MacFarlane's final season, 193435, marked Jimmy Hampson's eighth successive (and final) season as Blackpool's top League goalscorer. [31] Scotland manager Craig Levein was also in attendance. Their promotion had been sealed after the penultimate game of the season, a 30 victory at rivals Preston North End, courtesy of a Fred Pickering hat-trick. "I've jumped on the best ride of my life and I don't want to go home."[31][32]. Blackpool Bloomfield Road Capacity: 17,338 (all seated) Address: Seasiders Way, Blackpool, FY1 6JJ Telephone: 01253 599344 Ticket Office: 01253 599745 Pitch Size: 112 x 74 yards Pitch Type: Grass Club Nickname: The Seasiders or Tangerines Year Ground Opened: 1899 Undersoil Heating: No Shirt Sponsors: Visit Blackpool Kit Manufacturer: Errea Blackpool won 80. In their first season in the competition, the club finished fifth out of the 13 member clubs. "We are never going back to our training ground again," explained Holloway. [43][44] They were granted permission in April 2008. The Football League announced: "Christmas Day matches were dropped from our calendar when it became obvious to all concerned spectators, players and officials alike that people preferred to spend the day at home. Within the stand, blocks A to C and the front rows of blocks D and E are the Spion Kop (now called Clifton Quality Meats Stand) and the rear of blocks D and E contain the club's Family Stand (now the Check in Family Stand). Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [82] Critchley told Simon Sadler he was keen to work again with Steven Gerrard and "pit himself against some of the best coaches in the world". had submitted a document to Blackpool Council, to be heard on 19 November, applying for permission to bring the South Stand into operation in December.[64]. I've watched a lot of Championship games here and the crowd have always been brilliant; they get behind their team." Bloomfield Road In January 2008, the club applied for planning permission to build a six-row extension to the East Stand which would increase the stand capacity by an additional 972 seats to 2,937. [53], Barry Ferguson was named caretaker manager upon Ince's dismissal. is spelled out by white seats. A new video screen was also installed. Key facts Club: Blackpool FC | Opening: 1889 | Capacity: 16,007 seats History and description Football was first played at the site of Bloomfield Road in 1887. Eventually, the playing surface was extended by twenty yards to the north to make room for a paddock in front of the South Stand. On Sky Sports' Football First programme, co-commentator Barry Horne said: "They are a fantastic crowd. Phone: 01253 401953. In his first season, he led the club to eighth in the First Division and the sixth round of the FA Cup. [5], On 23 May 2000, the club was given the go-ahead for the redevelopment of Bloomfield Road. In February 1978, midway through 197778, Brown's second season at the helm, Blackpool were seventh in the division. [30], On 20 November 2010, Prince William attended the fixture between Blackpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers while in town for the stag party of one of his friends. [91], During the 201011 Premier League campaign, a decibel-metre was set up three times at each stadium, and an average then taken to indicate the loudest supporters. Harry Bedford, who had joined the club from Nottingham Forest, was the country's top league scorer, with 32 goals to his name. The only undefined use is the first floor of the South Stand, which may be allocated to leisure or community use. Bloomfield Road is a 17,338-capacity stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire, in an area known as South Shore. [20] On 31 July it was announced that club president Valrijs Belokos was setting up a new transfer fund, into which he was adding a "considerable amount" to invest in new players identified by Holloway. [10] [102] It consists of an under-18s squad and a development squad. 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. At that point, all the teams below Blackpool still had games to play, apart from bottom placed Hull City. He was referring to the smoke that regularly drifted in at the north-west corner of the ground, caused by steam trains passing by. It was during this season out of the League that Blackpool amalgamated with local rivals South Shore and moved to Bloomfield Road. Largely unchanged since the 1960s, the stadium began a redevelopment phase in the early 2000s. Walking to the game would have been very different from today. The "Golden Gamble" match-day draw scheme was introduced for the first time for the visit of 4 September 1993 visit of Barnet to Bloomfield Road. The programme noted that the ground had been loaned by kind permission of Air Commodore A. Macgregor. McPhillips was made the permanent manager a month later. [19], In January 2007, Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston reacted angrily to news that the town had lost out to rank outsiders Manchester in the race for the UK's first supercasino. Plans were submitted to Blackpool Corporation and final approval was given in April 1974 and work commenced in September. Capacity reduced due to persistent standing. Stan Ternent became Blackpool's seventh manager in nine years, only to be replaced in February 1980 by Alan Ball, the popular former Blackpool midfielder who left the club for Everton 14 years earlier. During the 10 seasons that followed, Blackpool could finish no higher than 12th place. They returned to Wembley, where they faced Scunthorpe United in the final, the team they knocked out of the play-offs 12 months earlier. [25] Three days later, they beat them 43 (64 on aggregate) at the City Ground in the second leg to progress to the final against Cardiff. On 17 April 1986, the board of directors put the club on the market after councillors rejected plans to sell Bloomfield Road for a supermarket site in a 35million redevelopment scheme. Kassam Stadium; Capacity: 12,500; Opened: 2001; The Kassam Stadium, with only three stands, opened in 2001 to . Between 1987 and 2019, the club was owned by the Oyston family. 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The game ended 22. [26], Blackpool defeated Cardiff City 32 on 22 May in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium to earn promotion to the Premier League. Kelly, Garrett, Matthews, Mudie, Farm and Perry would play with the club throughout the 1950s, the most successful decade in the club's history. For the last of those seasons, Joe Lane netted 28 goals. Blackpool struggled in their first term back in the third tier of English football but pulled to safety in 18th place by the end. 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It cost 25,000, which was paid for by the club, Blackpool Council and Blackpool fans.[39]. It has also been the venue for the final of the Northern Rail Cup, a rugby league tournament. Parkes left the club on 18 May 2009 after a meeting with chairman Karl Oyston about finances.[19]. Around 1976, the Evening Gazette and The Green paint was changed to black-on-green firstly, then black-on-white, while the Premier Garage and Vauxhall & Bedford sections were repainted to feature an advert for Lancaster-based Oliver Rix's British Leyland Garages[78] in tangerine lettering on a blue background. were founded as a church club with a ground in Caunce Street. The club's First Division status came under threat, but they managed to avoid relegation by one point, at the expense of Newcastle United. 199394: 4,761 (49%) [5] The hosts won 43. With the sale, the directors wanted to clear the football club's debts and move to nearby Blackpool Borough's rugby ground on Princess Street. A comment at the time was: "The new ground was not quite finished on Saturday and the linesman had plenty to do besides watching the game to keep the spectators from getting over the line. The club shop is located in the South Stand. [55], In April 2009, 'Pool's first-choice goalkeeper, Paul Rachubka, revealed that work commencing on the South Stand was a contributing factor to his signing a two-year extension to his contract. Blackpool FC To Build New East Stand with a Surprise The fixture was dubbed "the richest game in football", because the victorious club would receive a 90million windfall. blackpool fc stadium capacity Criteria of a minimum of ten years service used. [84], Blackpool first began wearing tangerine for the 192324 season, after a recommendation from referee Albert Hargreaves, who officiated an international match between the Netherlands and Belgium and was impressed by the Dutchmen's colours.