Blackpool

#640

Global Rank

3.4

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.7%

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United Kingdom • England • Europe

Population
348K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
497 km²
Density
702/km²

Primary city Blackpool

State / province Lancashire

Language English

Conurbations · Tier B

Blackpool metro area

53.82, -3.04
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Major League Teams/Venues.

Major League Teams/Venues↗3#T-133
Total Teams↗4#T-273
Major Sporting Events↗0
Major Companies↗0
Market Cap Score↗$0
Cultural Events0
Universities↗0
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗0
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗0
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗0
Airport Score↗0.0
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗0.0
Metro Stations↗0
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers0
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Sports

5 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Notable Venues2 venues

Football/Soccer

Bloomfield Road

Blackpool

Golf

Royal Lytham & St Annes

Lytham

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams2 teams

Football/Soccer • England

Blackpool

Blackpool • Level: 3

No titles1 cupDomestic leagues →

Football/Soccer • England

Fleetwood Town

Fleetwood • Level: 4

Major Sporting Events

Annual Sporting Events1 event

The Women's Open

Golf

• Lytham

Golf Majors13 events

Open Championship

Golf Major

2012 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Major

2001 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Major

1996 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Major

1988 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Major

1979 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Ryder Cup

Golf International

1977 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Major

1974 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Major

1969 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Major

1963 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Ryder Cup

Golf International

1961 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Major

1958 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Major

1952 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Major

1926 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Complete Event Timeline13 events

Open Championship

Golf Majors

2012 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Majors

2001 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Majors

1996 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Majors

1988 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Majors

1979 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Ryder Cup

Golf Majors

1977 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Majors

1974 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Majors

1969 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Majors

1963 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Ryder Cup

Golf Majors

1961 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Majors

1958 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Majors

1952 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Open Championship

Golf Majors

1926 • Royal Lytham & St Annes

Against expectation how Blackpool’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • English top-flight clubs based here have fallen short of their pre-match odds by 7.3 match points across 1,172 club-matches since 1888.

How this is measured →

Championship History

1 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Blackpool, across all sports, newest first. 1 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Blackpool
1953· 1953-05-02
FA Cup

Screen of Blackpool

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Leading figures: Tania Mallet, David Thewlis, Janet Munro