2015–16_Blackpool_F.C._season

2015–16 Blackpool F.C. season

2015–16 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool 2015–16 football season

The 2015–16 season was Blackpool's 107th season in the Football League, and their first season back in League One following relegation from the 2014–15 Football League Championship.[1] Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

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The club was managed by Neil McDonald, in his first season in charge. Following Blackpool's relegation to League Two at the end of the season, McDonald left his role as Blackpool manager.[2]

Blackpool finished 22nd in League One and were relegated for the second-successive season. They will play the 2016–17 campaign in League Two, their first time playing in the bottom division of English professional football in fifteen years.

They were also knocked out of both the FA Cup and League up at the first-round stage.

Transfers

Transfers in

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Loans in

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Loans out

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  1. Jones' loan was extended on 3 August 2015.
  2. Thomas was recalled by Derby County on 26 November 2015.
  3. White's loan was extended on 6 January 2016.
  4. Aimson's loan was extended on 27 November 2015.
  5. Little's loan was extended on 5 January 2016.
  6. Dunne's loan was extended on 29 March 2016.

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly Lancaster City A–A
Match abandoned after pitch invasion		 Blackpool Lancaster
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Giant Axe
14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly Blyth Spartans 0–2 Blackpool Blyth
19:30 BST Report Oliver 21'
Ball 72'		 Stadium: Croft Park
22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) Friendly Ross County 1–1 Blackpool Stirling, Scotland
15:00 BST Graham 25' Report Cullen 89' Attendance: 0
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly St Johnstone 0–1 Blackpool Tulloch, Scotland
15:00 BST Report McAlister Stadium: McDiarmid Park
28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly Morecambe 2–2 Blackpool Morecambe
19:45 BST Molyneux
Ellison		 Report Cullen
Drury		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
31 July 2015 (2015-07-31) Friendly Accrington Stanley 1–1 Blackpool Accrington
19:45 BST Conneely Report Osayi-Samuel 68' Stadium: Crown Ground

League One

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Colchester United 2–2 Blackpool Colchester
15:00 BST Gilbey 22'
Ambrose 56'		 Report Cullen 18', 45' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,438
Referee: James Linington
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Blackpool 0–2 Rochdale Blackpool
15:00 BST Report McDermott 58'
Henderson 87'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,076
Referee: Darren Drysdale
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Blackpool 1–2 Burton Albion Blackpool
19:45 BST Redshaw 26' Report El Khayati 58', 85' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,197
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Sheffield United 2–0 Blackpool Sheffield
15:00 BST Sharp 60'
McNulty 72'		 Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,199
Referee: Darren Deadman
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Blackpool 0–4 Walsall Blackpool
15:00 BST Report Sawyers 25', 74'
Aldred 57' (o.g.)
Mantom 67'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,489
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6 Scunthorpe United 0–1 Blackpool Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Report Potts 35' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,313
Referee: Tony Harrington
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7 Gillingham 2–1 Blackpool Gillingham
15:00 BST Loft 17'
Dack 81'		 Report Jackson 51' (o.g.) Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,231
Referee: Gary Sutton
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 Blackpool 1–1 Barnsley Blackpool
15:00 BST Redshaw 55' Report Hourihane 8' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,542
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Blackpool Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Akpa Akpro 73', 76' Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,241
Referee: Darren England
29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10 Blackpool 2–0 Chesterfield Blackpool
19:45 BST Cullen 2'
Potts 68'		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,960
Referee: Scott Duncan
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11 Blackpool 1–0 Swindon Town Blackpool
15:00 BST Cullen 38' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,704
Referee: David Webb
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 12 Coventry City 0–0 Blackpool Coventry
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 12,094
Referee: Keith Hill
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 13 Blackpool 1–1 Millwall Blackpool
19:45 BST Redshaw 82' (pen.) Report Beevers 35' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,225
Referee: Nigel Miller
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 14 Blackpool 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Blackpool
15:00 BST White 64'
Redshaw 87' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,970
Referee: Mark Haywood
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 15 Bury 4–3 Blackpool Bury
15:00 GMT Rose 2' 10'
Hussey 27'
Soares 34'		 Report Cullen 12'
Robertson 44'
Redshaw 84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 5,013
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
3 November 2015 (2015-11-03) 16 Bradford City 1–0 Blackpool Bradford
19:45 GMT Hanson 45' Summary Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 17,435
Referee: Andy Haines
14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 17 Blackpool 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Blackpool
15:00 GMT Report Williams 5'
Taylor-Sinclair 40'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,597
Referee: Ross Joyce
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18 Southend United 1–0 Blackpool Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Thompson 76' Report Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,290
Referee: Graham Horwood
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19 Port Vale 2–0 Blackpool Burslem
19:45 GMT Leitch-Smith 82'
Birchall 86'		 Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,640
Referee: David Webb
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20 Blackpool 1–0 Fleetwood Blackpool
15:00 GMT Pond 17' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,755
Referee: Graham Scott
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Blackpool Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Aldred 36' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,424
Referee: Phil Gibbs
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Blackpool 2–0 Peterborough United Blackpool
15:00 GMT Cullen 3'
Potts 31'		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,204
Referee: Robert Lewis
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) Postponed Blackpool P–P Oldham Athletic Blackpool
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
28 December 2015 23 Barnsley 4–2 Blackpool Barnsley
15:00 GMT Winnall 3' 54'
Watkins 56'
Long Yellow card 86'
Templeton 90+2'		 Report Ferguson Yellow card 18'
Aimson Yellow card 45+1'
Cullen 52' Yellow card 83'
Potts Yellow card 84'
Little 90'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,072
Referee: England Chris Sarginson
2 January 2016 24 Burton Albion 1–0 Blackpool Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Weir Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card
Duffy 63'		 Report Aimson Yellow card 30'
Aldred Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,339
Referee: England Richard Clark
9 January 2016 25 Blackpool 0–1 Port Vale Blackpool
15:00 GMT Norris Yellow card 21'
McAlister Yellow card 52'
Aimson Yellow card 66'
White Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Leitch-Smith 49'
Brown Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,527
Referee: England Seb Stockbridge
16 January 2016 26 Blackpool 5–0 Scunthorpe United Blackpool
15:00 GMT Aldred 2'
Potts 12' 28'
Norris 55'
Philliskirk 82'		 Report Williams Yellow card 19'
van Veen Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,004
Referee: England Darren Deadman
23 January 2016 27 Walsall 1–1 Blackpool Walsall
15:00 GMT Chambers Yellow card 34'
Taylor Yellow card 45+1'
Demetriou 66'
Downing Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Norris Yellow card 18'
Aldred Yellow card 48'
McAlister Yellow card 85'
Philliskirk 90+4'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,022
Referee: England Dean Whitestone
26 January 2016 28 Blackpool 0–0 Sheffield United Blackpool
19:45 GMT Report Sammon Yellow card 63'
Edgar Yellow card 90+2'
Brayford Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,296
Referee: England Ross Joyce
30 January 2016 29 Blackpool 1–0 Gillingham Blackpool
15:00 GMT Redshaw 45' (pen.)
Cullen Yellow card 66'
Norris Yellow card 75'		 Report Morris Yellow card 44'
Ehmer Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,828
Referee: England Andy Madley
6 February 2016 Postponed Oldham Athletic P–P Blackpool Oldham
15:00 GMT Stadium: SportsDirect.com Park
13 February 2016 30 Blackpool 2–3 Shrewsbury Town Blackpool
15:00 GMT Aldred 36'
Aimson Yellow card 53'
Philliskirk 54'		 Report Knight-Percival 5'
Whalley 7'
Mangan 29'
Akpa Akpro Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,873
Referee: England Carl Boyeson
16 February 2016 31 Blackpool 0–0 Oldham Athletic Blackpool
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,197
Referee: England Paul Tierney
20 February 2016 32 Swindon Town 3–2 Blackpool Swindon
15:00 GMT Ajose 17' 61' 88'
Traoré Yellow card 37'
Barry Yellow card 82'		 Report Aldred 2'
Norris Yellow card 24'
Philiskirk 65' (pen.)		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,412
Referee: England Phil Gibbs
27 February 2016 33 Blackpool 0–1 Bradford City Blackpool
15:00 GMT Aimson Yellow card 16' Yellow-red card 90+4' Report Reid 54' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,780
Referee: Michael Bull
1 March 2016 34 Chesterfield 1–1 Blackpool Chesterfield
19:45 GMT O'Shea 57' Report Potts 54'
Ferguson Yellow card 18' Yellow-red card 89'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 5,915
Referee: Eddie Illderton
5 March 2016 35 Millwall 3–0 Blackpool Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Gregory 7'
Wallace 24'
Morison 84' (pen.)		 Report White Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 76' Stadium: The New Den
Attendance: 9,753
Referee: Lee Swabey
12 March 2016 36 Blackpool 0–1 Coventry City Blackpool
15:00 GMT Boyce Yellow card 69'
Osayi-Samuel Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Fortuné 26' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,869
Referee: England Mark Brown
15 March 2016 37 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Blackpool Oldham
19:45 GMT Palmer 53'
Kelly Yellow card 60'
Jones Yellow card 64'		 Report Potts Yellow card 60'
Aldred Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: SportsDirect.com Park
Attendance: 3,715
Referee: England Jeremy Simpson
19 March 2016 38 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Blackpool Crewe
15:00 GMT Haber 83' Report Redshaw 34'
Aldred 84'
Redshaw Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 39'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,480
25 March 2016 39 Blackpool 1–1 Bury Blackpool
15:00 GMT Philiskirk 74' (pen.) Report Mayor 76' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,645
28 March 2016 40 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Blackpool Doncaster
15:00 GMT Report Cullen 87' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,575
2 April 2016 41 Blackpool 2–0 Southend United Blackpool
15:00 GMT Cullen 49'
Blyth 79'		 Report Barnett Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,979
Referee: England Mark Haywood
9 April 2016 42 Blackpool 0–1 Colchester United Blackpool
15:00 GMT Aldred Yellow card 29'
McAlister Yellow card 85'		 Report Porter 60' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,242
16 April 2016 43 Rochdale 3–0 Blackpool Rochdale
15:00 GMT Eastham 45'
Bunney 50'
Mendez-Laing 60'		 Report Boyce Yellow card 88' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,274
23 April 2016 44 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Blackpool Fleetwood
15:00 GMT White Yellow card 24' Report Pond Yellow card 64' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 5,123
30 April 2016 45 Blackpool 0–4 Wigan Athletic Blackpool
12:30 GMT Report McCann 60'
Wildschut 70', 72'
Grigg 85'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,226
8 May 2016 46 Peterborough United 5–1 Blackpool Peterborough
12:30 GMT Maddison 48' (pen.)
Taylor 74', 84', 86'
Coulthirst 76'		 Report Blyth 16' Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 6,005

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Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
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League Cup

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round Northampton Town 3–0 Blackpool Northampton
19:45 BST Hackett 20'
Calvert-Lewin 24'
Hoskins 29'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,549
Referee: James Adcock

FA Cup

7 November 2015 First round Barnet 2–0 Blackpool Barnet
15:00 Champion 36'
Gash 41'		 Report Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 1,869
Referee: England Kevin Johnson

Football League Trophy

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06) Second round Port Vale 1–2 Blackpool Burslem
19:45 BST Grant 52' (pen.) Summary Rivers 44'
Robertson 56'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 2,720
10 November 2015 Northern QF Wigan Athletic 4–0 Blackpool Wigan
19:15 Hiwula 20' 78' (pen.)
Murray 63'
Wildschut 71'		 Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 5,224

Lancashire Senior Cup

8 September 2015 (2015-09-08) First round Blackpool 4–2 Morecambe Blackpool
14:00 BST Paterson
Dunne
Thomas
Oliver 		Report Mullin 2'
Ellison 		Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Referee: James Mainwaring
24 February 2016 Quarter Final Blackpool 0–1 Manchester United Blackpool
14:00 BST Report McTominay 71' Stadium: Bloomfield Road

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