Blackpool F.C. Girls & Ladies
women's football club from Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Blackpool Football Club Girls & Ladies are an English women's football club affiliated with Blackpool F.C. Founded in 2008, the club currently play in the North West Women's Regional Football League Division One North, with home games played at AFC Blackpool's the Mechanics Ground.
Blackpool achieved successive promotions from what was then the eighth tier Lancashire County Division Two, seventh tier Lancashire County Division One, and sixth tier North West Regional Northern Division during the 2008–09, 2009–10, and 2010–11 seasons. After seven seasons in the North West Regional Premier Division, the club were relegated to the North West Regional Division One North at the end of the 2017–18 season.
History
Formation and league champions (2008–2011)
Blackpool Football Club Girls and Ladies were formed in 2008 from a girls setup that was established in 2004. In their inaugural season, the club won the 2008–09 Lancashire County Division Two, and were promoted to the Lancashire County Division One. The club also reached the Lancashire League Cup Final, but were beaten 1–0 by Morecambe.
Blackpool achieved back-to-back promotions after winning the 2009–10 Lancashire County Division One, and were promoted to the North West Regional Northern Division. The club reached the Lancashire League Cup Final for the second season running, losing 3–1 to Rochdale after extra time.
After one season in charge, Michael O'Neill left the club to join Kendal Town as first team fitness coach, and was succeeded by former Preston North End player Mac Barlow. Barlow, who was part of the side that won promotion from the Lancashire County League, brought in Dave Kelly, Marco Vidoretti and former Greenock Morton winger Mick Perrett to form the management team for the 2009–10 season.
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