- Reputation
- 5,250 calc
- Squad strength calc
- — Best sixteen by CA
- Players calc
- —
- Balance
- £7,000,000
- Transfer budget
- £4,000,000
- Wage budget
- £25,000 p/w
Best XI (calc)
- GKMatthew Gilks
- DLStephen Crainey
- DRAlex John-Baptiste
- MLCharlie Adam
- MRGary Taylor-Fletcher
- DCIan Evatt
- DCDekel Keinan
- MCLudovic Sylvestre
- MCDavid Vaughan
- STDJ Campbell
- STMarlon Harewood
- Formation
- 4-4-2
- Average CA (calc)
- 120.7
- Goalkeeper, highest CA (calc)
- —
- Defender, highest CA (calc)
- —
- Midfielder, highest CA (calc)
- —
- Attacker, highest CA (calc)
- —
Line maxima are fm-reader's figures for the full squad by calculated best position; they include loans in and exclude loans out. The XI average is shown only when all eleven positions are filled.
Contracted players
61| Name | Positions | Age | Nationality | Status | CA | PA | Value calc | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Adam | M (LC), AM (C) | 24 | Scotland | — | 131 | 140 | £63,514 | Jun 2011 |
| Elliot Grandin | AM (RLC) | 22 | France | — | 130 | 149 | £73,614 | Jun 2012 |
| DJ Campbell | AM (RL), ST (C) | 28 | England | — | 127 | 129 | £73,614 | Jun 2012 |
| Ludovic Sylvestre | M (C) | 26 | France | — | 125 | 135 | £53,418 | Jun 2012 |
| David Vaughan | M (LC), AM (L) | 27 | Wales | — | 124 | 127 | £49,863 | Jun 2011 |
| Marlon Harewood | ST (C) | 30 | England | — | 122 | 140 | £55,663 | Jun 2012 |
| Alex John-Baptiste | D (RC) | 24 | England | — | 121 | 141 | £53,314 | Jun 2013 |
| Ian Evatt | D (C) | 28 | England | — | 119 | 124 | £48,814 | Jun 2011 |
| Matthew Gilks | GK | 28 | Scotland | — | 117 | 124 | £35,426 | Jun 2011 |
| Gary Taylor-Fletcher | M (R), AM (RC), ST (C) | 29 | England | — | 116 | 119 | £48,986 | Jun 2011 |
| Dekel Keinan | D (C) | 25 | Israel | — | 115 | 131 | £37,848 | Jun 2011 |
| Chris Basham | D (C), DM, M (C) | 21 | England | — | 115 | 140 | £36,960 | Jun 2013 |
| Keith Southern | DM, M (C) | 29 | England | — | 114 | 116 | £37,881 | Jun 2011 |
| Billy Clarke | AM (RL), ST (C) | 22 | Republic of Ireland | — | 113 | 131 | £31,471 | Jun 2011 |
| Craig Cathcart | D (C) | 21 | Northern Ireland | — | 113 | 140 | £52,554 | Jun 2013 |
| Brett Ormerod | M (R), ST (C) | 33 | England | — | 112 | 124 | £13,178 | Jun 2011 |
| Stephen Crainey | D (L) | 29 | Scotland | — | 111 | 120 | £38,661 | Jun 2011 |
| Paul Rachubka | GK | 29 | England | — | 111 | 123 | £18,876 | Jun 2011 |
| Rob Edwards | D (C) | 27 | Wales | — | 111 | 120 | £33,996 | Jun 2011 |
| David Carney | D/WB/M/AM (L) | 26 | Australia | — | 110 | 112 | £31,471 | Jun 2011 |
| Richard Kingson | GK | 32 | Ghana | — | 110 | 130 | £21,244 | Jun 2011 |
| Neal Eardley | D (R) | 21 | Wales | — | 110 | 138 | £41,638 | Jun 2011 |
| Malaury Martin | M (C) | 21 | France | — | 109 | 135 | £19,997 | Jun 2011 |
| Jason Euell | AM (L), ST (C) | 33 | Jamaica | — | 107 | 135 | £8,741 | Jun 2011 |
| Matt Phillips | M (R), AM (RL) | 19 | England | — | 95 | 110–140 | £38,906 | Jun 2013 |
| Danny Coid | D/WB (RL) | 28 | England | — | 92 | 102 | £9,287 | Jun 2011 |
| Joe Martin | D/M (L) | 21 | England | — | 91 | 90–120 | £6,434 | — |
| Ishmel Demontagnac | M (L), AM (RL), ST (C) | 22 | England | — | 86 | 110–140 | £8,375 | Jun 2011 |
| Ashley Eastham | D (C) | 19 | England | — | 70 | 90–120 | £3,154 | Jun 2011 |
| Danny Mitchley | ST (C) | 20 | England | — | 70 | 90–120 | £2,592 | — |
| Louis Almond | M (L), ST (C) | 18 | England | — | 67 | 110–140 | £1,922 | Jun 2011 |
| Stephen Husband | M/AM (C) | 19 | Scotland | — | 62 | 90–120 | £1,043 | Jun 2012 |
| Scott Metcalfe | D (R) | 21 | England | — | 55 | 90–120 | £425 | — |
| Mark Halstead | GK | 19 | England | — | 50 | 90–120 | £433 | Jun 2011 |
| Matthew Ogden | ST (C) | 21 | England | — | 40 | — | £500 | — |
| Tom Barkhuizen | ST (C) | 17 | England | — | 40 | 70–100 | £500 | Jun 2011 |
| Robbie Hume | M (L) | 17 | Northern Ireland | — | 40 | 90–120 | £475 | — |
| Danny Whittaker | M (RC), AM (R) | 23 | England | — | 35 | — | — | — |
| Josh Roberts | D (L) | 18 | Wales | — | 35 | 110–140 | £425 | Jun 2011 |
| Joe MacDonald | M (L), ST (C) | 18 | England | — | 33 | 70–100 | £500 | Jun 2011 |
| Adam Mitter | D (C) | 18 | England | — | 33 | 70–100 | £450 | Jun 2011 |
| Kingsley Francis-Reynolds | M (RL) | 18 | England | — | 33 | 70–100 | £475 | Jun 2011 |
| Liam Thomsett | M (C), ST (C) | 18 | England | — | 33 | 70–100 | £475 | Jun 2011 |
| Chris Kettings | GK | 17 | England | — | 33 | 110–140 | £375 | Jun 2011 |
| Adam Dodd | D/M (L) | 17 | England | — | 33 | 70–100 | £425 | Jun 2011 |
| Adam Foster | M (C) | 17 | England | — | 32 | 70–100 | £475 | Jun 2011 |
| Ben Breakell | D (R) | 18 | England | — | 32 | 70–100 | £425 | Jun 2011 |
| Jake Rooney | M (C) | 18 | England | — | 32 | 70–100 | £475 | Jun 2011 |
| Joe Potts | GK | 17 | England | — | 32 | 70–100 | £375 | Jun 2011 |
| Kiran Darcy | D (C) | 18 | England | — | 32 | 70–100 | £450 | Jun 2011 |
| Pa Modou-Jobe | M (C) | 18 | England | — | 32 | 70–100 | £475 | Jun 2011 |
| Ben Perry-Acton | WB/M/AM (L) | 22 | England | — | 30 | 30–60 | — | — |
| Josh Newsham | AM (R), ST (C) | 19 | England | — | 30 | 50–80 | — | — |
| Ashley Holt | D (L) | 19 | England | — | 30 | 70–100 | £425 | — |
| Stefan Laird | M (C) | 20 | Scotland | — | 30 | 30–60 | £475 | — |
| Alex Smith | M/AM (R), ST (C) | 20 | England | — | 30 | 50–80 | £500 | — |
| John Carroll | ST (C) | 27 | England | — | 20 | — | — | — |
| Sean Lawlor | D (R) | 24 | England | — | 20 | — | — | — |
| Matthew Gillston | M (C) | 23 | England | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cabbar Bagdagi | D/M (L) | 23 | England | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Abbott | GK | 21 | England | — | — | — | — | — |
Contracted-player overview (calc)
- Players
- 61
- CA16
- 119.6
- PA16
- 135.4
- Off-scale CA values excluded
- 0
- Off-scale PA values excluded
- 0
- Average age
- 22.4
- Under 21
- 25
- Squad value (calc)
- £1,061,988
- Contracts ending by 30 Jun 2011
- 36
Highest potential
| Elliot Grandin | 22 | 149 |
| Alex John-Baptiste | 24 | 141 |
| Charlie Adam | 24 | 140 |
| Marlon Harewood | 30 | 140 |
| Chris Basham | 21 | 140 |
| Craig Cathcart | 21 | 140 |
| Neal Eardley | 21 | 138 |
| Ludovic Sylvestre | 26 | 135 |
| Malaury Martin | 21 | 135 |
| Jason Euell | 33 | 135 |
Set-piece takers
| Corner takers | David Vaughan |
| Free-kick takers | Charlie Adam |
| Penalty takers | Charlie Adam |
| Long-throw takers | Gary Taylor-Fletcher |
Loaned in
| Player | From | Until | CA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Varney | Derby County | 31 May 2011 | 112 |
Staff
13| Name | Job | Nationality | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | |||
| Tony Parkes | — | England | 61 |
| Karl Oyston | — | England | 44 |
| Billy Dearden | — | England | 66 |
| Stephen McPhee | — | Scotland | 29 |
| Peter Fox | — | England | 52 |
| Ian Holloway | — | England | 47 |
| Phil Horner | — | England | 43 |
| Ian Marshall | — | England | 44 |
| Steve Thompson | — | England | 45 |
| Mike Milligan | — | Republic of Ireland | 43 |
| Mark Westhead | — | England | 34 |
| Alan Bent | — | England | 60 |
| Valeri Belokon | — | Latvia | 50 |
Club
- Full name
- Blackpool
- Short name
- Blackpool
- Nickname
- The Seasiders
- Second nickname
- The Tangerines
- Six-letter name
- Blckpl
- Three-letter name
- —
- Alternative abbreviation
- —
- Nation
- England
- Stadium
- —
- Training ground
- —
- World reputation
- 0
- Potential reputation
- —
- Reputation scope (calc)
- —
- Hashtag
- —
Squad and expectations
- Players (calc)
- —
- Foreign players (calc)
- —
- Homegrown in nation (calc)
- —
- Loaned in (calc)
- —
- Loaned out (calc)
- —
- Ranking score (calc)
- —
- Predicted position (calc)
- —
- Stored media expectation
- —
- Stored predicted finish
- —
Finances
- Financial state
- —
- Rich benefactor
- None
- Benefactor changes starting finances
- No
- Balance
- £7,000,000
- Transfer budget
- £4,000,000
- Transfer budget before the window
- £4,000,000
- Wage budget (weekly)
- £25,000
- Highest weekly wage
- —
- Loan debt
- £0
- Previous turnover
- £0
- Previous profit
- £0
- Average ticket price
- £22
- Season ticket price
- £370
- Stadium rent (yearly)
- —
- Rents stadium
- —
- Rent share of gate receipts
- —
- Transfer embargo
- —
Fans and facilities
- Average attendance
- —
- Minimum attendance
- —
- Maximum attendance
- —
- Season ticket holders
- —
- Club members
- —
- Supporter loyalty
- —
- Supporter passion
- —
- Supporter patience
- —
- Supporter affluence
- —
- Supporter temperament
- —
- Supporter expectations
- —
- Morale
- —
- Training facilities
- 8
- Corporate facilities
- —
- Youth facilities
- —
- Youth coaching
- —
- Youth recruitment
- —
- Youth importance
- —
Kits
- Home Background #FF7300, foreground #FFFFFF
- Away Background #FFFFFF, foreground #FF7300
- Third Background #002062, foreground #007BFF
Stored shirt colours. Swatches do not reproduce the kit design.
Every kit part (27)
| Home | Shorts | Shorts: Plain | ||
| Home (GK) | Shorts | Shorts: Plain | ||
| Home | Socks | Socks: Hoop (Top) | ||
| Home (GK) | Socks | Socks: Hoop (Top) | ||
| Home (GK) | Icon | — | ||
| Home | Icon | — | ||
| Home | Text | — | ||
| Home | Shorts | Shorts: Plain | ||
| Home | Socks | Socks: Hoop (Top) | ||
| Home (GK) | Shirt | Shirt: Plain | ||
| Home | Shirt | Shirt: Plain | ||
| Away | Shirt | Shirt: Plain | ||
| Away | Socks | Socks: Hoop (Top) | ||
| Away | Shorts | Shorts: Plain | ||
| Away | Icon | — | ||
| Away | Text | — | ||
| Away | Socks | Socks: Hoop (Top) | ||
| Away (GK) | Socks | Socks: Top Different Colour | ||
| Away (GK) | Icon | — | ||
| Away (GK) | Shorts | Shorts: Plain | ||
| Away | Shorts | Shorts: Plain | ||
| Away (GK) | — | — | ||
| Third | Icon | — | ||
| Third | Socks | Socks: Hoop (Top) | ||
| Third | Text | — | ||
| Third | Shirt | Shirt: Stripes | ||
| Third | Shorts | Shorts: Plain |
Teams
| Team | Type | Captain | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | — | — | 5,250 |
Other finance items
| Item | Amount | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Bank24 monthly payments left | £3,000,000 | 29 Jun 2012 |
| Gift Repayable Once Profitable | £2,500,000 | — |
| Gift Repayable Once Profitable | £2,700,000 | — |
League position by season
Honours (calc)
| Competition | Won | Runner-up | Last won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstone's Paint Trophy | 2 | — | 2004 |
| npower Championship | 1 | 2 | 1930 |
| English FA Cup | 1 | 2 | 1953 |
| Anglo-Italian Cup | 1 | 1 | 1971 |
| English Premier Division | — | 1 | — |
| npower League 2 | — | 1 | — |
| English Community Shield | — | 1 | — |
League history
102Club records
| Most league appearances | Jimmy Armfield | 568 games | |
| Youngest player | Jimmy Hampson 248–0 | ||
| Highest attendance | v Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1955 | |
| Record win | v Vicenza 10–0 | 1972 | |
| Record defeat | v Birmingham City 1–10 | 1901 | |
| Youngest player | Matty Kay v Scunthorpe United | 5,795 days (about 15 years) | 2005 |
| Most goals in a match | Jimmy Hampson v Reading | 5 goals | 1928 |
| Most league goals in a season | Jimmy Hampson | 45 goals | 1929 |
| Longest winning run | 0–0 | 12 games | 2007 |
| Longest losing run | 0–0 | 8 games | 1898 |
| Fastest goal | Billy Slater v Stoke City | 0 seconds | 1949 |
| Highest fee spent | Charlie Adam v Rangers 0–0 | £500,000 | 2009 |
| Highest fee received | Brett Ormerod v Southampton | £1,750,000 | 2001 |
Derbies
Regional divisions
| Level 6 | Blue Square Bet North | — |
Transfers in
None recorded
Transfers out
None recorded
Across versions
| Version | Division | Reputation | Players | Balance | Transfer budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM27 27.0.0 | Sky Bet League One | 5,100 | 45 | £1,336,740 | £100,000 |
| FM26 26.2.0 | Sky Bet League One | 5,000 | 45 | £948,233 | £400,000 |
| FM26 26.0.0 | Sky Bet League One | 5,000 | 44 | £948,233 | £400,000 |
| FM24 24.3.0 | Sky Bet League One | 5,000 | 56 | £1,731,141 | £100,000 |
| FM23 23.4.0 | Sky Bet Championship | 5,350 | 60 | £1,731,141 | £200,000 |
| FM23 23.3.0 | Sky Bet Championship | 5,350 | 60 | £1,731,141 | £200,000 |
| FM23 23.0.0 | Sky Bet Championship | 5,350 | 60 | £1,731,141 | £200,000 |
| FM22 22.4.0 | Sky Bet Championship | 5,200 | 58 | £1,000,000 | £200,000 |
| FM22 22.3.0 | Sky Bet Championship | 5,200 | 58 | £1,000,000 | £200,000 |
| FM22 22.1.0 | Sky Bet Championship | 5,200 | 60 | £1,000,000 | £200,000 |
| FM22 22.0.1 | Sky Bet Championship | 5,200 | 60 | £1,000,000 | £200,000 |
| FM22 22.0.0 | Sky Bet Championship | 5,200 | 60 | £1,000,000 | £200,000 |
| FM21 21.4.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,850 | 48 | £1,000,000 | £20,000 |
| FM21 21.3.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,850 | 47 | £1,000,000 | £20,000 |
| FM21 21.1.1 | Sky Bet League One | 4,850 | 37 | £1,000,000 | £50,000 |
| FM21 21.0.1 | Sky Bet League One | 4,850 | 37 | £1,000,000 | £50,000 |
| FM21 21.0.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,850 | 37 | £1,000,000 | £50,000 |
| FM20 20.4.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,850 | 47 | £1,000,000 | £50,000 |
| FM20 20.3.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,850 | 47 | £1,000,000 | £50,000 |
| FM20 20.1.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,750 | 48 | £1,000,000 | £50,000 |
| FM20 20.0.1 | Sky Bet League One | 4,750 | 48 | £1,000,000 | £50,000 |
| FM20 20.0.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,750 | 48 | £1,000,000 | £50,000 |
| FM19 19.3.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,650 | 47 | £1 | £1 |
| FM19 19.1.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,650 | 46 | £1 | £1 |
| FM19 19.0.1 | Sky Bet League One | 4,650 | 45 | £0 | £1 |
| FM19 19.0.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,650 | 40 | £0 | £1 |
| FM18 18.3.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,650 | 45 | £350,000 | £1 |
| FM18 18.1.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,650 | 43 | £500,000 | £50,000 |
| FM18 18.0.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,650 | 43 | £500,000 | £50,000 |
| FM17 17.3.0 | Sky Bet League Two | 4,450 | 51 | £500,000 | £50,000 |
| FM17 17.0.0 | Sky Bet League 2 | 4,450 | 43 | £500,000 | £50,000 |
| FM16 16.3.0 | Sky Bet League 1 | 4,750 | 49 | £500,000 | £50,000 |
| FM16 16.0.1 | Sky Bet League 1 | 4,750 | 46 | £500,000 | £40,000 |
| FM16 16.0.0 | Sky Bet League 1 | 4,750 | 46 | £500,000 | £40,000 |
| FM15 15.3.0 | Sky Bet Championship | 5,300 | 65 | £1,000,000 | £200,000 |
| FM15 15.0.0 | Sky Bet Championship | 5,300 | 63 | £1,000,000 | £200,000 |
| FM14 14.3.0 | Sky Bet Championship | 5,550 | 66 | £20,000,000 | £500,000 |
| FM14 14.0.0 | Sky Bet Championship | 5,500 | 64 | £30,000,000 | £500,000 |
| FM13 13.3.0 | npower Championship | 5,600 | 65 | £30,000,000 | £1,000,000 |
| FM13 13.0.0 | npower Championship | 5,600 | 67 | £30,000,000 | £2,000,000 |
| FM12 12.2.0 | npower Championship | 5,400 | 65 | £33,500,000 | £2,000,000 |
| FM12 12.0.0 | npower Championship | 5,250 | 52 | £33,500,000 | £4,000,000 |
| FM11 11.0.0 | English Premier Division | 5,250 | 61 | £7,000,000 | £4,000,000 |
| FM10 10.0.0 | Coca-Cola Championship | 4,350 | 43 | £1,250,000 | £600,000 |