An Archive for all Reports from 2010/11
Blackpool Men’s 1s 2-1 Keswick West Cumbria Men’s 1s by David Morgan Both teams had a limited amount of time available to warm, but it was Blackpool who started more sluggish of the 2 sides. The 1st half was dominated by poor passing and marking with helped Keswick have most of the pressure in the […]
Newly promoted Blackpool 2XI, started off a new campaign in Division 8 with an away trip to Division 9 winners Bury Old Boys. With two draws in the previous season both teams where desperate to secure a win and it seemed that Blackpool were the more determined side going 1 – 0 up early in […]
Blackpool Men’s 2s 6-2 Carlisle Men’s 2s by David Wright With Blackpool having bagged the promotion place in the league they came into the game with no pressure. Blackpool brought in 4 youth players with no 2nd team experience and re-called some more youth players for this game as regulars stepped up for the 1st […]
Blackpool Men’s 1s 6-2 Carlisle Men’s 1s by David Wright Blackpool Mens 1sts made the long journey up to Carlisle for the last game of the season, with promotion all ready under their belt. in light of this Captain Rob Abbott had brough in some younger players, Ben Mortimer and Nathan Woodman to assess their […]
Blackpool Men’s 2s 2-2 Carlisle Men’s 2s by David Wright With this game came a chance for Blackpool to get promotion a game early and with Blackpool there is only one speed, go! With the adrenaline pumping around, Blackpool were out to show they wanted back to back promotion. Blackpool had the better of the […]
Blackpool Men’s 1s 7-0 Carlisle Men’s 1s by Peter Latimer Following the 2nd team’s hard fought draw against their Carlisle equivalents, which clinched their own promotion, the 1st team faced Carlisle 1st’s relaxed in the knowledge that they had already been promoted several weeks ago. They played without fear (perhaps also because their strict disciplinarian […]
Blackpool Men’s 2s 5-0 Southport Men’s 4s by David Wright With promotion still lingering Blackpool could not afford to slip up! With only one substitute Blackpool needed to stay fresh and let the ball do the work. With the opening minutes it was obvious Blackpool were going to attack from the start with several chances […]
Blackpool Men’s 1s 4-2 Lytham St Annes Men’s 2s by Peter Latimer Blackpool, having secured promotion and won their cup competition, were far too relaxed at the start of their game against local rivals Lytham. They conceded an early goal when one of Lytham’s young upcoming players made a fine run down the right flank […]
Blackpool Men’s 2s 5-1 Bolton Men’s 4s by David Wright Blackpool came to sunny Bolton looking for a victory and once again Bolton wanted to spoil Blackpool’s 3 points party like they did back in November. Blackpool however were not the only team down in Bolton overseeing the proceedings. Blackpool wanted and more importantly needed […]
Blackpool Men’s 1s 4-2 Manchester Trinity Men’s 1s by Peter Latimer Blackpool first team suffered a bit of a hangover from their cup win and week of celebrations when they faced Manchester Trinity at home. They conceded the first goal with veteran defender Pete Latimer having to leave the field bleeding after a stick hit […]
Blackpool Men’s 1s 6-5 Mossley Hill Men’s 1s by Peter Latimer Blackpool first team won a dramatic Lancashire Trophy Final against Division 3 side Mossley Hill in Preston. The game had ended 5-5 after the normal 70 minutes, with Mossley Hill repeatedly pulling back Blackpool’s lead throughout the game. Penalty flicks beckoned after another seven […]
Blackpool Men’s 2s 4-3 Preston Men’s 5s by David Wright Preston were the team this week who tried to stop Blackpool from gaining promotion. Blackpool were trying to shake off the rustiness after 2 weeks off and their break showed when Blackpool were caught out early by some raw pace and went 1-0 down so […]