Football players born in Blackpool

Blackpool is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Gavin McCann, but the city has produced 93 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include George Eastham, Frank Swift, Joe Riley and Malcolm Barrass. Among them are 91 male and 2 female players. Documented players span more than 137 years, from 1869 to 2006.

Most notable players from Blackpool

Gavin McCann

b. 1978United Kingdom61

George Eastham

b. 1936United Kingdom60

Frank Swift

b. 1913United Kingdom53

Joe Riley

b. 1996United Kingdom51

Malcolm Barrass

b. 1924United Kingdom46

All 93 players from Blackpool

Teddy Duckworth

b. 1882United Kingdom44

Kenny Cooper, Sr.

b. 1946United Kingdom41

Tom Barkhuizen

b. 1993United Kingdom41

George Eastham, Sr.

b. 1914United Kingdom38

Scott Davies

b. 1987United Kingdom38

Josh Atkinson

b. 1902United Kingdom38

William Crellin

b. 2000United Kingdom38

Roger Kenyon

b. 1949United Kingdom36

Oliver Denham

b. 2002United Kingdom36

Mac Barlow

b. 1967United Kingdom36

Scott Tanser

b. 1994United Kingdom36

Harry Eastham

b. 1917United Kingdom36

William Parr

b. 1915United Kingdom36

Ken Brierley

b. 1926United Kingdom36

Joe Cardle

b. 1987United Kingdom36

Herbert Jones

b. 1896United Kingdom36

Mark Halstead

b. 1990United Kingdom36

John Hurst

b. 1947United Kingdom36

Alan Burton

b. 1991United Kingdom33

Darrell Grierson

b. 1968United Kingdom33

Dave Durie

b. 1931United Kingdom33

Matthew Blinkhorn

b. 1985United Kingdom33

Myles Boney

b. 1998United Kingdom33

Jack Parkinson

b. 1869United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland33

Matthew Cassidy

b. 1988United Kingdom33

William Anderton

b. 1879United Kingdom33

George Tanner

b. 1999United Kingdom33

Darren Connell

b. 1982United Kingdom33

Ken Booth

b. 1934United Kingdom33

Geoff Collier

b. 1950United Kingdom33

Chris Beech

b. 1974United Kingdom33

Sam Lavelle

b. 1996United Kingdom33

Ciaran Donnelly

b. 1984United Kingdom33

Jamie Burns

b. 1984United Kingdom33

Jack Cartmell

b. 1890United Kingdom33

Andy Gouck

b. 1972United Kingdom30

Andrew Lyons

b. 1966United Kingdom30

Tom Atcheson

b. 2006United Kingdom30

Maurice Webster

b. 1899United Kingdom30

Louis Cardwell

b. 1912United Kingdom30

Jamie Thomas

b. 1997United Kingdom30

Len Stephenson

b. 1930United Kingdom30

Lee Hardy

b. 1981United Kingdom30

Kevin Moore

b. 1956United Kingdom30

Ted Wade

b. 1901United Kingdom30

Tom Byrom

b. 192030

Jamie Milligan

b. 1980United Kingdom30

Harry Cookson

b. 1869United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland30

John Hills

b. 1978United Kingdom26

Mick McGuire

b. 1952United Kingdom26

Steve Harrison

b. 1952United Kingdom26

Tommy Singleton

b. 1940United Kingdom26

Paul Sanderson

b. 1964United Kingdom26

Tom Randles

b. 1940New Zealand26

Mark Westhead

b. 1975United Kingdom26

Brad Holmes

b. 200226

Albert Turner

b. 1901United Kingdom26

Graham Lancashire

b. 1972United Kingdom26

Kurt Willoughby

b. 1997United Kingdom26

Lee Morris

b. 1980United Kingdom26

Mark Kelly

b. 1966United Kingdom26

Steve Hill

b. 1940United Kingdom26

David Tong

b. 1955United Kingdom26

Dennis Wann

b. 1950United Kingdom26

Danny Hanley

b. 1974United Kingdom26

Jack Green

Canada26

Josh Kay

b. 1996United Kingdom26

Phil Thompson

b. 1981United Kingdom26

Darran Kempson

b. 1984United Kingdom26

Matty Kay

b. 1989United Kingdom26

Cole Kpekawa

b. 1996United Kingdom20

Derek Panter

b. 1943United Kingdom20

Harry Mellor

b. 1895United Kingdom20

Billy Wright

b. 1931United Kingdom20

Alex Munro

b. 1912United Kingdom20

Matthew Urwin

b. 199320

Danny Rowe

b. 1989United Kingdom20

Luke Higham

b. 1996United Kingdom20

Josh Feeney

b. 2005United Kingdom20

Charlie Hughes

b. 1939United Kingdom20

Hollie Thomson

b. 1986United Kingdom20

Jim McKenna

b. 191013

Joe McMain

b. 187213

Fred Haslam

b. 189913

Dave Hailwood

b. 1954United Kingdom13

Matthew Shaw

b. 198413

Harry Read

b. 188513

Joseph MacDonald

b. 1992United Kingdom13