2015–16 Blackpool F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Blackpool F.C.'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 is also participating in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Blackpool F.C.
2015–16 season
ChairmanKarl Oyston
ManagerNeil McDonald (until 18 May 2016)
StadiumBloomfield Road
Blackpool, England
(Capacity: 17,338)
League One22nd (relegated)
FA CupFirst Round
League CupFirst Round
Football League TrophyNorthern Quarter-Final
Top goalscorerLeague: Mark Cullen (9)
All: Mark Cullen (9)
Highest home attendance9,226 vs. Wigan Athletic
(30 April 2016)
Lowest home attendance5,960 vs. Chesterfield
(29 September 2015)
All statistics correct as of 8 May 2016.

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

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015FWMark CullenLuton Town£180,000[3]
1 July 2015GKColin DoyleFree agency[4]
1 July 2015MFJohn HerronFree agency[5]
1 July 2015GKKyle LetherenFree agency[6]
1 July 2015MFBrad PottsCarlisle UnitedUndisclosed[7]
1 July 2015MFJarrett RiversBlyth SpartansUndisclosed[8]
1 July 2015DFClark RobertsonFree agency[9]
10 July 2015MFJack RedshawMorecambe£180,000[10][11]
29 July 2015MFJim McAlisterFree agency[12]
5 August 2015DFEmmerson BoyceFree agency[13]
3 September 2015MFDavid NorrisFree agency[14]
14 September 2015FWMartin PatersonFree agency[15]
7 January 2016FWDanny PhilliskirkOldham AthleticUndisclosed[16]
7 January 2016MFMark YeatesOldham AthleticFree[17]
14 January 2016DFWill AimsonHull CityUndisclosed[18]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015FWTom BarkhuizenReleased[19]
1 July 2015DFAndre BlackmanReleased[20]
1 July 2015DFPeter ClarkeReleased[20]
1 July 2015MFTomasz CywkaReleased[20]
1 July 2015FWSteve DaviesReleased[20]
1 July 2015FWNathan DelfounesoReleased[20]
1 July 2015DFJoël DielnaReleased[20]
1 July 2015FWBobby GrantReleased[20]
1 July 2015DFGary MacKenzieReleased[20]
1 July 2015DFTony McMahonReleased[20]
1 July 2015MFJacob MellisReleased[20]
1 July 2015DFNyron NosworthyReleased[20]
1 July 2015DFDarren O'DeaReleased[20]
1 July 2015GKElliot ParishReleased[20]
1 July 2015MFDavid PerkinsReleased[20]
1 July 2015DFJeffrey RentmeisterReleased[20]
1 July 2015FWSaër SèneReleased[20]
1 July 2015FWFrançois ZokoReleased[20]
20 July 2015FWDom TelfordStoke CityTo be decided by tribunal[21]
20 July 2015MFMark WaddingtonStoke CityTo be decided by tribunal[21]
3 September 2015MFAndrea OrlandiAnorthosis FamagustaFree transfer[22]
19 January 2016MFJosé Miguel CuberoHeredianoUndisclosed[23]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
10 July 2015DFLloyd JonesLiverpoolEnd of season [lower-alpha 1][24][25]
29 July 2015FWKwame ThomasDerby County26 November 2015 [lower-alpha 2][26][27]
19 October 2015DFHayden WhiteBolton WanderersEnd of season [lower-alpha 3][28][29]
9 November 2015DFWill AimsonHull City9 January 2016 [lower-alpha 4][30][31]
12 November 2015GKDean LynessBurton Albion2 January 2016[32]
17 November 2015FWAndy LittlePreston North End30 January 2016 [lower-alpha 5][33][34]
26 November 2015FWElliot LeeWest Ham United3 January 2016[35]
21 January 2016FWUche IkpeazuWatfordEnd of season[36]
13 February 2016GKDean LynessBurton Albion22 March 2016[37]
3 March 2016MFLiam SmithNewcastle UnitedEnd of season[38]
22 March 2016FWJacob BlythLeicester CityEnd of season[39]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
1 March 2016DFCharles DunneCrawley TownEnd of season [lower-alpha 6][40][41]
24 March 2016MFConnor OliverMorecambeEnd of season[42]
  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
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

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  86'
Templeton  90+2'
Report Ferguson  18'
Aimson  45+1'
Cullen  52'  83'
Potts  84'
Little  90'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,072
Referee: Chris Sarginson
2 January 2016 24 Burton Albion 1–0 Blackpool Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Weir  41' 
Duffy  63'
Report Aimson  30'
Aldred  61'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,339
Referee: Richard Clark
9 January 2016 25 Blackpool 0–1 Port Vale Blackpool
15:00 GMT Norris  21'
McAlister  52'
Aimson  66'
White  90+1'
Report Leitch-Smith  49'
Brown  90+1'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,527
Referee: 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  19'
van Veen  58'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,004
Referee: Darren Deadman
23 January 2016 27 Walsall 1–1 Blackpool Walsall
15:00 GMT Chambers  34'
Taylor  45+1'
Demetriou  66'
Downing  90+3'
Report Norris  18'
Aldred  48'
McAlister  85'
Philliskirk  90+4'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,022
Referee: Dean Whitestone
26 January 2016 28 Blackpool 0–0 Sheffield United Blackpool
19:45 GMT Report Sammon  63'
Edgar  90+2'
Brayford  90+5'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,296
Referee: Ross Joyce
30 January 2016 29 Blackpool 1–0 Gillingham Blackpool
15:00 GMT Redshaw  45' (pen.)
Cullen  66'
Norris  75'
Report Morris  44'
Ehmer  53'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,828
Referee: 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  53'
Philliskirk  54'
Report Knight-Percival  5'
Whalley  7'
Mangan  29'
Akpa Akpro  90+1'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,873
Referee: Carl Boyeson
16 February 2016 31 Blackpool 0–0 Oldham Athletic Blackpool
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,197
Referee: Paul Tierney
20 February 2016 32 Swindon Town 3–2 Blackpool Swindon
15:00 GMT Ajose  17'  61'  88'
Traoré  37'
Barry  82'
Report Aldred  2'
Norris  24'
Philiskirk  65' (pen.)
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,412
Referee: Phil Gibbs
27 February 2016 33 Blackpool 0–1 Bradford City Blackpool
15:00 GMT Aimson  16'  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  18'  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  56'  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  69'
Osayi-Samuel  90+7'
Report Fortuné  26' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,869
Referee: Mark Brown
15 March 2016 37 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Blackpool Oldham
19:45 GMT Palmer  53'
Kelly  60'
Jones  64'
Report Potts  60'
Aldred  62'
Stadium: SportsDirect.com Park
Attendance: 3,715
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
19 March 2016 38 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Blackpool Crewe
15:00 GMT Haber  83' Report Redshaw  34'
Aldred  84'
Redshaw  34'  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  90+2' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,979
Referee: Mark Haywood
9 April 2016 42 Blackpool 0–1 Colchester United Blackpool
15:00 GMT Aldred  29'
McAlister  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  88' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,274
23 April 2016 44 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Blackpool Fleetwood
15:00 GMT White  24' Report Pond  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

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 11 22 58 79 21 50
21 Doncaster Rovers (R) 46 11 13 22 48 64 16 46 Relegation to League Two
22 Blackpool (R) 46 12 10 24 40 63 23 46
23 Colchester United (R) 46 9 13 24 57 99 42 40
24 Crewe Alexandra (R) 46 7 13 26 46 83 37 34
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
(R) Relegated.

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: 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

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1FW9Mark Cullen90009
2FW10Jack Redshaw70007
3MF8Brad Potts60006
4FW17Danny Philliskirk50005
DF15Tom Aldred50005

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