Blackpool FC was formed in its present guise in 1887.  The glory year was undoubtedly 1953, when the team beat Bolton 4-3 at Wembley.

The 25 full-time Blackpool managers since the club's formation have been:-

• Bill Norman (August 1, 1919 to May 31, 1923)
• Major Frank Buckley (July 1, 1923 to May 31, 1927)
• Sydney Beaumont (August 1, 1927 to May 31, 1928)
• Harry Evans (honorary manager) (August 1, 1928 to May 31, 1933)
• Sandy MacFarlane (July 1, 1933 to July 31, 1935)
• Joe Smith (August 1, 1935 to April 30, 1958)
• Ron Suart (May 1, 1958 to February 1, 1967)
• Stan Mortensen (February 1, 1967 to April 30, 1969)
• Les Shannon (May 1, 1969 to October 26, 1970)
• Jimmy Meadows (October 26, 1970 to December 20, 1970)
• Bob Stokoe (December 20, 1970 to November 23, 1972)
• Harry Potts (January 1, 1972 to May 5, 1976)
• Allan Brown (May 5, 1976 to February 6, 1978)
• Jimmy Meadows (March 7, 1978 to May 20, 1978) (second time)
• Bob Stokoe (May 20, 1978 to August 17, 1979) (second time)
• Stan Ternent (September 19, 1979 to February 1, 1980)
• Alan Ball (February 1980 to February 28, 1981)
• Allan Brown (March 1, 1981 to May 31, 1982) (second time)
• Sam Ellis (June 1, 1982 to April 30, 1989)
• Jimmy Mullen (May 20, 1989 to April 30, 1990)
• Graham Carr (June 11, 1990 to November 30, 1990)
• Billy Ayre (November 30, 1990 to June 10, 1994)
• Sam Allardyce (July 19, 1994 to May 29, 1996)
• Gary Megson (July 5, 1996 to July 1, 1997)
• Nigel Worthington (July 8, 1997 to December 23, 1999)
• Steve McMahon (January 7, 2000 to June 6, 2004)
• Colin Hendry (June 7, 2004 to November 10, 2005)
• Simon Grayson (November 11, 2005 to present)

You can visit the club Website at: http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Welcome/

And the Supporters Club have their own site at: http://www.bsaweb.info/