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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1887 | Club formed | |
| 1887 | Turned professional | |
| 1887 | Started playing home matches at Raikes Hall Gardens | |
| 1896 | Became a Limited Company | |
| 1896 | Elected to Football League in Division 2 | |
| 1897 | Started playing home matches at Blackpool Athletic Grounds | |
| 1899 | Returned to play home matches at Raikes Hall Gardens | |
| 1899 | Started playing home matches at Bloomfield Road ground | |
| 1901 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Small Heath 10-1 in Division 2 | |
| 1903 | Tom Barcroft became the first manager | |
| 1909 | John Cox became new manager | |
| 1919 | Bill Norman became new manager | |
| 1923 | Major Frank Buckley became new manager | |
| 1927 | Sid Beaumont became new manager | |
| 1928 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Reading 7-0 in Division 2 | |
| 1928 | Harry Evans became new manager | |
| 1929 | 1930 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1929 | 1930 | Jimmy Hampson set record for most League goals in a season 45 |
| 1932 | 1933 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1933 | Alex Macfarlane became new manager | |
| 1935 | Joe Smith became new manager | |
| 1936 | 1937 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1938 | Jimmy Hampson became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 246 goals | |
| 1948 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Man Utd 4-2 | |
| 1948 | Equalled record highest score in League match beating Preston 7-0 in Division 1 | |
| 1951 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Newcastle 2-0 | |
| 1953 | Won FA Cup final beating Bolton 4-3 | |
| 1955 | Record home attendance of 38,098 against Wolves in League Division 1 | |
| 1955 | 1956 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1957 | Equalled record highest score in League match beating Sunderland 7-0 in Division 1 | |
| 1958 | Ronnie Suart became new manager | |
| 1963 | Recorded highest score in Cup match beating Charlton 7-1 in League Cup 2nd round | |
| 1966 | Jimmy Armfield became club's most-capped player, with 43 caps for England | |
| 1966 | 1967 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1967 | Stan Mortensen became new manager | |
| 1969 | Les Shannon became new manager | |
| 1969 | 1970 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1970 | 1971 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1970 | Bob Stokoe became new manager | |
| 1971 | Jimmy Armfield played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 568 | |
| 1972 | Harry Potts became new manager | |
| 1976 | Allan Brown became new manager | |
| 1977 | 1978 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1978 | Bob Stokoe became manager for second time | |
| 1979 | Stan Ternent became new manager | |
| 1980 | Alan Ball became new manager | |
| 1980 | 1981 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1981 | Allan Brown became manager for second time | |
| 1982 | Sam Ellis became new manager | |
| 1984 | 1985 | Runners-up in Canon Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1989 | Jimmy Mullen became new manager | |
| 1989 | 1990 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1990 | Graham Carr became new manager | |
| 1990 | Bill Ayre became new manager | |
| 1991 | 1992 | At end of season promoted to Division 3 as Play-off winners |
| 1994 | Sam Allardyce became new manager | |
| 1995 | 1996 | Finished 3rd in Endsleigh Football League Division 2 (originally Division 3) promoted |
| 1996 | Club broke transfer record when buying Chris Malkin for £275,000 from Millwall | |
| 1996 | Gary Megson became new manager | |
| 1997 | Nigel Worthington became new manager | |
| 1999 | 2000 | Relegated at end of season to Nationwide League 3 (originally Division 4) |
| 2000 | Steve McMahon became new manager | |
| 2000 | 2001 | Won play-offs in Barclays Football League Division 3 (originally Division 4) promoted |
| 2001 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Brett Ormerod for £1,750,000 | |
| 2001 | 2002 | Winners of LDV Vans Trophy final beating Cambridge United 4-1 |
| 2003 | 2004 | Winners of LDV Vans Trophy final beating Southend 2-0 |
| 2004 | Colin Hendry became new manager | |
| 2005 | Matty Kay became club's youngest player at 16 years and 32 days | |
| 2006 | Simon Grayson became new manager | |
| 2006 | 2007 | At end of season promoted to Championship as Play-off winners (originally Division 2) |