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Blackpool F.C.

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Blackpool F.C.
Full nameBlackpool Football Club
Founded1887
GroundBloomfield Road
Blackpool, England
Capacity17,338
ChairmanSimon Sadler
ManagerNeil Critchley

Blackpool F.C. is an English football club. They currently play in League One. The club is based in Blackpool in the county of Lancashire. They started in 1887 and play their home games at a stadium called Bloomfield Road. On the 27th January 2024 whilst playing against Charlton FC, Blackpool fans staged a minutes applause for lifelong fan Bob Gilfillan in the 61st minute who sadly died on the 25th January. This was met with a great reception from both home and away fans. The club won the FA Cup in 1953.[1]

League position

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Season League Position
2000/01 Third Division 7th
2001/02 Second Division 16th
2002/03 Second Division 13th
2003/04 Second Division 14th
2004/05 League One 16th
2005/06 League One 19th
2006/07 League One 3rd
2007/08 League Championship 19th
2008/09 League Championship 16th
2009/10 League Championship 6th
2010/11 Premier League 19th
2011/12 League Championship 5th
2012/13 League Championship 15th
2013/14 League Championship 20th
2014/15 League Championship 24th
2015/16 League One 22nd
2016/17 League Two 7th
2017/18 League One 12th
2018/19 League One 10th
2019/20 League One 13th

Former position

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References

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  1. Matthews Final: When Blackpool fulfilled Sir Stan's FA Cup dream. BBC Sport. Published 2 January 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

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