Leyland & Chorley Seasiders is a Supporters Group who follow English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 Premier League team Blackpool FC. Membership is open to any fan of the club who lives in Leyland

Leyland, Lancashire

Leyland is a town in the South Ribble borough of Lancashire, England, approximately six miles south of the city of Preston.Throughout the 20th and 21st century, the community has seen a large growth in industry, population and farming, due to the establishment of Leyland Motors, housing...

, Chorley

Chorley

Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, in North West England. It is the largest settlement in the Borough of Chorley. The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry...

, Bamber Bridge

Bamber Bridge

Bamber Bridge is a village to the south of Preston, Lancashire, England. The name derives from the Old English 'bēam' and 'brycg', which probably means "tree-trunk bridge". It is mentioned in an undated medieval document. The village is often referred to as "Brig" by residents...

 and other surrounding areas.

Background

The Group organise regular travel to both Blackpool Home games and Away games. They also organise a Leyland & Chorley Seasiders Player of the Year Award, voted for by Group members from the Blackpool FC squad, and presented at Blackpool FC's Annual Seasonal Awards Evening held at the clubs stadium, Bloomfield Road

Bloomfield Road

Bloomfield Road is an all-seater football stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It has been the permanent home of Blackpool F.C. since 1901 and is named after the road on which the stadium's main entrance used to stand. The stadium has been in a process of redevelopment since 2000...

. The winner of the 2006-07 season award was Andy Morrell

Andy Morrell

Andrew Jonathan "Andy" Morrell is an English footballer who is currently player-manager of Wrexham. Initially handed the role on an interim basis after Dean Saunders left to manage Doncaster Rovers, Morrell was given the job until the end of the season after a run of seven wins in nine...

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