12 Blackpool Football Club players you will remember from the decade of the 1980s who shaped the game on the pitch
By Claire Lark
Published 14th Sep 2022, 15:45 BST
The 1980s saw the Seasiders strive for promotion - finally making it to Division Three by the middle of the decade.
It was the 1984–85 season, which was their 77th season in the Football League. Blackpool finished second in Division Four achieving automatic promotion.
John Deary was the club's top scorer, with fifteen goals (thirteen in the league and two in the League Cup). He is pictured among the faces of the 80s who took the home side up a notch – they’ll bring those memories back. See next week for a run down of the players who took Blackpool into the Championship League in 2006/2007 – and where they are now.
Ian Britton played in midfield for Blackpool from 83-86. He moved to Burnley, where he stayed until 1989, during the time when this photo was taken Photo: National World