BlackpoolThrough the years
Blackpool through the years
Every season we have records for. Transfer windows, manager tenure, results, and the long-read pieces our writers commission to fill in the colour around the stats.
| Season | Manager | P / W / D / L | GD | Transfers | Biggest in | Long reads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Ian Evatt, Ian Ross Evatt | no fixture records | — | +3 / -3 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | Ian Evatt, Ian Ross Evatt, Steve Bruce | 30 12W 5D 13L | -5 | +22 / -18 |
Malcolm Ebiowei
£1.2m |
— |
| 2024-25 | Ian Evatt, Ian Ross Evatt, Steve Bruce | no fixture records | — | +20 / -23 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Steve Bruce, Mick McCarthy, Michael Appleton | no fixture records | — | +13 / -22 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Mick McCarthy, Michael Appleton | no fixture records | — | +19 / -20 |
Andy Lyons
£351k |
— |
| 2021-22 | Michael Appleton | no fixture records | — | +14 / -16 |
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
£875k |
— |
| 2020-21 | Simon Grayson | no fixture records | — | +22 / -26 | — | — |
| 2019-20 | Simon Grayson | no fixture records | — | +23 / -25 | — | — |
| 2018-19 | Simon Grayson, Gary Bowyer | no fixture records | — | +20 / -17 | — | — |
| 2017-18 | Gary Bowyer | no fixture records | — | +8 / -13 | — | — |
| 2016-17 | Gary Bowyer | no fixture records | — | +6 / -4 | — | — |
| 2015-16 | Gary Bowyer, Lee Clark | no fixture records | — | +10 / -10 |
Danny Philliskirk
£100k |
— |
| 2014-15 | Lee Clark, Paul Ince | no fixture records | — | +13 / -14 | — | — |
| 2013-14 | Lee Clark, Paul Ince, Michael Appleton | no fixture records | — | +17 / -15 | — | — |
| 2012-13 | Paul Ince, Michael Appleton, Ian Holloway | no fixture records | — | +7 / -6 | — | — |
| 2011-12 | Michael Appleton, Ian Holloway | no fixture records | — | +8 / -6 | — | — |
| 2010-11 | Ian Holloway | no fixture records | — | +7 / -5 |
Chris Basham
£1.4m |
— |
| 2009-10 | Ian Holloway | no fixture records | — | +4 / -3 |
Steven Husband
£125k |
— |
| 2008-09 | Ian Holloway, Simon Grayson | no fixture records | — | +1 / -3 | — | — |
| 2007-08 | Simon Grayson | no fixture records | — | +1 / -2 | — | — |
| 2006-07 | Simon Grayson | no fixture records | — | +2 / -2 | — | — |
| 2005-06 | Simon Grayson | no fixture records | — | +0 / -2 | — | — |
| 2004-05 | Simon Grayson, Steve McMahon | no fixture records | — | +0 / -2 | — | — |
| 2003-04 | Steve McMahon | no fixture records | — | +0 / -1 | — | — |
| 2002-03 | Steve McMahon | no fixture records | — | +0 / -2 | — | — |
| 2001-02 | Steve McMahon | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 2000-01 | Steve McMahon | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1999-00 | Steve McMahon | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1997-98 | Gary Megson | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1996-97 | Gary Megson, Sam Allardyce | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1995-96 | Gary Megson, Sam Allardyce | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1994-95 | Sam Allardyce | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1993-94 | Sam Allardyce | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1990-91 | Graham Carr | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1989-90 | Graham Carr | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1982-83 | Allan Brown | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1981-82 | Allan Brown | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1980-81 | Allan Brown | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1979-80 | Bob Stokoe | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1978-79 | Bob Stokoe, Allan Brown | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1977-78 | Bob Stokoe, Allan Brown | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1976-77 | Allan Brown, Harry Potts | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1975-76 | Allan Brown, Harry Potts | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1974-75 | Harry Potts | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1973-74 | Harry Potts | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1972-73 | Harry Potts, Bob Stokoe | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1971-72 | Harry Potts, Bob Stokoe | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1970-71 | Bob Stokoe | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1969-70 | Bob Stokoe | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1967-68 | Ron Suart | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1966-67 | Ron Suart | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1965-66 | Ron Suart | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1964-65 | Ron Suart | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1963-64 | Ron Suart | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1962-63 | Ron Suart | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1961-62 | Ron Suart | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1960-61 | Ron Suart | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1959-60 | Ron Suart | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1958-59 | Ron Suart, Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1957-58 | Ron Suart, Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1956-57 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1955-56 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1954-55 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1953-54 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1952-53 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1951-52 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1950-51 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1949-50 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1948-49 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1947-48 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1946-47 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1945-46 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1944-45 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1943-44 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1942-43 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1941-42 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1940-41 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1939-40 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1938-39 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1937-38 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1936-37 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1935-36 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1934-35 | Joe Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1927-28 | Frank Buckley | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1926-27 | Frank Buckley | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1925-26 | Frank Buckley | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1924-25 | Frank Buckley | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1923-24 | Frank Buckley | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1922-23 | Frank Buckley | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
How this archive is built
Transfer rows come from Sportmonks done-deal records. Manager tenure comes from our coach sync against Sportmonks plus Wikidata cross-checks. Fixture totals come from the materialised fixture archive we keep on file.
Long reads are commissioned through DragonFC, our internal commissioning platform. We pay freelance journalists to write season reviews, match deep dives and era pieces that the structured data alone can't tell.
Coverage gets deeper the closer to the present day. Older seasons may show no fixture record where the substrate doesn't reach back that far yet.