0	0
Enock Elumba	1	0
Callum Fielding	0	0
Benedict Fishwick	24	7
Alwyn Flynn	0	0
Reece Gaffihin	0	0
Cameron Gourley *	6	0
Joe Gregory	1	0
Matthew Griffiths *	0	0
Benjamin Hadfield	0	0
Branson Hadlow	0	0
Daniel Hall	1	0
Michael Hall	0	0
James Hooper	0	0
James Hughes	0	0
Dimitri Jackon	1	0
William Joyce *	0	0
Samuel Kellett	4	0
Kian Kelly	0	0
Rory Kelly	1	0
Martins Lagzda	0	0
Oliver Lamb	0	0
Kayode Leyland	5	2
Kai Liddell	0	0
Lucas Manning	0	0
Gregory McCaragher *	10	1
Billy McKenna	33	10
Ryan McLean	26	1
Dominic Mederos	0	0
Jamie Milligan	19	2
Ryan Moore	2	0
Christopher Morris	6	0
Daniel Morris	12	2
Cormac Murray	0	0
Callum Newton	3	0
Nathan Nicholas	0	0
Robert Parker	1	0
Daniel Penswick	16	0
Daniel Pickering	28	3
Louis Plum	0	0
Maxwell Povey	1	0
Oscar Radcliffe	0	0
Benjamin Roberts	6	1
Joseph Robinson	32	7
Daniel Roccia	1	0
Wayne Rossall	0	0
Lewis Simmons	14	3
Kai Steer	4	0
Jack Taylor	0	0
Jamie Thomas	27	7
Lewis Tupling-Baron	0	0
Ryan Vaughan	14	3
Jack Webster	0	0
Ben Wilmott	0	0
Macauley Wilson	1	0
Kieran Young	0	0

Statistics

Match Summary
Biggest Home Win	4-1	10/09/19 v Prestwich Heys (First Division North)
Biggest Away Win	6-2	30/11/19 v Holker Old Boys (First Division North)
Biggest Home Defeat	1-5	28/12/19 v Nelson (First Division North)
Biggest Away Defeat	0-4	05/10/19 v Emley AFC (The PlayerMatch.com Cup)
Highest Drawn Game	2-2	06/08/19 v Cleator Moor Celtic (H) (First Division North)
Highest Aggregate Scoreline	9	19/10/19 6-3 v Daisy Hill (A) (The Macron Cup)

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	18		18		36
Won	8	44.44%	9	50.00%	17	47.22%
Drawn	2	11.11%	0	0.00%	2	5.56%
Lost	8	44.44%	9	50.00%	17	47.22%
Scored	34	1.89	38	2.11	72	2.00
Conceded	34	1.89	39	2.17	73	2.03

Progression in Cup Competitions
The Buildbase FA Vase	2nd Qualifying Round	1-3	Longridge Town	(A)
The Macron Cup	3rd Round	1-2	Ellesmere Rangers	(H)
The PlayerMatch.com Cup	2nd Round	0-4	Emley AFC	(A)

Home Attendance Summary
Highest Attendance	304	14/03/20 v AFC Darwen (First Division North)
Lowest Attendance	38	08/02/20 v Pilkington (First Division North)
		18/01/20 v Golcar United (First Division North)
		07/12/19 v Ellesmere Rangers (The Macron Cup)
Average Attendance	18 games	74

Number of Games Since
Last Win	2 games
Last Defeat	0 games
Goalless Draw	39 games
Score Draw	31 games
Scored A Goal	0 games
Fail To Score	1 game
Clean Sheet	10 games

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	4	11.11%	4	11.11%
One	10	27.78%	11	30.56%
Two	12	33.33%	9	25.00%
Three	6	16.67%	5	13.89%
Four	2	5.56%	6	16.67%
Five or more	2	5.56%	1	2.78%

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	9	12.50%	9	12.33%	18	12.41%
16-30	15	20.83%	10	13.70%	25	17.24%
31-45	10	13.89%	10	13.70%	20	13.79%
46-60	17	23.61%	6	8.22%	23	15.86%
61-75	8	11.11%	17	23.29%	25	17.24%
76-90	13	18.06%	21	28.77%	34	23.45%
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, Common Edge Road, Blackpool, Lancashire

Postcode: FY4 5DY

Telephone: 01253 761721

Midweek Night: Tuesday

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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

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Nearest Railway: Squires Gate

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, 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: Billy Singleton

Chairman: Tommy Baldwin

Manager: Martin Baird

Programme Editor: Antony Clegg

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

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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