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The West Lancashire derby (sometimes also known as the M55 derby) is a local rivalry in English football between Lancashire clubs Blackpool and Preston North End. [1] The derby has taken place across all four tiers of English football, but not the top flight since the formation of the Premier League.
A Blackpool fan was stabbed in his back in 1987. [12] The local rivals have always been Preston North End and matches between the two clubs have usually resulted in trouble. Blackpool played Bolton again for the first time for four years in 1989, and was again the cue for revenge attacks on Bolton fans in the Sherpa Van Trophy. The Bolton team ...
Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Originally a cricket club, Preston has been based at Deepdale since 1875. The club ...
Blackpool's primary rival is Preston North End – the two clubs' grounds being seventeen miles apart – and matches between the two clubs are known as the West Lancashire derby. [105] They have met 96 times across all four divisions of the Football League, including the old First Division , and eight times in either the FA Cup and League Cup ...
As a Championship side, Preston North End entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home to League One side Charlton Athletic. [49] [50] They were drawn at home against League One side Wycombe Wanderers in the fourth round, [51] then at home to fellow Championship side Burnley in the fifth round.
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.
The 2021–22 Preston North End F.C. season was the 142nd edition in Preston North End F.C. existence and their seventh consecutive season in the Championship. They contested the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
On 5 April, Blackpool travelled to Preston North End. They lost by a single goal, and dropped two places to 16th. Four days later, they were involved in another Lancashire derby, this time at Blackburn Rovers. The match finished 1–1, with Blackpool's goal, an equaliser, coming from the boot of Marvin Ekpiteta. It was his fourth goal of the ...