This page details Blackpool Football Club's all-time records.
Club records
editResults
edit- Largest victory: 10–0 (v. Lanerossi Vicenza, Anglo-Italian Cup on 10 June 1972)
- Largest defeat: 1–10 (v. Small Heath, Division Two, on 2 March 1901 and v. Huddersfield Town, Division One, on 13 December 1930)
- Consecutive victories: 12 (between 31 March 2007 and 14 August 2007)
- Consecutive defeats: 8 (between 26 November 1898 and 7 January 1899 and between 28 November 1964 and 16 January 1965)
League finishing positions
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- Highest: 2nd in Division One (1956)
- Lowest: 21st in Division Four (1983)
Transfer fees
edit- Largest transfer fee paid: £1,250,000 (DJ Campbell, to Leicester City, 2010)
- Largest transfer fee received: £6,750,000 (Charlie Adam, from Liverpool, 2011)
Record transfer-fee progression
editPaid
edit| Player | From | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jock Dodds | Sheffield United | £10,000 | 1939 |
| Alan Suddick | Newcastle United | £63,000 | 1966 |
| Tony Kellow | Exeter City | £125,000 | 1978 |
| Jack Ashurst | Sunderland | £132,400 | 1979 |
| Andy Morrison | Blackburn Rovers | £245,000 | 1994 |
| Chris Malkin | Millwall | £275,000 | 1996 |
| Charlie Adam | Rangers | £500,000 | 2009 |
| DJ Campbell | Leicester City | £1,250,000 | 2010 |
Received
edit| Player | To | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Lane | Birmingham City | £3,600 | 1920 |
| Alan Ball | Everton | £112,000 | 1966 |
| Tony Green | Newcastle United | £150,000 | 1971 |
| Micky Burns | Newcastle United | £166,000 | 1974 |
| Paul Stewart | Manchester City | £200,000 | 1987 |
| Alan Wright | Blackburn Rovers | £400,000 | 1991 |
| Trevor Sinclair | Q.P.R. | £600,000 | 1993 |
| Brett Ormerod | Southampton | £1,750,000 | 2001 |
| Charlie Adam | Liverpool | £6,750,000[1] | 2011 |
Individual records
editPlayers
edit- Most Football League appearances: Jimmy Armfield (569; between 27 December 1954 and 1 May 1971)
- Most consecutive League appearances: Georgie Mee (195; between 25 December 1920 and 12 September 1925)
- Most goals in total: Jimmy Hampson (252; between 15 October 1927 and 8 January 1938)
- Most Football League goals: Jimmy Hampson (248)
- Most League goals in one season: Jimmy Hampson (45; in 1929–30)
- Most goals in one game: 5 (Jimmy Hampson; v. Reading on 10 November 1928[2] and Jimmy McIntosh; v. Preston North End on 1 May 1948)
- Fastest goal: 11 seconds (Bill Slater; v. Stoke City on 10 December 1949[3] and James Quinn; v. Bristol City on 12 August 1995[4]
- Most capped player: Jimmy Armfield (43; for England)
Managers
edit- Longest-serving manager: Joe Smith (22 years, 9 months; from 1 August 1935 to 30 April 1958)
Personal honours
editBallon d'Or
editThe following players have won the Ballon d'Or while playing for Blackpool:
FWA Footballer of the Year
editThe following players have won the FWA Footballer of the Year award while playing for Blackpool:
Attendances
edit- Largest attendance – Pre-2002: 38,098; v. Wolverhampton Wanderers on 17 September 1955.
- Largest attendance – 2002 onwards: 16,116 (99.48% of capacity; v. Manchester City on 17 October 2010)
Home gate receipts
edit- Highest: £72,949 (v. Tottenham Hotspur, FA Cup third round, 5 January 1991)[4]
References
edit- ^ "Adam ready to give Dalglish selection headache" Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine – Daily Mirror, 9 July 2011
- ^ Seaside Legends Archived 30 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine – Blackpool's official website
- ^ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p. 115
- ^ a b Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC On This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-905411-50-4.