AFC Blackpool

FORMED
1947

MANAGER
Martin Baird

GROUND
Mechanics Ground

TWITTER
@AFCBlackpool

Current Position: 7th

P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
9	4	3	2	17	13	15

Current Form: 1st

P	W	D	L	F	A
6	3	1	2	7	7

Last Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	Score
01/10/22	Pilkington (H)	L 0-2
27/09/22	Ashton Town (H)	D 0-0
24/09/22	Barnoldswick Town (H)	L 0-3
20/09/22	Colne (H)	W 2-0
17/09/22	Chadderton (A)	W 3-1
03/09/22	Darwen FC (H)	W 2-1

Next Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	K.O.
08/10/22	FC St Helens (H)	15:00
15/10/22	FC St Helens (A)	15:00
22/10/22	Daisy Hill (A)	15:00
29/10/22	Ilkley Town (H)	15:00
05/11/22	South Liverpool (A)	15:00
12/11/22	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

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Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	H/A	K.O.	Score	Goalscorers
Sat 30/07/22	Runcorn Town	A	15:00	D 1-1	Joshua Winder (40)
Tue 02/08/22	Atherton LR	H	19:45	W 3-1	Joshua Winder (29) Joshua Winder (32) Billy McKenna (48)
Sat 13/08/22	Ashton Town	H	15:00	W 3-0	Liam Birchall (19) Conah Bishop (65) Maine Walder (79)
	(void due to ineligible players used)
Sat 20/08/22	Nelson	A	15:00	D 2-2	Joshua Winder (20) Richard Seear (90+1)
Sat 27/08/22	Holker Old Boys	A	15:00	L 3-4	Richard Seear (50) Richard Seear (59) Richard Seear (70)
Mon 29/08/22	Steeton	A	15:00	W 3-1	Joshua Winder (30p) Joseph Robinson (78) Richard Seear (90+1)
Sat 03/09/22	Darwen FC	H	15:00	W 2-1	Jacob Gregory (87) Richard Seear (90+4)
Sat 10/09/22	Cleator Moor Celtic	H	15:00	Postp
Sat 17/09/22	Chadderton	A	15:00	W 3-1	Jacob Gregory (46) Richard Seear (81) Jacob Gregory (84)
Tue 20/09/22	Colne	H	19:45	W 2-0	Jacob Gregory (72) Jacob Gregory (78)
	(Lancashire Challenge Trophy 1)
Sat 24/09/22	Barnoldswick Town	H	15:00	L 0-3
	(The Isuzu FA Vase 2Q)
Tue 27/09/22	Ashton Town	H	19:45	D 0-0
Sat 01/10/22	Pilkington	H	15:00	L 0-2
Sat 08/10/22	FC St Helens	H	15:00
	(The Edward Case Cup 2 N)
Sat 15/10/22	FC St Helens	A	15:00
	(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 22/10/22	Daisy Hill	A	15:00
Sat 29/10/22	Ilkley Town	H	15:00
Sat 05/11/22	South Liverpool	A	15:00
Sat 12/11/22	Bacup Borough	A	15:00
Sat 19/11/22	Chadderton	H	15:00
Sat 26/11/22	Cleator Moor Celtic	H	15:00
Sat 03/12/22	Daisy Hill	H	15:00
Sat 10/12/22	Ilkley Town	A	15:00
Sat 17/12/22	Steeton	H	15:00
Mon 26/12/22	Euxton Villa	A	15:00
Sat 07/01/23	Pilkington	A	15:00
Sat 14/01/23	South Liverpool	H	15:00
Sat 21/01/23	Nelson	H	15:00
Sat 28/01/23	Cleator Moor Celtic	A	15:00
Sat 04/02/23	Garstang	H	15:00
Sat 11/02/23	FC St Helens	A	15:00
Sat 18/02/23	Runcorn Town	H	15:00
Sat 25/02/23	Darwen FC	A	15:00
Sat 04/03/23	Ashton Town	A	15:00
Sat 11/03/23	Holker Old Boys	H	15:00
Sat 18/03/23	FC St Helens	H	15:00
Sat 25/03/23	Garstang	A	15:00
Sat 01/04/23	Atherton LR	A	15:00
Mon 10/04/23	Euxton Villa	H	15:00
Sat 15/04/23	Bacup Borough	H	15:00

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	KO/Score
30/07/22	Runcorn Town (A)	D 1-1
02/08/22	Atherton LR (H)	W 3-1
13/08/22	Ashton Town (H)	W 3-0
20/08/22	Nelson (A)	D 2-2
27/08/22	Holker OB (A)	L 3-4
29/08/22	Steeton (A)	W 3-1
03/09/22	Darwen FC (H)	W 2-1
10/09/22	Cleator Moor (H)	Postp
17/09/22	Chadderton (A)	W 3-1
20/09/22	Colne (H)	W 2-0
(Lancashire Challenge Trophy 1)
24/09/22	Barnoldswick Town (H)	L 0-3
(The Isuzu FA Vase 2Q)
27/09/22	Ashton Town (H)	D 0-0
01/10/22	Pilkington (H)	L 0-2
08/10/22	FC St Helens (H)	15:00
(The Edward Case Cup 2 N)
15/10/22	FC St Helens (A)	15:00
(The Macron Cup 1)
22/10/22	Daisy Hill (A)	15:00
29/10/22	Ilkley Town (H)	15:00
05/11/22	South Liverpool (A)	15:00
12/11/22	Bacup Borough (A)	15:00
19/11/22	Chadderton (H)	15:00
26/11/22	Cleator Moor (H)	15:00
03/12/22	Daisy Hill (H)	15:00
10/12/22	Ilkley Town (A)	15:00
17/12/22	Steeton (H)	15:00
26/12/22	Euxton Villa (A)	15:00
07/01/23	Pilkington (A)	15:00
14/01/23	South Liverpool (H)	15:00
21/01/23	Nelson (H)	15:00
28/01/23	Cleator Moor (A)	15:00
04/02/23	Garstang (H)	15:00
11/02/23	FC St Helens (A)	15:00
18/02/23	Runcorn Town (H)	15:00
25/02/23	Darwen FC (A)	15:00
04/03/23	Ashton Town (A)	15:00
11/03/23	Holker OB (H)	15:00
18/03/23	FC St Helens (H)	15:00
25/03/23	Garstang (A)	15:00
01/04/23	Atherton LR (A)	15:00
10/04/23	Euxton Villa (H)	15:00
15/04/23	Bacup Borough (H)	15:00

Squad Details

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Shakil Ali	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Martin Baird	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liam Birchall	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Conah Bishop	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liam Bleeker (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Booth	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Carpenter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Chippendale	9	2	0	0	0	3	1
Jake Darnell	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Dolby-Armstrong	8	2	0	0	0	1	0
Francis Donaghy	6	0	0	0	0	2	0
Benjamin Duffield	5	2	0	0	0	1	1
Jacob Gregory	5	0	5	0	0	0	1
Daniel Hall (GK)	11	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tyler Hallan	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Higham	6	2	0	0	0	0	0
William Higham	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Fergus Hotchkiss (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finlay Marsh	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Connor McAuley	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Callum McHale	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
Billy McKenna	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Alexander McLoughlin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tarren Moxon	8	2	0	0	0	0	0
Samuel Owens	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Fraser Poole	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
William Riding	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Robinson	8	0	1	0	0	3	2
Michael Roddy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Richard Seear	7	2	7	0	0	2	0
Thomas Shuttleworth	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Sillett	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lewis Simmons	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Smyth	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Sam Staunton-Turner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Sumner	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Maine Walder	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan White	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Regan Whittaker	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Winder	9	0	5	0	0	0	2

* Indicates player is no longer a member of the squad

# Indicates player is awaiting International Clearance

Staff Members

Name
Martin Baird		Manager
Joseph Booth		Coach
Jack Foti		Kitman
Helen Lambe		Kitman
Adam Sumner		Assistant Manager

Squad Details

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Shakil Ali	0 +1	0	0	0	0
Martin Baird	0	0	0	0	0
Liam Birchall	2 +1	0	0	0	0
Conah Bishop	2	0	0	0	0
Liam Bleeker (GK)	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Booth	4 +1	0	0	0	0
Charlie Carpenter	1	0	0	0	0
Adam Chippendale	9 +2	0	0	3	1
Jake Darnell	1 +2	0	0	0	0
Josh Dolby-Armstrong	8 +2	0	0	1	0
Francis Donaghy	6	0	0	2	0
Benjamin Duffield	5 +2	0	0	1	1
Jacob Gregory	5	5	0	0	1
Daniel Hall (GK)	11	0	0	0	1
Tyler Hallan	0 +2	0	0	0	0
Kyle Higham	6 +2	0	0	0	0
William Higham	2	0	0	0	1
Fergus Hotchkiss (GK)	0	0	0	0	0
Finlay Marsh	0 +1	0	0	0	0
Connor McAuley	0 +2	0	0	0	0
Callum McHale	5 +1	0	0	1	0
Billy McKenna	1	1	0	0	0
Alexander McLoughlin	1	0	0	0	0
Tarren Moxon	8 +2	0	0	0	0
Samuel Owens	3 +2	0	0	0	0
Fraser Poole	2	0	0	0	0
William Riding	1	0	0	0	0
Joseph Robinson	8	1	0	3	2
Michael Roddy	0	0	0	0	0
Richard Seear	7 +2	7	0	2	0
Thomas Shuttleworth	0 +1	0	0	0	0
Matthew Sillett	0 +1	0	0	0	0
Lewis Simmons	2	0	0	0	0
Ethan Smyth	3 +1	0	0	1	0
Sam Staunton-Turner	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Sumner	1	0	0	1	0
Maine Walder	8	0	0	0	0
Ryan White	0	0	0	0	0
Regan Whittaker	0 +4	0	0	0	0
Joshua Winder	9	5	0	0	2

* Indicates player is no longer a member of the squad

# Indicates player is awaiting International Clearance

Staff Members

Name
Martin Baird		Manager
Joseph Booth		Coach
Jack Foti		Kitman
Helen Lambe		Kitman
Adam Sumner		Assistant Manager

Squad Details

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Shakil Ali	0 +1	0
Martin Baird	0	0
Liam Birchall	2 +1	0
Conah Bishop	2	0
Liam Bleeker (GK)	0	0
Joseph Booth	4 +1	0
Charlie Carpenter	1	0
Adam Chippendale	9 +2	0
Jake Darnell	1 +2	0
Josh Dolby-Armstrong	8 +2	0
Francis Donaghy	6	0
Benjamin Duffield	5 +2	0
Jacob Gregory	5	5
Daniel Hall (GK)	11	0
Tyler Hallan	0 +2	0
Kyle Higham	6 +2	0
William Higham	2	0
Fergus Hotchkiss (GK)	0	0
Finlay Marsh	0 +1	0
Connor McAuley	0 +2	0
Callum McHale	5 +1	0
Billy McKenna	1	1
Alexander McLoughlin	1	0
Tarren Moxon	8 +2	0
Samuel Owens	3 +2	0
Fraser Poole	2	0
William Riding	1	0
Joseph Robinson	8	1
Michael Roddy	0	0
Richard Seear	7 +2	7
Thomas Shuttleworth	0 +1	0
Matthew Sillett	0 +1	0
Lewis Simmons	2	0
Ethan Smyth	3 +1	0
Sam Staunton-Turner	0	0
Adam Sumner	1	0
Maine Walder	8	0
Ryan White	0	0
Regan Whittaker	0 +4	0
Joshua Winder	9	5

* Indicates player is no longer a member of the squad

# Indicates player is awaiting International Clearance

Staff Members

Name
Martin Baird		Manager
Joseph Booth		Coach
Jack Foti		Kitman
Helen Lambe		Kitman
Adam Sumner		Assistant Manager

Statistics

Match Summary 1
Biggest Home Win	3-0	13/08/22 v Ashton Town (First Division North)
Biggest Away Win	3-1	29/08/22 v Steeton (First Division North)
Biggest Home Defeat	0-3	24/09/22 v Barnoldswick Town (The Isuzu FA Vase)
Biggest Away Defeat	3-4	27/08/22 v Holker Old Boys (First Division North)
Highest Drawn Game	2-2	20/08/22 v Nelson (A) (First Division North)
Highest Aggregate Scoreline	7	27/08/22 3-4 v Holker Old Boys (A) (First Division North)

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	7		5		12
Won	4	57.14%	2	40.00%	6	50.00%
Drawn	1	14.29%	2	40.00%	3	25.00%
Lost	2	28.57%	1	20.00%	3	25.00%
Scored	10	1.43	12	2.40	22	1.83
Conceded	7	1.00	9	1.80	16	1.33

Progression in Cup Competitions
The Isuzu FA Vase	2nd Qualifying Round	0-3	Barnoldswick Town	(H)
The Macron Cup	1st Round	v	FC St Helens	(A)
	To be played on Sat 15/10/22
The Edward Case Cup	2nd Round North	v	FC St Helens	(H)
	To be played on Sat 08/10/22
Lancashire Challenge Trophy	1st Round	2-0	Colne	(H)

Home Attendance Summary
Highest Attendance	107	24/09/22 v Barnoldswick Town (The Isuzu FA Vase)
Lowest Attendance	63	13/08/22 v Ashton Town (First Division North)
Average Attendance	7 games	81

Number of Games Since
Last Win	3 games
Last Defeat	0 games
Goalless Draw	1 game
Score Draw	8 games
Scored A Goal	3 games
Fail To Score	0 games
Clean Sheet	1 game

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	3	25.00%	3	25.00%
One	1	8.33%	5	41.67%
Two	3	25.00%	2	16.67%
Three	5	41.67%	1	8.33%
Four	0	0.00%	1	8.33%
Five or more	0	0.00%	0	0.00%

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	0	0.00%	2	0%	2	5.71%
16-30	3	15.79%	5	0%	8	22.86%
31-45	2	10.53%	2	0%	4	11.43%
46-60	4	21.05%	2	0%	6	17.14%
61-75	2	10.53%	3	0%	5	14.29%
76-90	8	42.11%	2	0%	10	28.57%
90-105	0	0.00%	0	0%	0	0.00%
105-120	0	0.00%	0	0%	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

2022/23 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, Tangerine Stockings

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

Alternative Colours: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

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

Secretary: Alan Lowe

Chairman: Henry Baldwin

Manager: Martin Baird

Programme Editor: Mark Ashmore

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

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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