Blackpool F.C. Ladies
| Full name | Blackpool Football Club: Ladies |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) |
The Seasiders, The 'Pool, The Tangerines |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Ground | Hallgate Park Stalmine, Lancashire England |
| Manager | Ryan Lewis |
| League | North West Women's Regional League Premier Division |
| 2015–16 | North West Women's Regional League Premier Division, 9th |
| Website | Club home page |
Blackpool F.C. Ladies are an English women's association football club affiliated with Blackpool F.C. Founded in 2008 from the Girls setup that was established in 2004.
The Ladies competed their inaugural season in the Lancashire FA Women's County League Division Two, which sits at the seventh level of the national League system in women's football in England.
In their first season, they won all eighteen league games, scoring 133 goals, and won promotion as champions to Lancashire FA Division One for the 2009–10 season. They were also runners-up in the Lancashire League Cup after a 1–0 defeat to Morecambe in the final.
After one season in charge, Michael O'Neill left the club to join Kendal Town FC as first team fitness coach and was succeeded by former Preston North End player Mac Barlow. Barlow, who was part of the County Division Two side that won promotion, brought in Dave Kelly, Marco Vidoretti and former Greenock Morton winger Mick Perrett to form the management team for that season. In the 2009–10 season they again won promotion as Champions and for the second consecutive season were runners-up in the Lancashire FA County Cup after a 3–1 extra-time defeat to Rochdale in the final.
In the 2010–11 season, Barlow added one more coach to the set up: Chris Stammers. Blackpool were defeated in their opening game of the season and finally lost their unbeaten status in the League as they went down 3–1 to Wren Rovers. However, just days later Blackpool secured a 2–0 victory in the reverse fixture at Bruce Park. Blackpool's first game in the FA Women's Cup resulted in a 3–2 defeat at Penrith. Nonetheless, Blackpool won all but one of their remaining League games. The Ladies were boosted in particular by a 6–0 victory at home to Carlisle. This was a significant fixture as it was the first time that Blackpool F.C. had hosted their own Ladies team at Bloomfield Road in a competitive League fixture. Blackpool were crowned Champions of the North West Women's Regional Division One North after a 2–1 victory over Morecambe at Hallgate Park on the final day of the season, thus giving them their third promotion in as many seasons.
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