2017–18 season | ||||
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Owner | Owen Oyston | |||
Chairman |
Karl Oyston (until 8 February) | |||
Manager | Gary Bowyer | |||
Stadium | Bloomfield Road | |||
League One | 12th | |||
FA Cup | First round | |||
EFL Cup | First round | |||
EFL Trophy | Third round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Kyle Vassell (11 goals) All: Kyle Vassell (11 goals) | |||
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The 2017–18 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 109th season in the Football League, and their first season back in League One following promotion from the 2016–17 Football League Two Play-Offs, against Exeter. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
No. | Name | Pos. | Nat. | Place of Birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Ends | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | Ben Williams | GK | Manchester | 35 | 6 | 0 | Bury | 3 July 2017 | Free | 2018 | |||
25 | Myles Boney | GK | 20 | 4 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2015 | Trainee | Undisclosed | ||||
28 | Joe Lumley | GK | Harlow | 23 | 18 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 January 2018 | Loan | 2018 | |||
37 | Christoffer Mafoumbi | GK | Roubaix | 24 | 6 | 0 | Free State Stars | 20 July 2017 | Free | 2019 | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | Kelvin Mellor | RB | Crewe | 27 | 89 | 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 July 2016 | Free | 2018 | |||
3 | Andy Taylor | LB | Blackburn | 32 | 61 | 2 | Walsall | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2018 | |||
5 | Clark Robertson | CB/ LB | Aberdeen | 24 | 137 | 5 | Aberdeen | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2018 | |||
6 | Will Aimson | CB/ DM | Christchurch | 24 | 69 | 0 | Hull City | 14 January 2016 | Undisclosed | 2018 | |||
12 | Nick Anderton | LB | Preston | 22 | 11 | 0 | Barrow | 1 July 2017 | £75,000 | 2019 | |||
16 | Curtis Tilt | CB | Walsall | 26 | 45 | 1 | Wrexham | 1 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2019 | |||
20 | Ollie Turton | RB | Manchester | 25 | 43 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2019 | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | Jim McAlister | CM | Rothesay | 32 | 80 | 1 | Dundee | 29 July 2015 | Free | 2018 | |||
8 | Sessi D'Almeida | DM | Bordeaux | 22 | 27 | 1 | Barnsley | 19 August 2017 | Undisclosed | 2018 | |||
14 | Jimmy Ryan | CM | Liverpool | 29 | 38 | 3 | Fleetwood Town | 6 July 2017 | Free | 2019 | |||
15 | Sean Longstaff | CM | North Shields | 20 | 45 | 9 | Newcastle United | 21 July 2017 | Loan | 2018 | |||
17 | Viv Solomon-Otabor | LW | London | 22 | 46 | 5 | Birmingham City | 26 July 2017 | Loan | 2018 | |||
23 | Colin Daniel | LM | Eastwood | 30 | 85 | 8 | Port Vale | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2019 | |||
24 | Callum Cooke | AM | Peterlee | 21 | 33 | 2 | Middlesbrough | 18 July 2017 | Loan | 2018 | |||
44 | Jay Spearing | DM | Wallasey | 29 | 34 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 October 2017 | Free | 2018 | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
7 | Kyle Vassell | CF | Milton Keynes | 26 | 71 | 24 | Peterborough United | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2018 | |||
9 | Mark Cullen | CF | Ashington | 26 | 92 | 22 | Luton Town | 30 June 2015 | £180,000 | 2018 | |||
10 | Max Clayton | SS | Crewe | 23 | 7 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2019 | |||
11 | Armand Gnanduillet | CF | Angers | 25 | 57 | 10 | Leyton Orient | 19 August 2016 | Free | 2018 | |||
18 | Danny Philliskirk | CF | Oldham | 27 | 72 | 11 | Oldham Athletic | 7 January 2016 | Undisclosed | 2018 | |||
19 | Jamille Matt | CF | 28 | 39 | 3 | Fleetwood Town | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2018 | ||||
21 | Dolly Menga | CF | Verviers | 25 | 8 | 0 | Free agent | 10 November 2017 | Free | 2018 | |||
22 | Dan Agyei | CF | Kingston upon Thames | 21 | 9 | 0 | Burnley | 18 January 2018 | Loan | 2018 | |||
27 | Scott Quigley | CF | Shrewsbury | 25 | 8 | 0 | The New Saints | 16 August 2017 | £35,000 | 2019 | |||
30 | Nathan Delfouneso | CF | Birmingham | 27 | 120 | 22 | Swindon Town | 21 January 2017 | Free | 2018 | |||
32 | Rowan Roache | CF | 18 | 5 | 0 | Academy | 5 December 2016 | Trainee | 2019 | ||||
36 | Raúl Correia | CF | 25 | 1 | 0 | Radcliffe Borough | 31 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 2018 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ENG | Ben Williams | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2 | DF | ENG | Kelvin Mellor | 34 | 6 | 26+3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
3 | DF | ENG | Andy Taylor | 13 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
4 | MF | SCO | Jim McAlister | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
5 | DF | SCO | Clark Robertson | 40 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | DF | ENG | Will Aimson | 22 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
7 | FW | ENG | Kyle Vassell | 29 | 11 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | BEN | Sessi D'Almeida | 27 | 1 | 12+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
9 | FW | ENG | Mark Cullen | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ENG | Max Clayton | 7 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
11 | FW | CIV | Armand Gnanduillet | 31 | 5 | 9+17 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
12 | DF | ENG | Nick Anderton | 11 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
14 | MF | IRL | Jimmy Ryan | 38 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
15 | MF | ENG | Sean Longstaff | 45 | 9 | 37+5 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
16 | DF | ENG | Curtis Tilt | 45 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
17 | MF | NGA | Viv Solomon-Otabor | 46 | 5 | 35+9 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
18 | FW | ENG | Danny Philliskirk | 26 | 6 | 7+12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
20 | DF | ENG | Ollie Turton | 43 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | FW | ANG | Dolly Menga | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | FW | ENG | Dan Agyei | 9 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | MF | ENG | Colin Daniel | 45 | 4 | 43+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | MF | ENG | Callum Cooke | 33 | 2 | 18+11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
28 | GK | ENG | Joe Lumley | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
29 | DF | ENG | Peter Hartley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
30 | FW | ENG | Nathan Delfouneso | 46 | 9 | 29+11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
32 | FW | IRL | Rowan Roache | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
35 | FW | ENG | Finlay Sinclair-Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
37 | GK | CGO | Christoffer Mafoumbi | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
43 | DF | ENG | Caleb Richards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
44 | MF | ENG | Jay Spearing | 34 | 0 | 30+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player(s) out on loan: | |||||||||||||
19 | FW | JAM | Jamille Matt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | FW | ENG | Scott Quigley | 14 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
36 | FW | ANG | Raúl Correia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Player(s) who left the club: | |||||||||||||
21 | MF | NGA | Bright Osayi-Samuel | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | GK | ENG | Ryan Allsop | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | MF | USA | Sebastien Des Pres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | CF | Kyle Vassell | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
2 | 15 | CM | Sean Longstaff | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
30 | CF | Nathan Delfouneso | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
4 | 2 | RB | Kelvin Mellor | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
5 | 18 | CF | Danny Philliskirk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
6 | 11 | CF | Armand Gnanduillet | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
17 | LW | Viv Solomon-Otabor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
8 | 23 | LM | Colin Daniel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
9 | 5 | CB | Clark Robertson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
14 | CM | Jimmy Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
11 | 24 | AM | Callum Cooke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | 8 | DM | Sessi D'Almeida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
10 | SS | Max Clayton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
16 | CB | Curtis Tilt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
20 | RB | Ollie Turton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
35 | CF | Finlay Sinclair-Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Total | 60 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 70 |
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 | CB | Curtis Tilt | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 14 | CM | Jimmy Ryan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | 23 | LM | Colin Daniel | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | 30 | CF | Nathan Delfouneso | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | 2 | RB | Kelvin Mellor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | RB | Ollie Turton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | 7 | CF | Kyle Vassell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | DM | Sessi D'Almeida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
44 | DM | Jay Spearing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | 11 | CF | Armand Gnanduillet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | LW | Viv Solomon-Otabor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
28 | GK | Joe Lumley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
13 | 5 | CB | Clark Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | CM | Sean Longstaff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | CF | Danny Philliskirk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
21 | CF | Dolly Menga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | AM | Callum Cooke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
37 | GK | Christoffer Mafoumbi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
43 | RB | Caleb Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
— | GK | Ryan Allsop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2017 | LB | Nick Anderton | Barrow | £75,000 | [2] | |
1 July 2017 | SS | Max Clayton | Bolton Wanderers | Free | [3] | |
1 July 2017 | CB | Peter Hartley | Bristol Rovers | Undisclosed | [4] | |
1 July 2017 | CB | Curtis Tilt | Wrexham | Free | [5] | |
1 July 2017 | RB | Ollie Turton | Crewe Alexandra | Free | [6] | |
3 July 2017 | GK | Ben Williams | Bury | Free | [7] | |
6 July 2017 | CM | Jimmy Ryan | Fleetwood Town | Free | [8] | |
20 July 2017 | GK | Christoffer Mafoumbi | Free State Stars | Free | [9] | |
16 August 2017 | FW | Scott Quigley | The New Saints | £35,000 | [10] | |
18 August 2017 | DM | Sessi D'Almeida | Barnsley | Undisclosed | [11] | |
4 October 2017 | DM | Jay Spearing | Bolton Wanderers | Free | [12] | |
10 November 2017 | CF | Dolly Menga | Braga | Free | [13] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2017 | DM | Ian Black | Skelmersdale United | Released | [14] [a] | |
1 July 2017 | CM | Henry Cameron | Limerick | Released | [14] [b] | |
1 July 2017 | LB | Luke Higham | Fleetwood Town | Released | [14] [c] | |
1 July 2017 | CM | John Herron | Raith Rovers | Released | [14] [d] | |
1 July 2017 | GK | Dean Lyness | Nuneaton Town | Released | [14] | |
1 July 2017 | CB | Eddie Nolan | Crewe Alexandra | Released | [14] [e] | |
1 July 2017 | CM | Jack Payne | Ebbsfleet United | Released | [14] [f] | |
1 July 2017 | CF | Jack Redshaw | Salford City | Released | [14] [g] | |
1 July 2017 | GK | Sam Slocombe | Bristol Rovers | Released | [14] [h] | |
1 July 2017 | RB | Macauley Wilson | Bamber Bridge | Released | [14] [i] | |
5 July 2017 | DF | Christian N'Guessan | Burnley | Free | [24] | |
6 July 2017 | CB | Tom Aldred | Bury | Free | [25] | |
3 August 2017 | CM | Brad Potts | Barnsley | Undisclosed | [26] | |
1 September 2017 | RM | Bright Osayi-Samuel | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed | [27] | |
19 September 2017 | CM | Sebastien Des Pres | Fleetwood Town | Free | [28] |
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 July 2017 | GK | Ryan Allsop | AFC Bournemouth | 30 June 2018 | [29] | |
18 July 2017 | AM | Callum Cooke | Middlesbrough | 30 June 2018 | [30] | |
21 July 2017 | CM | Sean Longstaff | Newcastle United | 6 January 2018 | [31] | |
26 July 2017 | LW | Viv Solomon-Otabor | Birmingham City | 6 January 2018 | [32] |
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 July 2017 | DF | Denzel Williams | Bamber Bridge | TBA | [33] | |
21 July 2017 | GK | Jack Sims | Skelmersdale United | TBA | [34] | |
25 July 2017 | CF | Raúl Correia | Guiseley | 2 January 2018 | [35] | |
2 August 2017 | AM | Rowan Roache | Southport | TBA | [36] | |
29 August 2017 | CF | Jamille Matt | Grimsby Town | 30 June 2018 | [37] | |
31 August 2017 | CB | Peter Hartley | Motherwell | 30 June 2018 | [38] | |
13 September 2017 | DF | Caleb Richards | Warrington Town | 8 October 2017 | [39] | |
2 December 2017 | LB | Caleb Richards | Southport | 2 January 2018 | [40] |
As of 1 June 2017, Blackpool have announced five pre-season friendlies against Southport, Macclesfield Town, [41] Salford City, Radcliffe Borough and Chorley. [42]
7 July 2017 | Dundee United | 1–0 | Blackpool | St Andrews, Scotland |
14:00 BST | Fraser | Report | Attendance: 0 |
15 July 2017 | Southport | 1–3 | Blackpool | Blowick |
15:00 BST | Anderson | Report |
Vassell Gnanduillet Osayi-Samuel pen.' |
Stadium: Haig Avenue |
22 July 2017 | Salford City | 3–4 | Blackpool | Salford |
15:00 BST |
Redshaw ?', ?' Nottingham ?' |
Report |
Vassell ?' Potts ?' Osayi-Samuel ?' Clayton ?' |
Stadium: Moor Lane |
22 July 2017 | Radcliffe Borough | 0–7 | Blackpool | Radcliffe |
15:00 BST | Report |
Delfouneso 21', 30', 54' Matt 24' Cullen 78', 81' Philliskirk 86' |
Stadium: NeuVen Stadium |
25 July 2017 | Chorley | 0–3 | Blackpool | Chorley |
19:45 BST | Report |
Philliskirk 34' Cullen 47', 66' |
Stadium: Victory Park |
29 July 2017 | Macclesfield Town | 0–2 | Blackpool | Macclesfield |
15:00 BST | Report | Cullen 58', 68' | Stadium: Moss Rose |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Southend United | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 63 |
11 | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 63 |
12 | Blackpool | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 60 |
13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 59 |
14 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 57 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | −3 |
Last updated: 13 January 2018.
Source: [
citation needed]
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced. [43] [44]
5 August 2017 1 | Bradford City | 2–1 | Blackpool | Bradford |
15:00 BST |
Knight-Percival 34' 41' Patrick 59' |
Report |
Daniel 40' 43' Tilt 82' |
Stadium:
Valley Parade Attendance: 20,804 Referee: Roger East |
12 August 2017 2 | Blackpool | 1–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Blackpool |
15:00 BST | Longstaff 6' | Report | Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,412 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
19 August 2017 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 3–3 | Blackpool | Doncaster |
15:00 BST |
Allsop 37' (
o.g.) Marquis 45+1' May 75' Whiteman 85' |
Report |
Longstaff 38' Turton 65' Cooke 76' Daniel 86' |
Stadium:
Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,558 Referee: Robert Jones |
26 August 2017 4 | Blackpool | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | Blackpool |
15:00 BST |
Longstaff 6' Vassell 15' Daniel 90+1' |
Report |
Banks 25' Amadi-Holloway 70' |
Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,642 Referee: Peter Bankes |
2 September 2017 5 | Blackpool | 1–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Blackpool |
15:00 BST |
Longstaff 52' Tilt 69' |
Report |
Francomb 41' Abdou 53' Trotter 67' Robinson 90+3' |
Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,457 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
9 September 2017 6 | Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | Blackpool | Scunthorpe |
15:00 BST | Wallace 57' | Report |
Ryan 38' Vassell 66' |
Stadium:
Glanford Park Attendance: 4,290 Referee: Andy Haines |
12 September 2017 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–3 | Blackpool | Plymouth |
19:45 BST |
Bradley 23' 49' Edwards 45+3' 65' Miller 60' |
Report |
Daniel 2' Ryan 70' Delfouneso 86' Allsop 89' |
Stadium:
Home Park Attendance: 7,411 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
16 September 2017 8 | Blackpool | 3–1 | Oxford United | Blackpool |
15:00 BST |
Vassell 6', 90+4' Cooke 15' Ryan 78' |
Report |
Ricardinho 31' Ledson 57' Henry 90' Rothwell 90+6' |
Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,274 Referee: Darren Handley |
23 September 2017 9 | Bristol Rovers | 3–1 | Blackpool | Bristol |
15:00 BST |
Bodin 40' Moore 45+1' Broadbent 50' Telford 75' Lines 79' Sweeney 84' Harrison 90+3' |
Report | Vassell 12' | Stadium:
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,431 Referee: Gavin Ward |
26 September 2017 10 | Blackpool | 0–0 | Rochdale | Blackpool |
19:45 BST | Ryan 72' | Report | Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,399 Referee: David Webb |
30 September 2017 11 | Southend United | 2–1 | Blackpool | Southend-on-Sea |
15:00 BST |
Wordsworth 5' Leonard 31' Cox 46' Timlin 71' |
Report | Vassell 56' | Stadium:
Roots Hall Attendance: 6,688 Referee: John Brooks |
7 October 2017 P | Blackpool | v | Blackburn Rovers | Blackpool |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Bloomfield Road | |||
Note: On 25 September, it was announced the scheduled home fixture against Blackburn Rovers was postponed due to international call-ups. [45] |
14 October 2017 12 | Walsall | 1–1 | Blackpool | Walsall |
15:00 BST | Oztumer 18' | Report |
Longstaff 25' Solomon-Otabor 65' Daniel 82' |
Stadium:
Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,503 Referee: Tom Neild |
17 October 2017 13 | Blackpool | 2–1 | Bury | Blackpool |
19:45 BST |
Mellor 38' Delfouneso 65' Tilt 73' 87' |
Report |
Aldred 13' Beckford 58' |
Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,437 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
21 October 2017 14 | Blackpool | 1–3 | Wigan Athletic | Blackpool |
15:00 BST |
Vassell 8' D'Almeida 40' |
Report |
Toney 40' Dunkley 45+1', 54' Powell 69' Byrne 70' Perkins 82' Hunt 90+5' |
Stadium:
Bloomdfield Road Attendance: 5,817 Referee: Andy Haines |
28 October 2017 15 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Blackpool | Northampton |
14:00 BST |
Hoskins 21' Grimes 66' Poole 80' |
Report |
Cooke 59' Tilt 90+2' |
Stadium:
Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,213 Referee: John Busby |
11 November 2017 16 | Blackpool | 2–3 | Portsmouth | Blackpool |
15:00 GMT |
Solomon-Otabor 74' Hawkins 83' ( o.g.) |
Report |
Pitman 52', 86' Close 80' Clarke 82' |
Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,032 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
18 November 2017 17 | Peterborough United | 0–1 | Blackpool | Peterborough |
15:00 GMT | Tafazolli 38' | Report |
Vassell 21' Turton 72' Solomon-Otabor 82' |
Stadium:
London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,254 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
21 November 2017 18 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Gillingham | Blackpool |
19:45 GMT | Vassell 41' | Report |
Hessenthaler 70' Eaves 90' |
Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
25 November 2017 19 | Fleetwood Town | 0–0 | Blackpool | Fleetwood |
15:00 GMT | Bolger 90+1' | Report | Stadium:
Highbury Stadium Attendance: 5,035 Referee: Oliver Langford |
28 November 2017 20 | Blackpool | 2–4 | Blackburn Rovers | Blackpool |
19:45 GMT |
Mellor 29' Ryan 42' Philliskirk 75' |
Report |
Antonsson 25' Smallwood 42' Dack 45' Mulgrew 63' Downing 67' Williams 78' |
Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,302 Referee: Andrew Madley |
9 December 2017 21 | Blackpool | 1–2 | Rotherham United | Blackpool |
15:00 GMT |
Mellor 21' Daniel 63' |
Report |
Wood 28' Ihiekwe 36' Ball 76', 87' Vaulks 82' |
Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,654 Referee: Peter Bankes |
16 December 2017 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Blackpool | Shrewsbury |
15:00 GMT |
Nolan 54' Morris 81' |
Report |
Tilt 45' Spearing 82' |
Stadium:
Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 5,620 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
23 December 2017 23 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Blackpool | London |
15:00 GMT |
Aribo 15' Sarr 43' Magennis 86' |
Report | Gnanduillet 90+1' | Stadium:
The Valley Attendance: 10,172 Referee: John Busby |
26 December 2017 24 | Blackpool | 2–3 | Scunthorpe United | Blackpool |
15:00 GMT |
Ryan 22' Philliskirk 25' D'Almeida 26' Tilt 79' Longstaff 88' Robertson 90+4' |
Report |
Hopper 2' Holmes 8' 74' Adelakun 46' |
Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,446 Referee: Ross Joyce |
30 December 2017 25 | Blackpool | 2–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Blackpool |
15:00 GMT |
Tilt 48' Daniel 55' Solomon-Otabor 90+4' |
Report |
Rúben Lameiras 39' Carey 45' |
Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,417 Referee: John Brooks (referee) |
1 January 2018 26 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Blackpool | Rochdale |
15:00 GMT | Kitching 90+3' | Report |
Ryan 4' Delfouneso 54' Mellor 67' Mafoumbi 60' |
Stadium:
Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 3,165 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
6 January 2018 27 | Oxford United | 1–0 | Blackpool | Oxford |
15:00 GMT |
Tiendalli 40' Obika 80' |
Report |
Mellor 79' Tilt 90+5' |
Stadium:
Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,775 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
13 January 2018 28 | Blackpool | 0–0 | Bristol Rovers | Blackpool |
15:00 GMT | Report | Clarke 40' | Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,001 Referee: Martin Coy |
20 January 2018 29 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–0 | Blackpool | Kingsmeadow |
15:00 GMT |
Trotter 49' Pigott 77' Soares 88' |
Report | Delfouneso 79' | Attendance: 4,286 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
3 February 2018 30 | Bury | 1–1 | Blackpool | Bury |
Danns 53' Cameron 57' Miller 83' Clarke 88' |
Report |
Longstaff 53' Vassell 61' |
Stadium:
Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,089 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
10 February 2018 31 | Blackpool | 2–2 | Walsall | Blackpool |
15:00 GMT |
Delfouneso 37' Gnanduillet 88' |
Report |
Edwards 28' Guthrie 76' |
Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,404 Referee: Scott Duncan |
13 February 2018 32 | Wigan Athletic | 0–2 | Blackpool | Wigan |
19:45 GMT |
James 40' Burn 56' Grigg 89' |
Report |
Gnanduillet 3' Mellor 37' Mellor 58' Daniel 49' Lumley 85' |
Stadium:
DW Stadium Attendance: 8,302 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
18 February 2018 33 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Peterborough United | Blackpool |
15:00 GMT |
Delfouneso 45+3' Mellor 57' |
Report | Marriott 21', 62' | Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,286 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
24 February 2018 34 | Portsmouth | 0–2 | Blackpool | Portsmouth |
15:00 GMT | Lowe 17' | Report |
Vassell 41' Ryan 56' Robertson 63' |
Stadium:
Fratton Park Attendance: 17,895 Referee: Gavin Ward |
10 March 2018 35 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Blackpool | Blackburn |
15:00 GMT |
Dack 45' Evans 48' Armstrong 69', 90' Mulgrew 85' |
Report |
Vassell 51' Delfouneso 59' |
Stadium:
Ewood Park Attendance: 13,230 Referee: Lee Probert |
13 March 2018 36 | Blackpool | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Blackpool |
19:45 GMT | Ryan 90+1' | Report | Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,216 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
17 March 2018 37 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Southend United | Blackpool |
Robertson 45+2' Philliskirk 69' |
Report |
Fortuné 11' Cox 15' Turner 45+1' Timlin 65' Coker 84' |
Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,213 Referee: Andy Haines |
24 March 2018 38 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–0 | Blackpool | Milton Keynes |
15:00 GMT |
Pawlett 60' Aneke 82' |
Report |
Tilt 84' Ryan 90+1' |
Stadium:
Stadium MK Attendance: 8,094 (490 Blackpool fans) Referee: Graham Horwood |
30 March 2018 39 | Blackpool | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Blackpool |
15:00 BST |
Turton 36' Daniel 56' Tilt 69' Spearing 77' Ryan 78' |
Report |
Rowe 43' 70' Marquis 88' |
Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,533 Referee: Ollie Yates |
2 April 2018 40 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Blackpool | Oldham |
15:00 BST |
Byrne 60', 90' McEleney 54' Gardner 71' Edmundson 78' Doyle 85' |
Report |
Vassell 37' Spearing 81' Solomon-Otabor 90' |
Stadium:
Boundary Park Attendance: 4,309 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
7 April 2018 41 | Blackpool | 5–0 | Bradford City | Blackpool |
15:00 BST |
Delfouneso 16', 29', 70' Solomon-Otabor 22' Longstaff 80' |
Report | Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,337 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
10 April 2018 42 | Blackpool | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Blackpool |
19:45 BST |
Gnanduillet 42' Longstaff 62' Ryan 74' |
Report |
Barnett 63' Buchanan 73' |
Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2,964 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
14 April 2018 43 | Blackpool | 2–1 | Fleetwood Town | Blackpool |
15:00 BST |
Solomon-Otabor 88' Gnanduillet 90+4' |
Report |
Jones 35' Coyle 59' Eastham 68' Burns 75' |
Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,371 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
21 April 2018 44 | Gillingham | 0–3 | Blackpool | Gillingham, Kent |
15:00 BST | Report |
Vassell 28' Delfouneso 33' 67' Spearing 48' Lumley 78' Turton 80' Mellor 83' |
Stadium:
Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,580 Referee: Craig Hicks |
28 April 2018 45 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Blackpool |
15:00 BST | Delfouneso 56' | Report | Jones 20' | Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,825 Referee: Martin Coy |
5 May 2018 46 | Rotherham United | 1–0 | Blackpool | Rotherham |
15:00 BST |
Ihiekwe 20' Vaulks 58' |
Report | Stadium:
New York Stadium Attendance: 9,512 Referee: Ross Joyce |
On 16 October 2017, Blackpool were drawn at away to Boreham Wood for the first round. [46]
4 November 2017 First round | Boreham Wood | 2–1 | Blackpool | Borehamwood |
15:00 GMT |
Turgott 68' Murtagh 74' Smith 80' Holman 88' |
Report |
Philliskirk 62' Gnanduillet 90' |
Stadium:
Meadow Park Referee: Chris Sarginson |
On 16 June 2017, Blackpool were drawn away to Wigan Athletic in the first round. [47]
8 August 2017 First round | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Blackpool | Wigan |
19:45 BST |
Laurent 17' Flores 45+1' |
Report | Gnanduillet 59' | Stadium:
DW Stadium Attendance: 3,391 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was completed with Blackpool facing Wigan Athletic, Accrington Stanley and Middlesbrough U23s in Northern Group B. [48] [49] After winning their group, Blackpool were drawn at home to Mansfield Town in the second round. [50] A third round away trip against Shrewsbury Town was next on the cards for the Seasiders. [51]
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | Blackpool (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Accrington Stanley (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | L1 | Wigan Athletic (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | |
4 | ACA | Middlesbrough U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 |
29 August 2017 Group Game 1 | Blackpool | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Wigan Athletic | Blackpool |
19:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,532 | |
Penalties | ||||
3 October 2017 Group Game 2 | Accrington Stanley | 1–2 | Blackpool | Accrington |
19:30 BST | Sousa 38' | Report |
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Stadium:
Crown Ground Attendance: 975 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
1 November 2017 Group Game 3 | Blackpool | 4–1 | Middlesbrough U21s | Blackpool |
19:00 GMT |
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Report | Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 691 Referee: Martin Coy |
6 December 2017 Second round | Blackpool | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Mansfield Town | Blackpool |
19:00 GMT |
|
Report | Butcher 88' | Stadium:
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 587 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge |
Penalties | ||||
10 January 2018 Third round | Shrewsbury Town | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Blackpool | Shrewsbury |
19:00 GMT | Ogogo 40' | Report | Turton 54' | Stadium:
New Meadow Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Carl Sarginson |
Penalties | ||||