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Latest news on Blackpool FC, the Seasiders or Tangerines, covering League One fixtures, results, transfers, manager news and Bloomfield Road.

Blackpool Football Club, founded in 1887 and based at Bloomfield Road in the South Shore area of the town, compete in League One, the third tier of English football. Nicknamed the Seasiders or the Tangerines because of their orange home shirts, the club has been owned since 2019 by lifelong supporter Simon Sadler, who ended the Oyston family's three-decade spell in charge. Blackpool's identity is closely bound up with the seaside resort that shares its name, a town known nationally for its illuminations, tower and entertainment heritage.

Former player Ian Evatt, who made more than 250 appearances for Blackpool between 2006 and 2013 and helped the club win promotion via the play-offs in both 2007 and 2010, returned to Bloomfield Road as head coach on 21 October 2025. His appointment followed the sacking of Steve Bruce and came amid efforts to push the Seasiders back towards the top half of League One after several seasons since relegation from the Championship in 2023. The club has also pressed ahead with plans to redevelop parts of Bloomfield Road, including the East Stand, as part of a wider regeneration scheme agreed with the local council.

Like many clubs outside the top two divisions, Blackpool face ongoing financial pressures, with recent accounts showing losses funded largely through loans from owner Simon Sadler's companies. Sadler has also faced scrutiny away from football, having pleaded not guilty to insider trading charges in Hong Kong relating to share dealings from 2017, a case that has drawn fresh attention to questions over the club's long-term ownership. Supporters have lived through boardroom uncertainty before, having organised prominent boycotts and protests during the unpopular Oyston era that preceded Sadler's takeover.

Matchdays at Bloomfield Road remain woven into the social fabric of the Fylde coast, with the club's followers known affectionately as the Tangerine Army. Beyond the first team, Blackpool's community foundation runs programmes linking the club with local schools, charities and grassroots football across the wider Lancashire area. For many supporters, following the Seasiders is inseparable from the identity of the town itself, a working seaside resort that has weathered its own share of economic challenges over the decades.

Blackpool's golden era arrived under long-serving manager Joe Smith, culminating in the 1953 FA Cup final victory over Bolton Wanderers, remembered ever since as the Matthews Final after an inspired display from Stanley Matthews, who became the first winner of the Ballon d'Or three years later. The club became the first in English football to win promotion from every tier of the Football League via the play-offs, a sequence completed when Blackpool beat Cardiff City in the 2010 Championship final to reach the Premier League for a single season under Ian Holloway. A difficult period followed, including a double relegation to League Two by 2016, before further play-off triumphs in 2017 and 2021, the latter a win over Lincoln City that returned Blackpool to the Championship and cemented their reputation as Wembley specialists.

From team news and transfer speculation to boardroom developments and the ongoing work at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool FC continues to generate headlines well beyond the Fylde coast. Our NewsNow feed brings together the latest coverage of the Seasiders from across the web, giving supporters and neutral observers a single, comprehensive source for staying up to date with everything happening at the club.