Home
Headlines
Football
Blackpool
Fleetwood Town
Blackpool Mechanics
Squires Gate
Kirkham & Wesham
Rugby
Cricket
Athletics
National sport
Site Map
Search Advanced Search

Ireland call for Hoolahan
12:36pm Thursday 15th May 2008
Blackpool midfielder Wes Hoolahan is celebrating being called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for the two friendly matches against Serbia and Colombia at the end of this month.

Day of drama ends Championship for SeasidersDay of drama ends Championship for Seasiders
12:39pm Thu 8 May 08
A day of drama in the Championship last Sunday brought the season to a thrilling and fulfilling end for the Seasiders as their 1-1 draw with Watford at Bloomfield Road provided the point they needed going into the game to clinch survival and another season in the second tier of English football.

No new contract for Blackpool FC captain Michael Jackson No new contract for Blackpool FC captain Michael Jackson
4:33pm Wed 7 May 08
Club captain Michael Jackson was among 11 players today told they would not be offered a new contract at Bloomfield Road.

Ticket price hike for Blackpool FC Ticket price hike for Blackpool FC
11:10am Wed 7 May 08
Blackpool FC are to hike up ticket prices for their second season in the Championship.
Reader comment (1)

Draw secures Championship football for SeasidersDraw secures Championship football for Seasiders
11:41am Mon 5 May 08
A tense week for all Blackpool FC fans and staff came to a jubilant end as the team secured their status as a Championship club.

Blackpool 1 Watford 1
2:19pm Monday 5th May 2008
Blackpool secured their Championship status with the point they needed against Watford.

Blackpool FC youths to parade Lancashire FA Youth Cup
9:11am Sunday 4th May 2008
Silverware will be paraded during Blackpool FC's final game against Watford today after the youth team won the Lancashire FA Youth Cup.

One big push for Seasiders' safety
1:45pm Thursday 1st May 2008
And so the season goes down to the last day once again for Blackpool Football Club, following abject defeat at Plymouth last Saturday and results elsewhere which kept the teams below them within touch. The Seasiders need a draw to confirm their place in the Championship next season.
Reader comment (1)

Seasiders face tense week after Southampton v West Brom draw
9:32am Tuesday 29th April 2008
The agony goes on for Blackpool.

Football legend Jimmy Armfield honouredFootball legend Jimmy Armfield honoured
1:56pm Mon 28 Apr 08
Seasiders legend Jimmy Armfield was honoured at the annual Professional Footballers Association (PFA) awards dinner in London last night.

Plymouth 3 Blackpool 0
11:12pm Sunday 27th April 2008
If it does go down to the last day of the season, Blackpool will have to do better than this spineless performance to ensure Championship survival.

Dickov's return sees tide turn for Seasiders
9:49am Wednesday 23rd April 2008
The return of Paul Dickov saw the Seasiders return to winning ways in the nick of time last weekend, as they held out for a narrow win against relegation rivals Sheffield Wednesday at Bloomfield Road.

Preston North End and Blackpool placed twelfth in table of football rivalries
9:24am Sunday 20th April 2008
Preston North End and Blackpool have been placed twelfth in a league table of football rivalries in England.
Reader comment (1)

Blackpool 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1
12:07am Sunday 20th April 2008
Dickov scored the winner and Jorgensen got the other as Blackpool won on a day when nothing else would have been enough.

Seasiders search for points
3:42pm Thursday 17th April 2008
The season looks set to go down to the wire for the Seasiders, with the search for points set to continue on Saturday when Sheffield Wednesday visit Bloomfield Road for a sell-out relegation showdown.

Parker's Seasiders' career in doubtParker's Seasiders' career in doubt
5:27pm Thu 17 Apr 08
Keigan Parker's Blackpool career looks to be over after the striker was forced to undergo surgery on an abductor muscle problem.

Blackpool's Wes Hoolahan gets Irish call
4:12pm Saturday 12th April 2008
Wes Hoolahan's season is set to be extended after being called in to Giovanni Trapattoni's first Republic of Ireland squad.

Points vital for Blackpool FC to ease drop fears
3:10pm Friday 11th April 2008
Ten disastrous minutes at the end of Tuesday night's match at Bloomfield Road means the Seasiders could be set for an an end of season nail biter.

Temporary extension for east stand
10:32am Tuesday 8th April 2008
Blackpool FC has been given a three-year extension to keep the temporary east stand open until 2011.

Blackpool 1 West Brom 3
12:17am Wednesday 9th April 2008
Substitutions well and truly changed the game as West Brom scored three goals in the last ten minutes to come from a goal down in style.

Dickov pushing to start in Baggies clash
6:11pm Wednesday 2nd April 2008
The Seasiders will host West Brom on Tuesday, three days later than planned, as the Midlands side will be focussed on their FA Cup semi-final encounter with Portsmouth on Saturday.

Crystal Palace 0 Blackpool 0
5:47pm Sunday 30th March 2008
Blackpool finally hit the fifty point mark with a goalless draw away at Palace, though they could have cheekily nicked it at the death.

Two signed up before deadline
10:53am Friday 28th March 2008
Blackpool swooped for two new signings last night as the Championships loan deadline passed.

New boy Holt may get long-term deal
12:40pm Thursday 27th March 2008
The Seasiders face another tough away trip this weekend when they visit Neil Warnock's Crystal Palace down in South London.

Stoke City 1 Blackpool 1
5:03pm Sunday 23rd March 2008
Blackpool fought hard to gain a deserved point in their late kick-off at the Britannia Stadium, as Ben Burgess had an eventful afternoon.
Reader comment (1)

Striker Holt signs for Blackpool
12:57pm Thursday 20th March 2008
Blackpool have signed striker Grant Holt from League One Nottingham Forest.
Reader comment (1)

Survival battle not over yet
12:44pm Thursday 20th March 2008
With Easter arriving early this year, the Blackpool squad enters that tail end of the season period when the days get longer and the pitches recover and the games get tenser.

Fans banned following racist chants at derby matchFans banned following racist chants at derby match
2:10pm Mon 17 Mar 08
Nine people have been banned from Bloomfield Road after racist and homophobic chanting marred the Seasiders local derby with Preston on Saturday.

Racist chants at derby match spark investigationRacist chants at derby match spark investigation
9:29am Mon 17 Mar 08
Blackpool football chairman Karl Oyston is to meet with police in a bid to prevent of the racist chanting which marred Saturday's derby with Preston.

Footballers invited to summer Euro event
2:01pm Sunday 16th March 2008
Blackpool footballers are being invited on a European adventure in the summer.

More ...

EDITOR'S CHOICE
WHAT'S ON
Events in Blackpool and across Fylde and Wyre. Click here for our listings.

Submit your event for free. Click here.

LETTERS
VIDEO
FILM TRAILERS
Watch sneak previews of the latest blockbusters. Click here.

WEATHER
What the weather will be like in the Blackpool area. Click here.

BLACKPOOL FC
GET OUR NEWS BY E-MAIL
Most read Comments
Retail Directory'
Blackpool Search
Powered by Powered by Fish4

Hot Jobs

Distributors
North West
Funeral Director
Clayton le Moors
Driver
Lancashire
Co-ordinator
Blackburn
Advetise
FEATURES
Browse Special Features and Supplements
MEDIA PACK
All the information you need about our great advertising deals
Hotels in Blackpool
Find a hotel in and around Blackpool and book online
Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy © Copyright 2001-2008
Newsquest Media Group
A Gannett Company
This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network