Yorkshire Seasiders

Last updated

Yorkshire Seasiders is an independent Supporters Group, founded in August 2003, who follow English Football League team Blackpool Football Club, specifically for any fan of the club who lives in Yorkshire. [1] [2]

Contents

Background

Their first meeting was at the Pennine Manor Hotel, Huddersfield, in August 2003 with current membership, as at July 2007, of 40. They hold regular meetings, usually in pubs in towns throughout Yorkshire.

The basic aim of the group is to bring together Yorkshire Seasiders Player of the Year Award, voted for by Group members from the Blackpool FC squad. For the 2005–06 season, the club's goalkeeper, Lee Jones (now playing for Darlington F.C.) won the Award, which was presented at Blackpool FC's Annual Seasonal Awards Evening held at the club's stadium, Bloomfield Road. For the 2006–07 season, the winner was striker, Andy Morrell. [3]

See also

Related Research Articles

Blackpool F.C. Association football club in England

Blackpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in the seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, the club played home games at Raikes Hall and the Athletic Grounds before moving to Bloomfield Road in 1901. Blackpool has a local rivalry with Preston North End, and matches between the two clubs are known as the West Lancashire derby. More recently a Fylde Coast derby has developed with nearby Football League newcomers Fleetwood Town.

Daniel Antony Nardiello is an England-born Welsh footballer who plays as a forward. He made one appearance for the Wales national team in 2007. He is the son of former Wales international Donato Nardiello, the nephew of Gerry Nardiello and cousin of Reis Ashraf.

Bloomfield Road

Bloomfield Road is a football stadium in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which has been the home of Blackpool F.C. since 1901.

Benjamin Kieron Burgess is a retired English-born Irish footballer best known for his time playing for Hull City and Blackpool. He was capped by the Republic of Ireland at U18 and U21 level.

Simon Grayson

Simon Nicholas Grayson is an English football former player and current manager.

William Charles Clarke is an Irish professional footballer who plays for League Two club Bradford City. He plays as midfield and striker and has played for Ireland at various levels up to under-21.

DJ Campbell

Dudley Junior Campbell is an English footballer who last played as a forward for Maidenhead United in the Conference South.

Andy Morrell English footballer; football manager

Andrew Jonathan Morrell is an English former professional footballer.

Wade Small English footballer

Wade Kristopher Small is an English professional footballer. His last known club was Kingstonian. Mainly a right winger, Small can also play on the left side and as a forward.

Paul Rachubka

Paul Stephen Rachubka is an English professional footballer who last played for Indian club Kerala Blasters FC as a goalkeeper in the Indian Super League.

Keith Southern English footballer

Keith William Southern is an English former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He made 376 appearances in the Premier League and Football league, most notably representing Blackpool between 2002 and 2012.

Wes Hoolahan Irish footballer

Wesley Patrick Hoolahan is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Cambridge United.

Ian Ross Evatt is a former English professional football player and is currently Manager of League Two club Bolton Wanderers.

Marcel Seip is a Dutch former professional footballer who plays as a centre back for ACV in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. He previously played for Veendam, Heerenveen, Plymouth Argyle, Blackpool, Sheffield United, Charlton Athletic, Bradford City, VVV Venlo, Central Coast Mariners and FC Emmen.

Harry Bedford (footballer) English footballer

Henry Bedford was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. He scored 326 league goals in 485 games.

Kaspars Gorkšs Latvian footballer

Kaspars Gorkšs is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Gorkšs was also the captain of the Latvian national team. From 2018 to 2019 Gorkšs served as president of the Latvian Football Federation.

Leyland & Chorley Seasiders is a supporters group that follows English Football League team Blackpool Football Club. Membership is open to any fan of the club who lives in Leyland, Chorley, Bamber Bridge and other surrounding areas.

The West Lancashire derby is a local rivalry in English football between Lancashire clubs Blackpool and Preston North End. The derby has taken place across all four tiers of English football, but not the top flight since the formation of the Premier League. Blackpool were promoted to the Premier League in 2010; Preston North End have yet to reach it. They have not met in the League since February 2010.

Joe Martin (footballer) English footballer

Joseph John Martin is an English professional footballer who plays for League One club Northampton Town. He is a left-sided defender, who can also play as a midfielder. He represented England at under-16 and under-17 levels.

The 2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season is the club's 112th season in the English Football League, and their fourth-consecutive season in League One, the third tier of the Football League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

References

  1. ↑ "Reflections on the Season (Part 1)". AVFTT. 9 May 2006. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
  2. ↑ "Brewer Dave's not bitter!". Blackpool Gazette . 2 November 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
  3. ↑ "Presentation Night". Blackpool F.C. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.