Blackpool F.C. league record by opponent

Blackpool Football Club is an English association football club based in Blackpool, Lancashire, that currently competes in the EFL Championship. The club was founded in 1887 and became founder members of the Lancashire League during the 1889–90 season. The team was elected to The Football League in 1896 and remained there, with the exception of the 1898–99 season where they failed to gain re-election, until the club was promoted to the Premier League in 2010. Blackpool were relegated back to the Football League for the following season where they've remained to the present.

Through the years Blackpool have competed across the top four tiers of the English football pyramid in the First Division, Premier League, Second Division, Championship, Third Division, League One, Fourth Division and League Two. Blackpool's record against each club faced in these competitions is listed below.

The team has faced Burnley most frequently in league competition, with 116 matches as of the end of the 2020-21 season. Blackpool has won the most league matches against Leicester City, with 38 victories. The club has drawn more matches with Fulham than any other team, with 31 out of 102 league matches ending in a draw. Burnley has defeated Blackpool the most times in league competition, with 54 victories.

Key

  • The records include the results of matches played by Blackpool in The Football League (from 1896 to 1899, 1900 to 2010, 2011 to 2021) and the Premier League (from 2010 to 2011). Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season. Test Matches, Football League play-offs, cup matches, friendly matches and matches played in the Lancashire League are not included.
  • For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Leicester Fosse, Newton Heath and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Leicester City, Manchester United and Arsenal, respectively.
  •    † Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2021–22 EFL Championship alongside Blackpool.
  •    ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are now defunct.
  • P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = goal difference of total matches played; Win% = percentage of total matches won

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of matches played on 9 May 2021.
Blackpool F.C. league record by opponent
Club Home Away Total GD Win% First Last Note(s)
P W D L F A P W D L F A P W D L F A
Accrington Stanley 4 0 3 1 1 2 4 1 2 1 4 4 8 1 5 2 5 6 −1 012.50 2016–17 2020–21
AFC Bournemouth † 18 8 4 6 26 28 18 7 4 7 21 26 36 15 8 13 47 54 −7 041.67 1981–82 2014–15
AFC Wimbledon 4 3 1 0 6 1 4 0 2 2 0 3 8 3 3 2 6 4 +2 037.50 2017–18 2020–21
Aldershot ‡ 7 6 0 1 21 7 7 1 1 5 9 11 14 7 1 6 30 18 +12 050.00 1981–82 1990–91
Arsenal 37 11 13 13 51 60 37 2 8 27 34 91 74 13 21 40 85 151 −66 017.57 1896–97 2010–11 [a]
Aston Villa 32 14 8 10 52 45 32 6 9 17 41 68 64 20 17 27 93 113 −20 031.25 1930–31 2010–11
Barnet 4 3 1 0 12 7 4 1 1 2 2 11 8 4 2 2 14 18 −4 050.00 1991–92 2016–17
Barnsley † 44 15 14 15 58 46 44 9 8 27 52 89 88 24 22 42 110 135 −25 027.27 1898–99 2018–19
Birmingham City † 43 24 10 9 70 38 43 10 10 23 53 96 86 34 20 32 123 134 −11 039.53 1896–97 2014–15 [b]
Blackburn Rovers † 26 16 6 4 50 28 26 5 9 12 30 50 52 21 15 16 80 78 +2 040.38 1930–31 2017–18
Bolton Wanderers 47 18 18 11 66 56 47 11 12 24 47 77 94 29 30 35 113 133 −20 030.85 1903–04 2019–20
Bradford City 26 19 3 4 60 27 26 8 1 17 29 37 52 27 4 21 89 64 +25 051.92 1903–04 2018–19
Bradford Park Avenue 13 8 3 2 25 13 13 1 3 9 14 31 26 9 6 11 39 44 −5 034.62 1908–09 1936–37
Brentford 26 11 5 10 41 35 26 3 6 17 23 51 52 14 11 27 64 86 −22 026.92 1933–34 2014–15
Brighton & Hove Albion 15 6 5 4 25 19 15 4 5 6 20 28 30 10 10 10 45 47 −2 033.33 1972–73 2014–15
Bristol City † 46 21 13 12 75 48 46 10 13 23 41 72 92 31 26 35 116 120 −4 033.70 1901–02 2012–13
Bristol Rovers 20 11 3 6 34 24 20 4 6 10 21 28 40 15 9 16 55 52 +3 037.50 1974–75 2020–21
Burnley 58 22 17 19 73 65 58 11 12 35 55 104 116 33 29 54 128 169 −41 028.45 1897–98 2013–14
Burton Albion 3 1 1 1 5 3 4 1 1 2 2 5 7 2 2 3 7 8 −1 028.57 2015–16 2020–21 [c]
Burton Swifts ‡ 4 4 0 0 10 1 4 1 1 2 6 8 8 5 1 2 16 9 +7 062.50 1896–97 1900–01
Burton United ‡ 6 4 2 0 12 5 6 0 5 1 3 5 12 4 7 1 15 10 +5 033.33 1901–02 1906–07
Burton Wanderers ‡ 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 050.00 1896–97 1896–97
Bury ‡ 30 11 8 11 51 37 30 7 8 15 37 55 60 18 16 26 88 92 −4 030.00 1912–13 2017–18
Cambridge United 5 1 2 2 8 9 5 2 2 1 7 3 10 3 4 3 15 12 +3 030.00 1993–94 2016–17
Cardiff City † 35 23 7 5 66 26 35 10 13 12 49 52 70 33 20 17 115 78 +37 047.14 1920–21 2014–15
Carlisle United 19 12 5 2 36 15 19 7 3 9 23 27 38 19 8 11 59 42 +17 050.00 1967–68 2016–17
Charlton Athletic 31 18 5 8 69 36 31 11 10 10 46 46 62 29 15 18 115 82 +33 046.77 1929–30 2020–21
Chelsea 39 18 5 7 64 55 39 9 10 20 45 82 78 27 15 36 109 137 −28 034.62 1905–06 2010–11
Cheltenham Town 4 3 1 0 10 4 4 2 1 1 5 6 8 5 2 1 15 10 +5 062.50 2000–01 2016–17
Chester City ‡ 12 5 4 3 20 14 12 4 3 5 15 16 24 9 7 8 35 30 +5 037.50 1978–79 1994–95 [d]
Chesterfield 34 13 14 7 36 29 34 6 12 16 34 45 68 19 26 23 70 74 −4 027.94 1900–01 2015–16 [e]
Colchester United 17 6 8 3 22 18 17 3 6 8 24 31 34 9 14 11 46 49 −3 026.47 1978–79 2016–17
Coventry City † 14 11 1 2 32 6 15 5 4 6 18 20 29 16 5 8 50 26 +24 055.17 1919–20 2019–20 [c]
Crawley Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 000.00 2016–17 2016–17
Crewe Alexandra 14 7 3 4 27 14 14 4 3 7 18 24 28 11 6 11 45 38 +7 039.29 1981–82 2020–21
Crystal Palace 14 9 3 2 27 12 14 4 5 5 16 21 28 13 8 7 43 33 +10 046.43 1921–22 2012–13
Darlington 10 5 3 2 12 7 10 5 3 2 19 11 20 10 6 4 31 18 +13 050.00 1925–26 2000–01
Darwen ‡ 3 3 0 0 8 0 3 2 0 1 6 5 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 083.33 1896–97 1898–99
Derby County † 33 17 8 8 56 38 33 4 8 21 32 76 66 21 16 29 88 114 −26 031.82 1907–08 2014–15
Doncaster Rovers 23 15 5 3 52 24 24 9 7 8 34 29 47 24 12 11 86 53 +33 051.06 1901–02 2020–21 [c]
Everton 24 10 6 8 40 25 24 5 6 13 20 48 48 15 12 21 60 73 −13 031.25 1931–32 2010–11
Exeter City 8 6 2 0 13 1 8 1 3 4 4 10 16 7 5 4 17 11 +6 043.75 1978–79 2016–17
Fleetwood Town 5 4 1 0 8 3 5 1 3 1 3 3 10 5 4 1 11 6 +5 050.00 2015–16 2020–21
Fulham † 51 26 14 11 88 54 51 10 17 24 45 75 102 36 31 35 133 129 +4 035.29 1907–08 2014–15
Gainsborough Trinity 15 7 6 2 29 11 15 2 3 10 9 31 30 9 9 12 38 42 −4 030.00 1896–97 1911–12
Gillingham 20 10 7 3 40 24 20 4 7 9 26 31 40 14 14 12 66 55 +11 035.00 1978–79 2020–21
Glossop North End 16 9 6 1 31 13 16 4 4 8 16 33 32 13 10 9 47 46 +1 040.63 1898–99 1914–15 [f]
Grimsby Town 31 15 7 9 69 50 31 5 10 16 30 57 62 20 17 25 99 107 −8 032.26 1897–98 2016–17
Halifax Town 7 4 2 1 17 3 7 3 1 3 9 10 14 7 3 4 26 13 +13 050.00 1981–82 2000–01
Hartlepool United 12 6 3 3 21 14 12 5 3 4 15 13 24 11 6 7 36 27 +9 045.83 1981–82 2016–17
Hereford United 7 7 0 0 18 3 7 2 3 2 8 8 14 9 3 2 26 11 +15 064.29 1976–77 1991–92
Huddersfield Town † 39 18 14 7 67 44 39 9 9 21 42 80 78 27 23 28 109 124 −15 034.62 1910–11 2014–15
Hull City † 49 19 17 13 85 61 49 12 13 24 52 73 98 31 30 37 137 134 +3 031.63 1905–06 2020–21
Ipswich Town 14 5 4 5 19 17 14 0 6 8 17 29 28 5 10 13 36 46 −10 017.86 1961–62 2020–21
Kidderminster Harriers 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7 100.00 2000–01 2000–01
Leeds City ‡ 11 6 1 4 18 16 11 2 2 7 9 16 22 8 3 11 27 32 −5 036.36 1905–06 1919–20
Leeds United 22 11 6 5 39 28 22 3 7 12 23 43 44 14 13 17 62 71 −9 031.82 1920–21 2014–15
Leicester City 47 24 14 9 97 59 47 14 7 26 55 95 94 38 21 35 152 154 −2 040.43 1896–97 2013–14 [g]
Leyton Orient 35 21 10 4 72 25 35 11 7 17 31 41 70 32 17 21 103 66 +37 045.71 1905–06 2016–17 [h]
Lincoln City 26 21 2 3 66 16 26 10 8 8 29 27 52 31 10 11 95 43 +52 059.62 1896–97 2020–21
Liverpool 21 9 4 8 33 26 21 6 5 10 33 48 42 15 9 18 66 74 −8 035.71 1904–05 2010–11
Loughborough ‡ 3 3 0 0 10 2 3 2 0 1 6 5 6 5 0 1 16 7 +9 083.33 1896–97 1898–99
Luton Town † 22 11 5 6 35 23 22 4 4 14 23 41 44 15 9 20 58 64 −6 034.09 1897–98 2018–19
Macclesfield Town ‡ 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 075.00 1998–99 2000–01
Maidstone United (old) ‡ 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 0 4 0 4 4 +0 000.00 1990–91 1991–92
Manchester City 30 6 14 10 46 53 30 10 4 16 50 63 60 16 18 26 96 116 −20 026.67 1896–97 2010–11
Manchester United 41 14 9 18 62 69 41 6 8 27 36 87 82 20 17 45 98 156 −58 024.39 1896–97 2010–11 [i]
Mansfield Town 16 7 5 4 26 19 16 4 9 3 19 18 32 11 14 7 45 37 +8 034.38 1977–78 2016–17
Middlesbrough † 31 13 10 8 52 37 31 6 7 18 40 70 62 19 17 26 92 107 −15 030.65 1900–01 2014–15
Millwall † 24 13 7 4 39 25 24 3 10 11 21 33 48 16 17 15 60 58 +2 033.33 1928–29 2015–16
Milton Keynes Dons 5 4 0 1 6 5 4 1 1 3 5 10 10 5 1 4 11 15 −4 050.00 2004–05 2020–21 [c]
Morecambe 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00 2016–17 2016–17
Nelson 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 050.00 1923–24 1923–24
New Brighton Tower ‡ 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 4 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 000.00 1898–99 1900–01
Newcastle United 26 14 5 7 61 34 26 9 3 14 34 48 52 23 8 21 95 82 +13 044.23 1896–97 2010–11
Newport County 4 1 2 1 7 6 4 1 2 1 6 6 8 2 4 2 13 12 +1 025.00 1980–81 2016–17
Northampton Town 17 13 2 2 33 13 17 6 4 7 25 23 34 19 6 9 58 36 +22 055.88 1965–66 2020–21
Norwich City 11 5 1 5 13 16 11 5 2 4 13 19 22 10 3 9 26 35 −9 045.45 1934–35 2014–15
Nottingham Forest † 41 20 11 10 79 55 41 5 16 20 23 62 82 25 27 30 102 117 −15 030.49 1906–07 2014–15
Notts County 29 14 9 6 46 30 29 9 6 14 35 46 58 23 15 20 81 76 +5 039.66 1896–97 2016–17
Oldham Athletic 27 12 9 6 39 24 27 7 3 17 30 53 54 19 12 23 69 77 −8 035.19 1907–08 2017–18
Oxford United 17 10 5 2 22 10 18 6 3 9 18 20 35 16 8 11 40 30 +10 045.71 1968–69 2020–21
Peterborough United † 21 10 5 6 39 27 20 6 4 10 19 32 41 16 9 16 58 59 −1 039.02 1978–79 2020–21 [c]
Plymouth Argyle 26 8 13 5 34 26 26 13 3 10 39 32 52 21 16 15 73 58 +15 040.38 1933–34 2020–21
Port Vale 35 20 3 12 64 51 35 9 7 19 40 63 70 29 10 31 104 114 −10 041.43 1898–99 2015–16 [j]
Portsmouth 36 17 13 6 64 40 35 12 10 13 45 53 71 29 23 19 109 93 +16 040.85 1924–25 2020–21 [c]
Preston North End † 43 17 11 15 72 61 43 13 7 23 69 79 86 30 18 38 141 140 +1 034.88 1901–02 2009–10
Queens Park Rangers † 11 2 4 5 10 16 11 1 3 7 8 27 22 3 7 12 18 43 −25 013.64 1967–68 2013–14
Reading † 20 10 5 5 34 22 20 2 6 12 12 35 40 12 11 17 46 57 −11 030.00 1926–27 2014–15
Rochdale 11 5 4 2 14 8 12 1 3 8 8 19 23 6 7 10 22 26 −4 026.09 1981–82 2020–21 [c]
Rotherham County ‡ 4 3 0 1 9 3 4 3 0 1 5 2 8 6 0 2 14 5 +9 075.00 1919–20 1922–23
Rotherham United 19 7 5 7 28 21 19 6 2 11 19 30 38 13 7 18 47 51 −4 034.21 1967–68 2019–20
Rushden & Diamonds ‡ 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00 2003–04 2003–04
Scarborough 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 075.00 1990–91 1991–92
Scunthorpe United 14 12 0 2 38 12 14 3 5 6 15 17 28 15 5 8 53 29 +24 053.57 1981–82 2018–19
Sheffield United † 30 13 8 9 45 40 30 6 7 17 41 59 60 19 15 26 86 99 −13 031.67 1930–31 2015–16
Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 8 16 48 51 37 9 5 23 37 79 74 22 13 39 85 130 −45 029.73 1920–21 2014–15
Shrewsbury Town 11 3 3 5 13 11 11 3 3 5 8 10 22 6 6 10 21 21 +0 027.27 1978–79 2020–21 [c]
South Shields ‡ 9 7 1 1 27 8 9 2 2 5 12 19 18 9 3 6 39 27 +12 050.00 1919–20 1927–28
Southampton 21 15 2 4 46 23 21 2 6 13 31 52 42 17 8 17 77 75 +2 040.48 1922–23 2011–12
Southend United 12 6 4 2 20 13 12 5 0 7 18 21 24 11 4 9 38 34 +4 045.83 1978–79 2019–20
Stevenage 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00 2016–17 2016–17
Stockport County 33 17 8 8 51 32 33 9 10 14 37 46 66 26 18 22 88 78 +10 039.39 1900–01 2004–05
Stoke City † 31 11 10 10 44 38 31 9 9 13 37 54 62 20 19 23 81 92 −11 032.26 1907–08 2010–11 [k]
Sunderland 30 12 9 9 51 37 31 7 9 15 37 49 61 19 18 24 88 86 +2 031.15 1930–31 2020–21 [c]
Swansea City † 21 10 10 1 38 20 21 4 6 11 27 41 42 14 16 12 65 61 +4 033.33 1925–26 2009–10 [l]
Swindon Town 19 10 8 1 30 14 19 4 9 6 25 25 38 14 17 7 55 39 +16 036.84 1969–70 2020–21
Torquay United 7 6 1 0 17 4 7 2 1 4 9 10 14 8 2 4 26 14 +12 057.14 1981–82 2004–05
Tottenham Hotspur 26 7 9 10 32 34 26 5 5 16 35 71 52 12 14 26 67 105 −38 023.08 1908–09 2010–11
Tranmere Rovers 13 4 2 7 15 18 13 1 5 7 13 26 26 5 7 14 28 44 −16 019.23 1978–79 2019–20
Walsall 21 12 3 6 33 26 21 1 8 12 19 44 42 13 11 18 52 70 −18 030.95 1896–97 2018–19
Watford 12 3 6 3 15 14 12 4 3 5 18 30 24 7 9 8 33 44 −11 029.17 1969–70 2014–15
West Bromwich Albion † 40 20 6 14 65 50 40 10 6 24 51 94 80 30 12 38 116 144 −28 037.50 1901–02 2010–11
West Ham United 22 12 4 6 42 29 22 2 7 13 21 41 44 14 11 19 63 70 −7 031.82 1919–20 2011–12
Wigan Athletic 18 6 4 8 22 27 18 6 4 8 23 25 36 12 8 16 45 52 −7 033.33 1981–82 2020–21
Wimbledon (old) ‡ 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 6 4 2 1 1 6 7 −1 050.00 1979–80 1982–83
Wolverhampton Wanderers 50 23 10 17 85 65 50 11 9 30 58 97 100 34 19 47 143 162 −19 034.00 1906–07 2014–15
Wrexham 14 9 3 2 32 12 14 7 5 2 22 18 28 16 8 4 54 30 +24 057.14 1983–84 2004–05
Wycombe Wanderers 12 2 7 3 13 15 12 5 4 3 17 10 24 7 11 6 30 25 +5 029.17 1994–95 2019–20
Yeovil Town 4 1 2 1 6 5 4 2 1 1 5 2 8 3 3 2 11 7 +4 037.50 2005–06 2016–17
York City 17 9 3 5 23 23 17 5 4 8 16 22 34 14 7 13 39 45 −6 041.18 1974–75 2000–01
Total 2391 1150 632 600 4068 2730 2394 580 605 1210 2710 4176 4786 1730 1237 1819 6778 6903 -125 36.15 1896–97 2020–21
  1. ^ Record against Woolwich Arsenal included.
  2. ^ Record against Small Heath; record against Birmingham included.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i The 2019–20 EFL League One was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league positions decided on a points-per-game basis. Blackpool did not get to play the second game against this team during that season and therefore the total number of games played is an odd number.
  4. ^ Record against Chester included.
  5. ^ Record against Chesterfield Town included.
  6. ^ Record against Glossop included.
  7. ^ Record against Leicester Fosse included.
  8. ^ Record against Clapton Orient included; record against Orient included.
  9. ^ Record against Newton Heath included.
  10. ^ Record against Burslem Port Vale included.
  11. ^ Record against Stoke included.
  12. ^ Record against Swansea Town included.

References

General

Books

  • Calley, Roy (2011). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–2011. DB Publishing. ISBN 978-1859839768.

Websites

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