A.F.C. Blackpool
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| Full name | Association Football Club Blackpool |
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| Nickname(s) | The Mechanics |
| Founded | 1947 (as Blackpool Metal Mechanics) |
| Ground | The Mechanics, Jepson Way, Blackpool |
| Capacity | 2,000 (250 seated) |
| Chairman | Tommy Baldwin |
| Manager | Stuart Parker |
| League | North West Counties League Division One |
| 2015–16 | North West Counties League Premier Division, 22nd (relegated) |
A.F.C. Blackpool are a football club based in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. The club currently play in the North West Counties League Division One. Based at Jepson Way, they are nicknamed The Mechanics or The Mechs, and are full members of the Lancashire County Football Association.
The club was founded as Blackpool Metal Mechanics in 1947 before changing their name to Blackpool Mechanics. They initially played in local leagues on the Fylde coast. They won the Fylde District League Division Two title in the 1950–51 season and were promoted to Division One, where between 1953–54 and 1957–58 they were champions twice and runners-up three times in five consecutive seasons. They also won a number of local cup competitions, including the Lancashire FA Amateur Shield in 1957–58.
In 1959 the club took the decision move up the leagues and joined the West Lancashire League. In their first season, 1959–60, they were runners-up. In 1960–61 they were champions and also won the Lancashire FA Amateur Shield again. The following season they were again West Lancashire League champions.
In 1962, they joined the Lancashire Combination Division Two. In the 1972–73 season they won the Lancashire Combination Bridge Shield and in 1974–75 finished as runners-up in the league, just one point behind champions Darwen. With the formation of the North West Counties Football League, they were placed in Division Three, and were promoted as champions to Division Two in 1985–86. They were briefly promoted to Division One in 1991–92 before being relegated back to Division Two, renamed Division One in 2006.
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