Blackpool F.C. Ladies
Blackpool F.C. Ladies are an English women's association football club affiliated with Blackpool F.C. Founded in 2008 from the Girls setup that was established in 2004. History The Ladies competed their inaugural season in the Lancashire FA Women's County League Division Two, which sits at the seventh level of the national League system in women's football in England. 2008-9 season In their first season, they won seventeen and drew one of their eighteen league games, scoring 133 goals, and won promotion as champions to Lancashire FA Division One for the 2009–10 season. They were also runners-up in the Lancashire League Cup after a 1–0 defeat to Morecambe in the final. 2009-10 season The following season they maintained a 100% record in winning the Lancashire County League Division One title and gained promotion to the North West Women's Regional League Northern Division. They reached the County League Cup Final for the second season running losing 3-1 to Rochdale after extra time. After one season in charge, Michael O'Neill had left the club to join Kendal Town FC as first team fitness coach and was succeeded by former Preston North End player Mac Barlow. Barlow, who was part of the side that won promotion from the Lancashire County League brought in Dave Kelly, Marco Vidoretti and former Greenock Morton winger Mick Perrett to form the management team for the 2009-10 season. Chris Stammers was added to the coaching staff for the 2010-11 season as the club set out with aspirations of a third consecutive promotion. 2010-11 season Having suffered their first ever defeat in a league fixture at the hands of local rivals Blackpool Wren Rovers on the opening day of the season they secured a 2-0 win in the reverse fixture three days later.The win kick started t a run of 8 consecutive league wins before suffering a 3 2 loss to Brazil. Five more consecutive league wins followed before a 1-0 defeat at Morecambe left the seasiders 9 points clear of second placed Penrith who had 3 games in hand. With goal difference in their favour the target for Blackpool was to win their six remaining games. A landmark 6–0 victory at Bloomfield Road against Carlisle United took the ladies to 48 points with 3 games left.Local rivals Blackpool Wren Rovers had moved into the position of closest contenders trailing Blackpool by 12 points but with 4 games in hand. Wins in their next 2 games left the Ladies needing to avenge their earlier defeat by Morecambe to leave Wrens with an almost impossible task. A hard earned 2-1 win put one hand on the trophy as the Pool finished with a club record 57 points from a 22 game season. Although Wrens won their next game promotion was confirmed on 28 April 2011 when they dropped points to Morecambe to confirm Blackpool as Champions of the North West Women Regional League thus giving them their third promotion in as many seasons. 2011-12 season For the 2011–2012 season, Blackpool FC