The bottom of the Division Two table read: The only other team in the division with games to play was Notts County, in 14th place with 38 points. Blackpool's training ground, currently known as the e-Energy Training Centre,[106] is located in the Squires Gate area of Blackpool's South Shore. Blackpool FC Homepage. The club shop is located in the South Stand. The stand was generally closed for the 201516 season and was only opened for large away support; smaller away support were given Blocks A and B of the North Stand. Les Shannon, who spent the majority of his playing career with Blackpool's Lancashire rivals Burnley, was installed as manager for the 196970 season. In his first season, he led the club to eighth in the First Division and the sixth round of the FA Cup. [5] The club organist a whist drive at the Conservative Club to help defray the expense. [28] Blackpool had now, uniquely, been promoted through all three tiers of the Football League via the play-off system. From the first home game in the Premier League, against Fulham on 28 August 2010, the capacity was 16,220, the highest at Bloomfield Road in 30 years. Liverpool's centre-forward Albert Stubbins netted five times in the Football League's 63 victory.[5]. Stadium address: Seasiders Way, Blackpool, FY1 6JJ. [5], For the opening game of the 192930 campaign, a visit of Millwall Athletic on 31 August, the new West Stand was opened for the first time. It was described by Blackpool manager Ian Holloway as a "hell hole" in 2009, shortly after which chairman Karl Oyston pledged to build a new facility. Adding that "The preferred option is obviously to build a permanent South-West and South. Blackpool Football Club have submitted plans to build a new East Stand at Bloomfield Road stadium and develop community sports pitches alongside it. Blackpool FC is currently a member of the EFL Championship and plays at Bloomfield Road. [14] The promotion marked their return to English football's second tier for the first time in 29 years. A 23-year-old Ray Charnley topped the club's goalscoring chart with 20, in his first season as a professional, and went on to repeat the feat for seven of the eight seasons that followed. Blackpool have played their home games at Bloomfield Road since 1901. The only reason that the opening fixture was played at Bloomfield Road is that, with it being the tail end of the summer season, Raikes Hall Pleasure Gardens were still being used to entertain the public and as such the football field was unavailable. Their first was Fred Griffiths, for Wales, in 1900. On 10 March 2010, the club announced the opening of the stand would be for the next home game, ten days later, against Crystal Palace. "[88] After Blackpool beat Newcastle United 21 on 16 September 2009, Scott Wilson of the Northern Echo wrote: "Almost 10,000 spectators created a hostile and intimidating atmosphere that was a throwback to footballing days gone by"[89] while the Sky Sports match report described the Blackpool support as "boisterous". 199900: 4,841 (43%) He was sacked in November 1990 with Blackpool in 18th place. Two years later, the Spion Kop, the former South Stand, was built, holding about a thousand standing spectators. A planning application was due to be submitted to the council by the football club in the spring.[49]. He was referring to the smoke that regularly drifted in at the north-west corner of the ground, caused by steam trains passing by. Blackpool Rugby League Club used the stadium for their home matches in National League Two in the 2005 and 2006 seasons and since 2005 it has staged the annual National League Cup final. The players' tunnel, which was formerly located in the South Stand, is now in this stand, and behind the main seating is a hospitality balcony with executive boxes at the rear from the south end to the Directors' Box at the halfway line, from which point to the north-west corner is the Stanley Matthews Hospitality Suite. On 27 October 2014, after 15 games in charge, Riga was sacked and replaced by Lee Clark. [27] It was Blackpool's debut appearance in the Premier League in its 18-year existence and their first appearance in English football's top flight in 39 years. Former chairman Owen Oyston submitted plans, on several occasions, to build a new 40,000 all-seater stadium adjoining a large entertainment complex. [44] In a radio phone-in on BBC Radio Lancashire on 6 February 2008, Karl Oyston stated that, "The South will be built as and when it is right for the football business. Nine years after buying the club, Owen Oyston was jailed for the 1992 rape and indecent assault of a 16-year-old girl. With a capacity of 16,220 spectators, the home of Blackpool FC is the smallest stadium in the premier League. [6] It was noted that the ground "conveyed the impression that at some remote period of its history it had been a ploughed field". In September 2009, freelance journalist Mike Whalley said after attending a game against Peterborough United: "The home fans certainly make plenty of noise. Chief executive officer: Ben Mansford[115], Interim assistant coach: Matthew Blinkhorn, Blackpool were the first team to be promoted through all divisions of the Football League via the play-off system and the club has the most play-off trophies (6). [8] Regional competitions were implemented again between 1939 and 1945. On 1 May 2011, a nine-foot-tall bronze statue of Armfield was unveiled in front of his stand, exactly forty years after he retired from playing.[65]. Ball himself only lasted a year in the job, and departed when the club were relegated to the League's basement division. Work did eventually begin on the hotel on land formerly occupied by the Tangerine Night Club, which had been announced by the club to be built at the same time as the South-West Corner. [5] Also that year, the North-West Stand was condemned in the wake of stricter safety standards. The club managed to finish in the top half of the table for their first three seasons in the Third Division, but slipped to 19th in Ellis's seventh and final season in charge. [71], On 13 June 2019, Simon Sadler was announced as the new owner of the club, officially ending the Oystons' 32-year tenure, purchasing a 96.2% stake. [49], On 3 November 2012, Ian Holloway decided to leave Blackpool after accepting an offer from fellow Championship club Crystal Palace to be their manager. Blackpool won 80. Tel: 0871 622 1953 Fax: 01253 405011 Website: www.blackpoolfc.co.uk Founded: Jul 26, 1887. Bloomfield Road known informally to fans as Bloomers is a purpose-built football stadium located in the English seaside town of Blackpool. Forthcoming safety measures meant that both the West and South stands would likely be condemned the following year, otherwise the club would have to spend 2million on improvements. Coming from the south, supporters would have had to navigate their way through row after row of allotments along Central Drive from Waterloo Road. Phone: 01253 401953. An application has been lodged for a full-sized . The stadium hosted three matches of the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship. [12] After beating Oldham Athletic 52 on aggregate in the semi-final[13] they met Yeovil Town in the final at the new Wembley Stadium, their first appearance at England's national stadium in 15 years. With an extension of the East Paddock, the capacity of the ground was raised to 38,000 in 1954. Walking to the game would have been very different from today. Bloomfield Road is a 17,338-capacity stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire, in an area known as South Shore. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system . [10] Local arch-rivals Preston North End were the other club to make the drop. 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[5], The West Stand was completed in the summer of 2002 and was officially opened on 6 August, with former Seasiders player Keith Walwyn the guest of honour for a friendly against Blackburn Rovers. A temporary East Stand was erected before the start of the 201011 season, the club's debut in the Premier League. Blackpool reached the Premier League in 2010, after becoming the first club to gain promotion from every division of the Football League via the play-off system; they won the 2001 Third Division play-offs, 2007 League One play-offs and the 2010 Championship play-offs. Oyston was removed from the board of the club by the receiver on 25 February 2019. After Millwall achieved safety by beating already-relegated Mansfield Town, the three remaining fixtures were Cardiff City v. Notts County, Leyton Orient v. Charlton Athletic, and Cardiff City v. Leyton Orient. 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