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Blackpool FC On This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-905411-50-4. Wolstenholme, Gerry (2010). Return to the Top Flight: Blackpool Football Club's Promotion Campaign 1969/70. Blackpool Programme and Memorabilia Collectors Club. (limited edition of 200 copies) Wolstenholme, Gerry (2014).
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The following is a list of notable footballers who have played for Blackpool Football Club. Generally, this refers to players who have played 100 or more Football League matches for the club. Those listed who do not meet this criterion are considered to have made significant contributions to the club's history.
Blackpool players warming up before their friendly at Barrow on 20 July Longridge Town hosting Blackpool at their Mike Riding Ground in a pre-season friendly on 28 July. Blackpool's opening pre-season friendly was at Dundee on 9 July. The hosts won the game by a single goal. A week later, Blackpool faced local side AFC Fylde at Mill Farm.
Blackpool's FA Cup run ended at the fourth-round stage after a 2–1 defeat at Brighton on 23 January. The Tangerines were without five first-team players, after they tested positive for COVID-19. [75] Earlier in the day, midfielder Kevin Stewart joined on a free transfer. Three days later, Blackpool travelled to Wigan Athletic and won 5–0
Blackpool's goal in the 1–3 scoreline came from Kenny Dougall. The following day, Blackpool beat Preston North End 4–2 in the 97th West Lancashire derby. Jerry Yates scored his third brace in four games, while Charlie Patino and CJ Hamilton also found the net. Blackpool climbed three places to eighteenth with the three points.
Blackpool won 2–0, a club-record tenth consecutive victory, and were promoted to The Championship in their 100th overall season in the Football League. [35] Blackpool knocked Premier League side Derby County out of the League Cup at the second-round stage on 28 August 2007. The match ended 1–1 after ninety minutes and 2–2 after extra time.
For the 2023–24 season, Blackpool wore a specially designed shirt to mark their centenary in tangerine. [2] Harry Bedford was the club's top scorer for the third consecutive season, with 33 goals in all competitions (32 in the league and one in the FA Cup).