24 fantastic photos of Blackpool booking their place at Wembley away to Birmingham City on this day in 2012 - featuring current Seasiders coaches

The Seasiders headed into the second leg of the Championship play-off semi-finals with a 1-0 win from their meeting with the Blues at Bloomfield Road.

Ian Holloway’s side took a two goal lead in the Midlands through goals from Stephen Dobbie and Matt Phillips, but were forced to hold on in the end after Nikola Zigic and Curtis Davies pulled the home team level on the night.

Blackpool went head-to-head with West Ham United in the final 10 days later, but were left disappointed – after losing 2-1 following a late goal from Ricardo Vaz Te.

Here’s the best photos from the second leg victory at St Andrew’s: