A.F.C. Blackpool is a football club based in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. The club currently play in the North West Counties League Division One North.
🙏Following our posts about what happened at the club, we have had a donation from a Blackpool FC fan who would like to stay anonymous. This will more than help us repair and replace what has been damaged! Thank you so much 'The Tangerine Family' 🧡
🤝 SECURED! Following last nights fixture our play off place is all but secured baring a big score line in other games on Saturday! Well done to everyone involved, three cup finals to go!
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Today we had the honour of naming the bar at the clubhouse "BILLY'S BAR" after our long serving club secretary Billy Singleton.
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication over tbe years Billy!
And Billy's Bar will be open next season!
😤 Just when you think you’re getting somewhere ready for the season to start, this happens! Anyone with any information please come forward, yet more money and time we need to spend that we don’t have!
🚨 We’re happy to announce that Tommy Turner as joint first team manager.
Tommy has bags of experience from his time at FC United, Salford City and Bacup, just to name a few, and will be joining Martin Baird in the dugout this weekend.
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🙏🏻 They’ll be a minutes silence before tonight’s game against
@AthertonLRFC
following the sad passing of
@squiresgatefc
chairman Tony Jo. Tony not only did so much for Gate but also Blackpool as a town.
OFFER: The club would like to thank everyone for their great support so far this season.
As a gesture of thanks, chairman Tommy Baldwin would like to offer everyone attending Saturday’s game a free hot drink and chocolate bar!
More here ▶️ ☕️🍫
AFC Blackpool's legendary secretary Billy Singleton is not far off exceeding the 34 year tenure of previous club secretary, Walter Jepson. Only two club secretaries spanning 68 eventful years. A club achievement to be rightly proud of.
NEWS: Former Manager Martin Baird has returned to the club following a short hiatus from action.
Following further talks with the club around his role, Baird will return to the position of Manager with immediate effect.
Full story here ➡️
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BREAKING NEWS: Jamie Milligan appointed as the new Bamber Bridge FC First Team Manager.
Club confirms new management team. Full details on the website.
#upthebrig
@jamie_milligan8
NEWS: The club can confirm that this past week manager Martin Baird has stepped down from his position as First Team Manager.
His decision comes due to work commitments with his own business, and was reluctantly accepted.
Read more here ▶️
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NEWS: AFC can confirm our Interim Management team who will take over with immediate effect.
Mark Buchan, Mark Williams and Joey Collins will all lead us on an interim basis.
More details here ▶️
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🤞🏻 Wishing a speedy recovery to Captain/Assistant Manager
@adamsumner22
who goes into surgery today following injury to his wrist suffered in last nights game against
@AthertonLRFC
.
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SIGNING: AFC are delighted to announce the signing of experienced defender
@adamsumner22
.
Adam was a big target for gaffer
@MartinBairdy
who is delighted to get his man.
Read more about our new arrival here 👉
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RESERVES: Steven Irani has been appointed as new Reserve Team Manager.
An experienced Manager with plenty of local football knowledge, Steven was most recently with
@PoultonFC
.
Read more on the appointment here ➡️
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🥊 Best of luck to former Mechs Centre Half and more recently striker Jake Darnell who makes his pro boxing debut on Sky Sports tomorrow evening in the under card of Khan v Brook.
We’re all behind you Darney 👏🏻🧡
🥳🎉 Congratulations to defender Ryan Vaughan on the birth of his son Carter! We hope both mother and child are doing well and look forward to seeing Carter leading AFC out in the future!
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SIGNING: AFC are delighted to welcome Simon Hurst (
@sihurst
) to the club as Joint Assistant Manager!
Si joins the club from
@FreckFC
where he was manager last season.
Read all about the new man in the dugout here 👉
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Wow! What a reaction from the local community following the break in! Thank you everyone who has donated to help us repair the damage it’s much appreciated by everyone involved at the club!
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TICKETS: An extra 150 tickets have been made available to buy online ahead of Saturday's game against
@OfficialBuryAFC
.
This comes after the first lot have this afternoon sold out.
Grab your tickets here ➡️
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Mechs super fan Lucas is fundraising for Great Ormond Street in January by running 31 miles!!
Lucas is a big part of the club and always puts a smile on our faces at every game!
We're asking, if you can, to help him with his fundraising here ➡️
We are delighted to confirm that our next home game vs
@CheadleTownFC
on Sat 28th April will be a fundraiser for
@AlderHeyCharity
.
@AlderHey
Childrens Hospital do fantastic work helping children and all money raised will go to the charity.
Please R/T!
FULL TIME: AFC 1-1
@BlackpoolFC
- Jacob Gregory’s late, late goal seals a point for AFC against the visitors! A very good performance from Martin Baird’s side!
Match Sponsor:
@Notarianniices
Ball Sponsor: Mitchell Rose Plumbing & Heating
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CLUB STATEMENT | Dave Worthington has today resigned as AFC manager after a difficult few weeks. Thank you Worthy for all your hard work during your time at The Mechanics.
Martin Baird takes over for the rest of the season.
See link for full details
FULL TIME: AFC 5-1
@CMCelticFC
. Clinical from AFC as we take our chances. Frustrating though to concede so late against 10 men. A hatrick for Morris with goals from Sumner and Bishop.
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PRE SEASON: AFC are delighted to welcome a
@BlackpoolFC
XI to Jepson Way next month!
We hope many of you can come down and support the club for this Important fixture.
More on the fixture and tickets here ▶️
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🤝 We’re delighted that last seasons top goal scorer and multiple end of season award winner Jacob Gregory (
@jacoblukee1
) has committed to the club for another season!
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NEWS: Probably the first and last time we’ll ever have some transfer news between ourselves and
@ManCity
.
We’re very grateful to have received the goal posts from the Ethiad this week.
Read how the move came here ▶️
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SIGNING: Tarren Moxon is the latest new player to join Mechs ahead of the new season.
The defender has featured during pre season and is in the starting 11 for tonights game.
More on our new man here ➡️
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🙏 Yesterday's win is dedicated to Club Treasurer and Match-day Secretary and Groundsman Alan Lowe who sadly lost his mother this past week. Alan does so much around the club and is a big part of the team. Our thoughts are with Alan and his family at the difficult time.
CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH FRIDAY 23rd March, The Mechanics Ground in aid of The Bridge Project - helping the homeless & vulnerable in Blackpool. The project has a Drop-in Centre & a series of Educational programmes. £5 on the gate.
Organizer:
@bigryansmith26
The club would like to pass on our deepest sympathies to Club President John Sanderson whose wife sadly passed away yesterday. Our thoughts are with Sandy and his family at this hard time.
FULL TIME:
@OfficialBuryAFC
1-1 AFC Blackpool - All level at full time here in Radcliffe, Mechs have performed brilliantly once again against the league leaders! Had chances to pinch a second aswell!
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SIGNING: Josh Dolby & Alex Mcloughlin have both signed on for the first team for the coming season.
The pair featured heavily in last seasons impressive Under 18's side and have both impressed in pre season.
More on the new(ish) faces here➡️
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Full time and it's 3-2 to AFC! Goals from Billy McKenna, Ben Duffield and Alex Caunce & we get all three points against table topping
@RemycaUtd
#COYAFC
🍔 We’re delighted to have Burgerhain down at Jepson Way tomorrow offering an extra catering option for our game against
@OfficialBuryAFC
.
They offer a wide range of tasty burgers and fries, we recommend giving them a try!
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NEXT UP: It's the big one this weekend when we welcome league leaders
@OfficialBuryAFC
to town.
Bury are currently top of the league and unbeaten, lets see if we can cause an upset in front of a bumper crowd!
Match information ➡️
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⚽️ We've had a great response to our Euro Sweepstake in aid of Counselling in the Community, with just eight places remaining after the first day. Once everyone is paid up we'll announce who has drawn which team. DM if you'd like to take part!
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SIGNING: AFC have completed the signing of former
@AFCFylde
,
@LancasterCityFC
&
@ClitheroeFC
winger Jacob Gregory ahead of the start of the new season tomorrow.
The winger had featured in our last two friendlies, impressing in both.
Read more here ▶️
SIGNING: AFC are delighted to welcome
@Mark_Ashmore
to the club as the new Media Manager.
Mark joins at an exciting time for the club both on and off the pitch.
Read all about our new man here 👉
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Match day...2016/17 we finished 19th on 32 points winning only 7, scoring only 46 and conceding 114. A win today would be our 21st, leave us in 7th with 68 points and with a positive GD. What a season. .what an improvement.
#statto
SPONSOR: AFC are delighted to welcome
@MilliganMcCann
as new Stand Sponsor for the Jepson Way end Stand.
Milligan & McCann Football Academy offer high quality Junior Football schools activities and courses for children.
Read more here 👉
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Our first game back in front of fans on Saturday and not one complaint or problem with having spectators in. Everyone kept a distance, used hand sanitizer and respected the rules. Clubs need to be trusted to carry on.
Meetings will take place tomorrow to review the situation regarding spectators in the North East.
The Government’s advice is for fans not to attend sport in the area, although non-league grounds are open.
From Tuesday, fans in the North West will be advised not to attend games.
We are delighted to welcome Ash Moreau as a new 1st team coach. Ash has plenty of experience with League 1
@ftfc
as Sports Development Officer (Special Projects). Manager
@MartinBairdy
said, "Ash is a great coach & he will add experience to our coaching staff."
Welcome to AFC Ash
SIGNING: AFC are delighted to welcome back versatile defender
@ryanwmclean11
to Jepson Way.
Ryan returns to AFC following a spell with
@Nelsonfc1
last season.
Read more here ▶️
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SIGNING: AFC are delighted to welcome back Matt Lawlor and Sam Staunton-Turner to the club ahead of tonight's game.
Both have played for the club previously and will feature when work commitments allow.
Read more here ▶️
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TRANSFER: The club are proud to announce that young midfielder Kyle White has joined
@ftfc
.
An exciting opportunity for a player with bags of talent! We wish Kyle the best of luck!
Full story here ▶️
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RESERVES: AFC are delighted to announce that our application to join the
@westlancsleague
was approved at last nights AGM.
This was an important step in our development plan to offer a pathway through to our first team.
Full story here ▶️
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FULL TIME:
@sthelenstownfc
1-3 AFC - Back to winning ways for AFC and back to top of the table! A double from Jacob Gregory and a second half goal for sub Jacob Aspinall!
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REPORT: A Ben Duffield double saw AFC progress into the next round of the FA Vase on Saturday afternoon beating
@EWFC1913
2-1.
Two red cards and three goals made for an entertaining clash in Durham.
Read our report on the game here ➡️
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AWARD: A massive well done to AFC keeper
@dhall1994
who has won goal keeper of the month for August.
Dan has been in superb form making some vital saves for us!
Read more here, keep up the good work Dan! ▶️
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