2015–16 Blackpool F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Blackpool 2015–16 Neil McDonald Owen Oyston Karl Oyston Bloomfield RoadBlackpool, England(Capacity: 17,338) League One 22nd (relegated) FA Cup First round League Cup First round Football League Trophy Northern quarter-final Mark Cullen (9) Mark Cullen (9) 9,226 vs. Wigan Athletic(30 April 2016) 5,960 vs. Chesterfield(29 September 2015) 2014–15 2016–17 8 May 2016 _blackpool1516h _blackpool1516h _blackpool1516h _blackpool1516h _blackpool1516hl EB921B EB921B EB921B EB921B EB921B _blackpool1516a _blackpool1516a _blackpool1516a _blackpool1516a _blackpool1516al 15317E 15317E 15317E 15317E 15317E 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.History http://www.statto.com/football/teams/blackpool/history Statto 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. 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36327629 Neil McDonald: Blackpool part company with boss after League One relegation BBC Sport 24 September 2016 Blackpool finished 22nd in League One and were relegated for the second-successive season. They played 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 fromPositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef. 1 July 2015 FW ENG Mark Cullen Luton Town £180,000 Seasiders Confirm Signing of Cullen http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/seasiders-confirm-signing-of-cullen-2515314.aspx? Blackpool FC 30 June 2015 1 July 2015 GK IRL Colin Doyle Free agency Doyle Deal Done http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/doyle-deal-done-2486253.aspx? Blackpool FC 8 June 2015 1 July 2015 MF SCO John Herron Free agency Blackpool Secure Herron's Services http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/blackpool-secure-herrons-services-2504761.aspx? Blackpool FC 24 June 2015 1 July 2015 GK WAL Kyle Letheren Free agency Letheren Pens Deal http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/letheren-pens-deal-2491934.aspx Blackpool FC 12 June 2015 1 July 2015 MF ENG Brad Potts Carlisle United Undisclosed Brad Potts: Blackpool sign Carlisle midfielder on two-year deal https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33108059 BBC Sport 11 June 2015 1 July 2015 MF ENG Jarrett Rivers Blyth Spartans Undisclosed Deal Agreed For Rivers http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/deal-agreed-for-rivers-2445467.aspx? Blackpool FC 7 May 2015 1 July 2015 DF SCO Clark Robertson Free agency Robertson Agrees Blackpool Contract http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/robertson-agrees-blackpool-contract-2494166.aspx Blackpool FC 15 June 2015 10 July 2015 MF ENG Jack Redshaw Morecambe £180,000 Blackpool Bring In Redshaw http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/blackpool-bring-in-redshaw-2536798.aspx? Blackpool Gazette 10 July 2015Pool complete Redshaw deal http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/pool-complete-redshaw-deal-1-7351957 Blackpool Gazette 10 July 2015 29 July 2015 MF SCO Jim McAlister Free agency Midfielder Agrees Blackpool Deal http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/mcalister-signs-up-2579834.aspx Blackpool F.C. 29 July 2015 5 August 2015 DF BRB Emmerson Boyce Free agency Boyce Becomes A Seasider http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/boyce-becomes-a-seasider-2596613.aspx? Blackpool FC 6 August 2015 5 August 2015 3 September 2015 MF ENG David Norris Free agency Norris Completes Blackpool Move http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/norris-completes-blackpool-move-2667290.aspx? Blackpool FC 3 September 2015 3 September 2015 14 September 2015 FW NIR Martin Paterson Free agency Paterson Completes Blackpool Move http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/paterson-completes-blackpool-move-2689072.aspx Blackpool FC 14 September 2015 14 September 2015 7 January 2016 FW ENG Danny Philliskirk Oldham Athletic Undisclosed Blackpool Move For Philliskirk http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/blackpool-move-for-philliskirk-2889171.aspx Blackpool FC 7 January 2016 7 January 2016 MF IRE Mark Yeates Oldham Athletic Free Yeates Agrees Blackpool Deal http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/yeates-agrees-blackpool-deal-2889176.aspx Blackpool FC 7 January 2016 14 January 2016 DF ENG Will Aimson Hull City Undisclosed Will Aimson: Blackpool sign Hull City defender on permanent deal https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35317093 BBC Sport 14 January 2016 Transfers out Date fromPositionNationalityNameToFeeRef. 1 July 2015 FW ENG Tom Barkhuizen Released Morecambe sign winger Barkhuizen https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32675965 BBC Sport 9 May 2015 1 July 2015 DF ENG Andre Blackman Released Retained List Announced http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/retained-list-announced-2442486.aspx Blackpool FC 19 May 2015 1 July 2015 DF ENG Peter Clarke Released 1 July 2015 MF POL Tomasz Cywka Released 1 July 2015 FW ENG Steve Davies Released 1 July 2015 FW ENG Nathan Delfouneso Released 1 July 2015 DF FRA Joël Dielna Released 1 July 2015 FW ENG Bobby Grant Released 1 July 2015 DF SCO Gary MacKenzie Released 1 July 2015 DF ENG Tony McMahon Released 1 July 2015 MF ENG Jacob Mellis Released 1 July 2015 DF JAM Nyron Nosworthy Released 1 July 2015 DF IRL Darren O'Dea Released 1 July 2015 GK ENG Elliot Parish Released 1 July 2015 MF ENG David Perkins Released 1 July 2015 DF BEL Jeffrey Rentmeister Released 1 July 2015 FW FRA Saër Sène Released 1 July 2015 FW CIV François Zoko Released 20 July 2015 FW ENG Dom Telford Stoke City To be decided by tribunal Blackpool pair Waddington and Telford join Stoke Blackpool Gazette 20 July 2015 20 July 2015 MF ENG Mark Waddington Stoke City To be decided by tribunal 3 September 2015 MF ESP Andrea Orlandi Anorthosis Famagusta Free transfer Orlandi Deparute Confirmed http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/orlandi-departs-blackpool-2668052.aspx? Blackpool FC 3 September 2015 3 September 2015 19 January 2016 MF CRC José Miguel Cubero Herediano Undisclosed Cubero Returns to Herediano http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/cubero-returns-to-herediano-2910686.aspx Blackpool FC 19 January 2016 19 January 2016 Loans in Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromUntilRef. 10 July 2015 DF ENG Lloyd Jones Liverpool End of season Jones' loan was extended on 3 August 2015. Liverpool Youngster Arrives On Loan http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/liverpool-youngster-arrives-on-loan-2538390.aspx? Blackpool FC 10 July 2015Loan Deal For Jones Extended http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/loan-deal-for-jones-extended-2591007.aspx? Blackpool FC 4 August 2015 3 August 2015 29 July 2015 FW ENG Kwame Thomas Derby County 26 November 2015 Thomas was recalled by Derby County on 26 November 2015. Blackpool sign England youth striker http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/blackpool-sign-england-youth-striker-1-7383742 Blackpool Gazette 29 July 2015Kwame Thomas: Derby County recall striker from Blackpool https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34932568 BBC Sport 26 November 2015 26 November 2015 19 October 2015 DF ENG Hayden White Bolton Wanderers End of season White's loan was extended on 6 January 2016. Blackpool Bring In Bolton Defender http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/blackpool-bring-in-bolton-defender-2751859.aspx Blackpool FC 19 October 2015White To Remain At Blackpool http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/white-to-remain-at-blackpool-2887027.aspx Blackpool FC 6 January 2016 6 January 2016 9 November 2015 DF ENG Will Aimson Hull City 9 January 2016 Aimson's loan was extended on 27 November 2015. Will Aimson: Hull City defender joins Blackpool on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34769810 BBC Sport 9 November 2015Will Aimson: Blackpool extend Hull City defender's loan spell https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34942864 BBC Sport 27 November 2015 27 November 2015 12 November 2015 GK ENG Dean Lyness Burton Albion 2 January 2016 Dean Lyness: Blackpool bring in Burton keeper on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34802165 BBC Sport 12 November 2015 17 November 2015 FW NIR Andy Little Preston North End 30 January 2016 Little's loan was extended on 5 January 2016. Andy Little: Blackpool sign Preston North End striker on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34846949 BBC Sport 17 November 2015Little Loan Extended http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/little-loan-extended-2885109.aspx Blackpool FC 5 January 2016 5 January 2016 26 November 2015 FW ENG Elliot Lee West Ham United 3 January 2016 West Ham striker Elliot Lee joins Blackpool on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34938907 BBC Sport 26 November 2015 21 January 2016 FW ENG Uche Ikpeazu Watford End of season Uche Ikpeazu: Blackpool sign Watford striker on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35372670 BBC Sport 21 January 2016 13 February 2016 GK ENG Dean Lyness Burton Albion 22 March 2016 Dean Lyness: Blackpool re-sign Burton goalkeeper on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35569295 BBC Sport 13 February 2016 3 March 2016 MF ENG Liam Smith Newcastle United End of season Liam Smith: Blackpool sign Newcastle United midfielder on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35716248.app BBC Sport 3 March 2016 22 March 2016 FW ENG Jacob Blyth Leicester City End of season Jacob Blyth joins Blackpool on loan for rest of season https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35875550 BBC Sport 22 March 2016 Loans out Date fromPositionNationalityNameToUntilRef. 1 March 2016 DF IRE Charles Dunne Crawley Town End of season Dunne's loan was extended on 29 March 2016. Charles Dunne: Blackpool defender joins Crawley on one-month loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35696026 BBC Sport 1 March 2016Charles Dunne: Crawley Town extend Blackpool full-back's loan spell https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35921768 BBC Sport 29 March 2016 29 March 2016 24 March 2016 MF ENG Connor Oliver Morecambe End of season Connor Oliver: Morecambe sign Blackpool midfielder on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35896564 BBC Sport 24 March 2016 Competitions Pre-season friendlies 2015 07 11 y 15:00 BST Friendly Lancaster City A–AMatch abandoned after pitch invasion Report Blackpool Giant Axe Lancaster P 2015 07 14 y 19:30 BST Friendly Blyth Spartans 0–2 Report Blackpool Oliver 21Ball 72 Croft Park Blyth W 2015 07 22 y 15:00 BST Friendly Ross County 1–1 Report Blackpool Graham 25 Cullen 89 Stirling, Scotland 0 D 2015 07 25 y 15:00 BST Friendly St Johnstone 0–1 Report Blackpool McAlister McDiarmid Park Tulloch, Scotland W 2015 07 28 y 19:45 BST Friendly Morecambe 2–2 Report Blackpool MolyneuxEllison CullenDrury Globe Arena Morecambe Played behind closed doors D 2015 07 31 y 19:45 BST Friendly Accrington Stanley 1–1 Report Blackpool Conneely Osayi-Samuel 68 Crown Ground Accrington D League One 2015 08 08 y 15:00 BST 1 Colchester United 2–2 Report Blackpool Gilbey 22Ambrose 56 Cullen 18 45 Colchester Community Stadium Colchester 4,438 James Linington D 2015 08 15 y 15:00 BST 2 Blackpool 0–2 Report Rochdale McDermott 58Henderson 87 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,076 Darren Drysdale L 2015 08 18 y 19:45 BST 3 Blackpool 1–2 Report Burton Albion Redshaw 26 El Khayati 58 85 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 6,197 Geoff Eltringham L 2015 08 22 y 15:00 BST 4 Sheffield United 2–0 Report Blackpool Sharp 60McNulty 72 Bramall Lane Sheffield 20,199 Darren Deadman L 2015 08 29 y 15:00 BST 5 Blackpool 0–4 Report Walsall Sawyers 25 74Aldred 57 o.g.Mantom 67 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,489 Eddie Ilderton L 2015 9 5 y 15:00 BST 6 Scunthorpe United 0–1 Report Blackpool Potts 35 Glanford Park Scunthorpe 3,313 Tony Harrington W 2015 9 12 y 15:00 BST 7 Gillingham 2–1 Report Blackpool Loft 17Dack 81 Jackson 51 o.g. Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 6,231 Gary Sutton L 2015 9 19 y 15:00 BST 8 Blackpool 1–1 Report Barnsley Redshaw 55 Hourihane 8 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,542 Chris Kavanagh D 2015 9 26 y 15:00 BST 9 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Report Blackpool Akpa Akpro 73 76 New Meadow Shrewsbury 5,241 Darren England L 2015 9 29 y 19:45 BST 10 Blackpool 2–0 Report Chesterfield Cullen 2Potts 68 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 5,960 Scott Duncan W 2015 10 03 y 15:00 BST 11 Blackpool 1–0 Report Swindon Town Cullen 38 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 6,704 David Webb W 2015 10 17 y 15:00 BST 12 Coventry City 0–0 Report Blackpool Ricoh Arena Coventry 12,094 Keith Hill D 2015 10 20 y 19:45 BST 13 Blackpool 1–1 Report Millwall Redshaw 82 pen. Beevers 35 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 6,225 Nigel Miller D 2015 10 24 y 15:00 BST 14 Blackpool 2–0 Report Crewe Alexandra White 64Redshaw 87 pen. Bloomfield Road Blackpool 6,970 Mark Haywood W 2015 10 31 y 15:00 GMT 15 Bury 4–3 Report Blackpool Rose 2 10Hussey 27Soares 34 Cullen 12Robertson 44Redshaw 84 pen. Gigg Lane Bury 5,013 Geoff Eltringham L 2015 11 03 y 19:45 GMT 16 Bradford City 1–0 Summary Blackpool Hanson 45 Coral Windows Stadium Bradford 17,435 Andy Haines L 2015 11 14 y 15:00 GMT 17 Blackpool 0–2 Report Doncaster Rovers Williams 5Taylor-Sinclair 40 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 6,597 Ross Joyce L 2015 11 21 y 15:00 GMT 18 Southend United 1–0 Report Blackpool Thompson 76 Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 6,290 Graham Horwood L 2015 11 24 y 19:45 GMT 19 Port Vale 2–0 Report Blackpool Leitch-Smith 82Birchall 86 Vale Park Burslem 3,640 David Webb L 2015 11 28 y 15:00 GMT 20 Blackpool 1–0 Report Fleetwood Pond 17 o.g. Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,755 Graham Scott W 2015 12 12 y 15:00 GMT 21 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Report Blackpool Aldred 36 DW Stadium Wigan 8,424 Phil Gibbs W 2015 12 19 y 15:00 GMT 22 Blackpool 2–0 Report Peterborough United Cullen 3Potts 31 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 6,204 Robert Lewis W 2015 12 26 y 15:00 GMT Postponed Blackpool P–P Report Oldham Athletic Bloomfield Road Blackpool P 28 December 2015 15:00 GMT 23 Barnsley 4–2 Report Blackpool Winnall 3 54Watkins 56Long 86Templeton 90+2 Ferguson 18Aimson 45+1Cullen 52 83Potts 84Little 90 Oakwell Barnsley 9,072 ENG Chris Sarginson L 2 January 2016 15:00 GMT 24 Burton Albion 1–0 Report Blackpool Weir 2 41 44Duffy 63 Aimson 30Aldred 61 Pirelli Stadium Burton upon Trent 4,339 ENG Richard Clark L 9 January 2016 15:00 GMT 25 Blackpool 0–1 Report Port Vale Norris 21McAlister 52Aimson 66White 90+1 Leitch-Smith 49Brown 90+1 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 6,527 ENG Seb Stockbridge L 16 January 2016 15:00 GMT 26 Blackpool 5–0 Report Scunthorpe United Aldred 2Potts 12 28Norris 55Philliskirk 82 Williams 19van Veen 58 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 6,004 ENG Darren Deadman W 23 January 2016 15:00 GMT 27 Walsall 1–1 Report Blackpool Chambers 34Taylor 45+1Demetriou 66Downing 90+3 Norris 18Aldred 48McAlister 85Philliskirk 90+4 Banks's Stadium Walsall 5,022 ENG Dean Whitestone D 26 January 2016 19:45 GMT 28 Blackpool 0–0 Report Sheffield United Sammon 63Edgar 90+2Brayford 90+5 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 6,296 ENG Ross Joyce D 30 January 2016 15:00 GMT 29 Blackpool 1–0 Report Gillingham Redshaw 45 pen.Cullen 66Norris 75 Morris 44Ehmer 53 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 6,828 ENG Andy Madley W 6 February 2016 15:00 GMT Postponed Oldham Athletic P–P Blackpool SportsDirect.com Park Oldham P 13 February 2016 15:00 GMT 30 Blackpool 2–3 Report Shrewsbury Town Aldred 36Aimson 53Philliskirk 54 Knight-Percival 5Whalley 7Mangan 29Akpa Akpro 90+1 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 6,873 ENG Carl Boyeson L 16 February 2016 19:45 GMT 31 Blackpool 0–0 Report Oldham Athletic Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,197 ENG Paul Tierney D 20 February 2016 15:00 GMT 32 Swindon Town 3–2 Report Blackpool Ajose 17 61 88Traoré 37Barry 82 Aldred 2Norris 24Philiskirk 65 pen. County Ground Swindon 7,412 ENG Phil Gibbs L 27 February 2016 15:00 GMT 33 Blackpool 0–1 Report Bradford City Aimson 2 16 90+4 Reid 54 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 8,780 Michael Bull L 1 March 2016 19:45 GMT 34 Chesterfield 1–1 Report Blackpool O'Shea 57 Potts 54 Ferguson 2 18 89 Proact Stadium Chesterfield 5,915 Eddie Illderton D 5 March 2016 15:00 GMT 35 Millwall 3–0 Report Blackpool Gregory 7 Wallace 24 Morison 84 pen. White 2 56 76 The New Den Bermondsey 9,753 Lee Swabey L 12 March 2016 15:00 GMT 36 Blackpool 0–1 Report Coventry City Boyce 69Osayi-Samuel 90+7 Fortuné 26 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 8,869 ENG Mark Brown L 15 March 2016 19:45 GMT 37 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Report Blackpool Palmer 53Kelly 60Jones 64 Potts 60Aldred 62 SportsDirect.com Park Oldham 3,715 ENG Jeremy Simpson L 19 March 2016 15:00 GMT 38 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Report Blackpool Haber 83 Redshaw 34 Aldred 84 Redshaw 2 34 39 Alexandra Stadium Crewe 4,480 W 25 March 2016 15:00 GMT 39 Blackpool 1–1 Report Bury Philiskirk 74 pen. Mayor 76 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,645 D 28 March 2016 15:00 GMT 40 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Report Blackpool Cullen 87 Keepmoat Stadium Doncaster 5,575 W 2 April 2016 15:00 GMT 41 Blackpool 2–0 Report Southend United Cullen 49Blyth 79 Barnett 90+2 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 6,979 ENG Mark Haywood W 9 April 2016 15:00 GMT 42 Blackpool 0–1 Report Colchester United Aldred 29 McAlister 85 Porter 60 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 6,242 L 16 April 2016 15:00 GMT 43 Rochdale 3–0 Report Blackpool Eastham 45 Bunney 50 Mendez-Laing 60 Boyce 88 Spotland Rochdale 3,274 L 23 April 2016 15:00 GMT 44 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Report Blackpool White 24 Pond 64 Highbury Stadium Fleetwood 5,123 D 30 April 2016 12:30 GMT 45 Blackpool 0–4 Report Wigan Athletic McCann 60 Wildschut 70 72 Grigg 85 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 9,226 L 8 May 2016 12:30 GMT 46 Peterborough United 5–1 Report Blackpool Maddison 48 pen. Taylor 74 84 86 Coulthirst 76 Blyth 16 ABAX Stadium Peterborough 6,005 L Table BLP FA Cup 7 November 2015 15:00 First round Barnet 2–0 Report Blackpool Champion 36Gash 41 The Hive Stadium Barnet 1,869 ENG Kevin Johnson L League Cup 2015 08 11 y 19:45 BST First round Northampton Town 3–0 Report Blackpool Hackett 20Calvert-Lewin 24Hoskins 29 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 2,549 James Adcock L Football League Trophy 2015 10 6 y 19:45 BST Second round Port Vale 1–2 Blackpool Grant 52 pen. Rivers 44Robertson 56 Vale Park Burslem 2,720 Summary W 10 November 2015 19:15 Northern QF Wigan Athletic 4–0 Blackpool Hiwula 20 78 pen.Murray 63Wildschut 71 DW Stadium Wigan 5,224 Report L Lancashire Senior Cup 2015 9 8 y 14:00 BST First round Blackpool 4–2 Report Morecambe Paterson Dunne Thomas Oliver Mullin 2Ellison Bloomfield Road Blackpool James Mainwaring W 24 February 2016 14:00 BST Quarter Final Blackpool 0–1 Report Manchester United McTominay71 Bloomfield Road Blackpool L Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal 1 FW ENG 9 Mark Cullen 9 0 0 0 9 2 FW ENG 10 Jack Redshaw 7 0 0 0 7 3 MF ENG 8 Brad Potts 6 0 0 0 6 4 FW ENG 17 Danny Philliskirk 5 0 0 0 5DF SCO 15 Tom Aldred 5 0 0 0 5 References Blackpool Category:Blackpool F.C. seasons