Football in Fleetwood has a long and arguably chequered past but the last 20 years or so has seen the team rise the ranks, promotion after promotion, an incredible new stadium and a fan base to rival any other.
We are season ticket holders, my dad has supported Fleetwood all his life and despite his ageing years, he turns out to every home game, like thousands of others from our home town. It’s in the blood.
These pictures rewind the clock to earlier days, back in the 1960s and 70s and right up to the more recent past. They are an eclectic mix of photos from our archives.
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![The Tunnel was opened to Fleetwood Town fans when the new stand was completed so they could see what had been achieved](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/31/11/59/onecms_dc5dd319-eaaf-4b42-9a03-567e6e29b561.JPG.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
1. Footballing Memories
The Tunnel was opened to Fleetwood Town fans when the new stand was completed so they could see what had been achieved | National World
![Work on the Memorial stand underway](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/31/9/58/onecms_35b35d4f-d811-48bc-99e0-a6b35f8748ce.JPG.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![Fleetwood Town FC fans Dave Allwood, Jonny Tombs and Tony Barnes. Picture: Jamie Blundell](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/31/9/33/onecms_0cafd3ad-ac72-49a7-b8a4-8223b3627390.JPG.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
3. Footballing Memories
Fleetwood Town FC fans Dave Allwood, Jonny Tombs and Tony Barnes. Picture: Jamie Blundell | submit
![The new stand goes up](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/31/9/23/onecms_3ddd5576-2b01-4b3d-bb75-5011b4635413.JPG.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![Jim's Sports Bar at Fleetwood Town Football Club, Highbury Stadium](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/31/9/45/onecms_4cd8c49d-05a6-41d1-ae14-5438128c0fd1.JPG.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
5. Footballing Memories
Jim's Sports Bar at Fleetwood Town Football Club, Highbury Stadium | National World
![Fleetwood fans on the Percy Ronson stand](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/31/9/10/onecms_4ce0e903-4b04-4a5c-bbd5-b3dea0f0154c.JPG.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=600)