2012–13 Blackpool F.C. season

English football club season December 2014 December 2014 uses nicknames for clubs and written in a chatty football journalism style July 2026 Blackpool F.C. 2012–13 Ian Holloway (until 3 November)Steve Thompson (caretaker) (3 November – 7 November & 11 January – 18 February)Michael Appleton (7 November – 11 January)Paul Ince (18 February) Owen Oyston Karl Oyston Bloomfield RoadBlackpool, England(Capacity: 17,338) Football League Championship 15th FA Cup Round Three1 1 League Cup Round One Tom Ince (18) Tom Ince (18) 2011–12 2013–14 _blackpool1112H _blackpool1112H _blackpool1112H _blackpool1112h _whitetopl ff5e00 _blackpool1112A _blackpool1112A _blackpool1112A _blackpool1112a _blackpool1112al The 2012–13 season was Blackpool F.C.s second-consecutive season in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English professional football, and their 104th overall season in the Football League. They finished in 15th position. Tom Ince was the club's top scorer, with eighteen goals in all competitions. Ian Holloway, in his fourth season, was manager until 3 November. He left to join Crystal Palace, at which point his assistant, Steve Thompson, took over in a caretaker capacity. On 7 November, after a second game in charge for Thompson, Blackpool appointed Michael Appleton in the role in a permanent capacity, on a one-year rolling contract. He became Blackpool's thirtieth full-time manager. Appleton, in turn, left the club for Blackburn Rovers on 11 January. Steve Thompson again took over as caretaker. One month and one week later, Paul Ince was appointed manager, again on a rolling contract. Season summary Pre-season Over the summer, the club released five players: forwards Lomana LuaLua, Daniel Bogdanović, Roman Bednář and Brett Ormerod, and defender Matt Hill. In addition, four loan players returned to their parent clubs: defender Danny Wilson, midfielder John Fleck, and forwards Nouha Dicko and Stephen Dobbie. Elliot Grandin, however, returned from an extended loan to Nice in his native France. Blackpool made right-back Jake Caprice their first signing on 9 July. He arrived on a free transfer from Crystal Palace.https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11688/7884759/caprice-signs-for-blackpool 9 July 2012 22 April 2024 Caprice signs for Blackpool Sky Sports 9 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191209031418/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11688/7884759/caprice-signs-for-blackpool live On 20 July, midfielder Isaiah Osbourne joined from Hibernian for a fee of £250,000.https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11728/7920276/blackpool-bag-osbourne Blackpool bag Osbourne Sky Sports 20 July 2012 22 April 2024 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120824181546/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11728/7920276/blackpool-bag-osbourne 24 August 2012 Five days later, Portuguese midfielder Tiago Gomes was signed on a free transfer.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/18981178 25 July 2012 22 April 2024 Blackpool sign Portuguese midfielder Tiago Gomes BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20211203082544/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/18981178 3 December 2021 live The following day, midfielder Keith Southern, the club's longest-serving current player, was sold to Huddersfield Town for £300,000, reuniting with his former manager at Blackpool, Simon Grayson.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/18984116 BBC Sport 26 July 2012 22 April 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20200805085126/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/18984116 5 August 2020 live Huddersfield Town sign Keith Southern from Blackpool A testimonial match in honour of Southern's ten years of service to the Tangerines took place on 5 August.https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/keith-southern-on-retirement-blackpool-spell-was-a-dream-come-true-1271150 Keith Southern on retirement: Blackpool spell was a dream come true 4 February 2016 22 April 2024 Blackpool Gazette https://web.archive.org/web/20240422043102/https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/keith-southern-on-retirement-blackpool-spell-was-a-dream-come-true-1271150 22 April 2024 live Everton were the visitors to Bloomfield Road, and Southern played the first fifteen minutes and the last fifteen minutes of the tie. The hosts won 2–0. On 27 July, Ian Holloway made his fourth signing in Dundee United's 27-year-old Scotland international midfielder Scott Robertson. He arrived on a free transfer, and became the eighth Scot in the Blackpool squad.https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11728/7941672/robertson-joins-blackpool Robertson joins Blackpool 27 July 2012 22 April 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240422043425/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11728/7941672/robertson-joins-blackpool 22 April 2024 live Sky Sports As of 28 July, Ian Holloway had a first-team squad of 34 at his disposal. This included the four former Youth players who were handed professional contracts. They were forward Alex Addai, defender Matt Challoner, and midfielders Jamie Menagh and Curtis Thompson. While the squad were at their pre-season training camp in Portugal, Craig Sutherland suffered a knee injury that will put him out of action for twelve months.http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/sutherland-out-for-season-273144.aspx Sutherland Out For Season Blackpool F.C. 27 July 2012 The first of Blackpool's three pre-season friendlies took place at Wrexham, managed by former 'Pool striker Andy Morrell, on 28 July. Goals from Kevin Phillips and new signing Scott Robertson gave the visitors a 2–1 victory. Recent departure Brett Ormerod started for Wrexham, while Morrell came on as a second-half substitute after being urged on by the visiting support.http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/seasiders-beat-wrexham-in-friendly-275862.aspx?pageValue=1 Blackpool Beat Wrexham In Friendly Blackpool F.C. 28 July 2012 Season proper On 18 June, the Football League fixtures were published. Blackpool had four Lancashire-derby fixtures this campaign, with Blackburn Rovers having been relegated from the Premier League last season. They joined Burnley as Blackpool's rivals in the Red Rose County. Blackpool officially kicked off their season on 12 August, with a League Cup first-round fixture against Morecambe at Bloomfield Road. The first-ever competitive meeting between the two Fylde Coast clubs ended with victory for the visitors. The Shrimps took the lead inside six minutes via Lewis Alessandra. Andrew Fleming doubled their lead eleven minutes into the second half. Alex Baptiste scored what proved to be a consolation for the hosts with thirteen minutes remaining.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19134001 Blackpool 1–2 Morecambe BBC Sport 12 August 2012 On 14 August, Blackpool completed a trio of signings. Danish-Algerian striker Adda Djeziri, who had played under Ian Holloway at Leicester City, joined from Viborg. Spaniard Alberto Noguera, a midfielder, signed from Atlético Madrid, while fellow midfielder, Englishman James Caton, also put pen to paper. All three had been on trial with the club.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19256911 Blackpool sign Djeziri, Noguera and Caton BBC Sport 14 August 2012 On the eve of their first League game of the season, striker Nouha Dicko re-joined the club on a season-long loan from Wigan Athletic,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19275602 Nouha Dicko rejoins Blackpool on loan from Wigan Athletic BBC Sport 18 August 2012 thus making the first-team squad total 38. The following day, a 2–0 victory at Millwall put Blackpool joint-top of the table with Burnley.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19221509 Millwall 0–2 Blackpool BBC Sport 18 August 2012 Blackpool maintained their 100% start to the League campaign with a 2–1 win at home to Leeds United. Tom Lees put the visitors ahead in the 16th minute. The score remained the same until fifteen minutes from time, when Nouha Dicko opened his account for the season. Substitute Matt Phillips, reinstated to the matchday squad after submitting a transfer request at the weekend, netted the winner five minutes later. The win kept the Seasiders top of the table, two points clear of Sheffield Wednesday.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19252473 Blackpool 2–1 Leeds BBC Sport 21 August 2012 On 23 August, Ivorian forward Anderson Banvo and Frenchman Brice Irie-Bi joined the club on one-year contracts. They will start out in the Seasiders development squad.http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11728/8012238/Tangerines-sign-French-pair Tangerines sign French pair SkySports.com 23 August 2012 They made it three wins out of three with a 6–0 whitewash of Ipswich Town four days later.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19304268 Blackpool 6–0 Ipswich BBC Sport 25 August 2012 On 31 August, transfer-deadline day, Blackpool signed Nathan Eccleston from Liverpool for an undisclosed fee and Nathan Delfouneso from Aston Villa on a season-long loan.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19444961 Blackpool sign Nathan Eccleston and Nathan Delfouneso BBC Sport 31 August 2012 Blackpool's 100% start to the League campaign was ended on 1 September, with a single-goal defeat at Ian Holloway's former club Leicester City — a disputed penalty the difference. Blackpool remained top despite the defeat, however.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19377883 Leicester 1–0 Blackpool BBC Sport 1 September 2012 On 4 September, former Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot joined the club on a free transfer, becoming the ninth Scot at Ian Holloway's disposal.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19464964 Blackpool sign former Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot BBC Sport 4 September 2012 After a two-week break due to internationals, Blackpool travelled to Barnsley on 15 September. They came away with a draw — Tom Ince scoring his fifth goal in as many League games — and were knocked off the top of the table by Blackburn Rovers. Nathan Delfouneso became the 22nd player used by Ian Holloway in the club's five games thus far.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19528053 Barnsley 1–1 Blackpool BBC Sport 15 September 2012 Three days later, the Seasiders hosted Middlesbrough at Bloomfield Road. A double from Nathan Delfouneso, on his full debut, inside 40 minutes put Blackpool into the driving seat. Andre Bikey pulled one back on the stroke of half-time. Tom Ince made it 3–1 ten minutes into the second half, in the process making himself the division's leading scorer, with six goals. Elliot Grandin made it 4–1 from the penalty spot after he was fouled. The win kept Blackpool in second place, behind Blackburn Rovers, in what was their best start to a League season in 57 years.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19554081 Blackpool 4–1 Middlesbrough BBC Sport 18 September 2012 Two successive defeats ensued – 3–1 at home to Huddersfield Town, managed by former Blackpool boss Simon Grayson, and 3–0 at Cardiff City. A victory, at Hull City on 2 October, followed, but a third defeat in four games occurred at home to Charlton Athletic. After that result, Blackpool lay in eighth position, six points behind leaders Cardiff City. Four days later, Charlton Athletic dealt Blackpool their second-consecutive home defeat. A fourth loss in five outings occurred two weeks later, after an international break. It was a Lancashire derby against Burnley at Turf Moor. Charlie Austin netted the only goal of the game inside twenty minutes. Two successive home draws followed — against Nottingham Forest on 23 October and against Brighton & Hove Albion four days later. Ian Holloway resigned as manager on the morning of 3 November, a match day at Derby County, to become the new manager of Crystal Palace. Assistant manager Steve Thompson took charge in a caretaker capacity for the fixture, but Holloway's team selection stuck. Blackpool lost 4–1, their sixth defeat of their fourteen League games. Thompson remained in charge for the following game, in which Blackpool balanced their win–loss record with a 2–0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday. Portsmouth manager Michael Appleton was named as Holloway's successor on 7 November. His first game in charge was at home to Bolton Wanderers three days later. The match finished 2–2. A week later, Blackpool travelled to Bristol City and came home with a point after a 1–1 draw. A Tom Ince penalty — his tenth goal of the campaign — in the closing seconds of the game kept Appleton's unbeaten start intact. Blackpool climbed to 12th place in the table with the result. A third-successive draw followed, at home to Watford on 24 November. The Hornets went two goals ahead before the half-hour mark, but the hosts fought back to take a point with second-half strikes from Kevin Phillips and, in the final seconds of the game, Isaiah Osbourne. Three days later, Blackpool hosted Birmingham City. Tom Ince opened the scoring on 17 minutes, but Curtis Davies put City level three minutes into the second half. Blackpool sat sixteenth with the point. Into December, and Michael Appleton notched his first win with a 4–1 scoreline at Peterborough United. Wes Thomas, on loan from Bournemouth, put the visitors ahead on 51 minutes with his first goal for the Tangerines. Seven minutes later, Tom Ince doubled Blackpool's lead from the penalty spot. Dwight Gayle pulled one back for the Posh on 71 minutes, but Nouha Dicko restored Blackpool's two-goal cushion ten minutes later. Two minutes from time, Ince scored his second and Blackpool's fourth. The win lifted Blackpool to eleventh. On 8 December, Blackpool travelled to Ian Holloway's Crystal Palace. Nathan Delfouneso gave Blackpool the lead on 37 minutes. Owen Garvan equalised seven minutes in the second half. Glenn Murray put Palace ahead for the first time just after the hour mark, but substitute Nouha Dicko scored in the final minute to maintain Michael Appleton's unbeaten start to his Blackpool career. On 15 December, Blackpool faced Blackburn Rovers at Bloomfield Road. Wes Thomas scored his second goal of the season on 22 minutes. Kirk Broadfoot opened his scoring account for Blackpool with an 81st-minute header to give Blackpool the three points and extend their unbeaten run to eight. Wolves visited the seaside on 21 December, and came out the victors 2–1 in what was the halfway point of the campaign. Captain Alex Baptiste was Blackpool's scorer. Blackpool crossed the Pennines on Boxing Day to face Huddersfield Town. The spoils were shared in a 1–1 draw, Nathan Delfouneso scoring for the visitors. For their last fixture of 2012, Blackpool travelled north-east to take on Middlesbrough. They lost 4–2, with Wes Thomas and Chris Basham getting their goals. New Year's Day saw Hull City switch coasts. They returned to Yorkshire with a point after a goalless draw. On 11 January, after just two months in charge of the Seasiders, Michael Appleton quit to take over at Blackburn Rovers, leaving Karl Oyston the task of looking for a new manager for the second time this season. Steve Thompson was again put in temporary charge for the trip to Charlton Athletic the following day. The Tangerines lost 2–1, with Nathan Eccleston netting his first Blackpool goal. A week later, eventual champions Cardiff City travelled up the coast, looking to complete a double over Blackpool. They succeeded, with a 2–1 scoreline. gary Taylor-Fletcher scored the hosts' goal. Blackpool had now gone six games without a victory. This was remedied on 26 January with a victory at Wolves. Tom Ince scored both Blackpool goals in the 2–1 scoreline. Another defeat followed, however — this time at home to Barnsley, who went on to finish bottom of the table. Ince scored Blackpool's goal. On 9 February, Blackpool beat Millwall 2–1 at Bloomfield Road. Ince, with his fourth goal in three games, and Nathan Delfouneso did the damage for Blackpool. A long trip to Ipswich Town on 16 February proved fruitless, the Seasiders going down by a single goal. Paul Ince was named as Michael Appleton's successor on 18 February, and his first match in charge was at Leeds United two days later. They lost 2–0. Two goalless home draws followed — against Leicester City and Bristol City — leaving Blackpool without a goal to their name in 360 minutes of football. Another draw, this time 1–1, at Birmingham City occurred on 5 March. Kirk Broadfoot opened his scoring account for Blackpool. Paul Ince's first victory came on 9 March, at Watford, thanks to goals from Ince junior and Gary MacKenzie. This was cancelled out, however, with a defeat the following week, at home to Peterborough United, another side relegated at the end of the campaign. Blackpool made the short trip to Blackburn Rovers on 29 March. They would have expected to face former manager Michael Appleton, but he was relieved of his duties the previous week after 67 days in charge. The match finished 1–1. Gary MacKenzie found the net for the second-successive game. They did face a former manager in the next game, when Ian Holloway brought his Crystal Palace side to Bloomfield Road. Despite having Barry Ferguson sent off just before half time, Matt Phillips' goal was enough to give the hosts a valuable three points. A visit to Nottingham Forest on 6 April resulted in a point from a 1–1 draw. Ludovic Sylvestre scored for the Seasiders. Local rivals Burnley visited the seaside on 13 April. Blackpool exacted revenge for the defeat at Turf Moor in the reverse fixture with a single-goal victory. Ludovic Sylvestre scored the goal. A third clean sheet in four games followed with a goalless draw at home to Sheffield Wednesday. Blackpool travelled to the south coast to face Brighton on 20 April, and they suffered their heaviest defeat in recent memory after Gus Poyet's men ran out 6–1 winners. The hosts scored all seven goals: Hammond put through his own goal. Paul Ince got his fourth win the following week with a 2–1 scoreline against Derby County. Gary Taylor-Fletcher and Ludovic Sylvestre were on the mark for the hosts. Blackpool's season was brought to a close with a 2–2 draw at Bolton Wanderers on 4 May. They led 2–0 before Bolton struck twice just before half time to level matters. Matt Phillips scored Blackpool's first, before Ludovic Sylvestre, with his fourth goal in six games, doubled the lead. The draw resulted in Wanderers' dropping out of the play-off zone in favour of Leicester City. Results Pre-season W 28 July 2012 15:00 Friendly Wrexham 1–2 Report Blackpool K. PhillipsRobertson Racecourse Ground Wrexham, Wales 4 August 2012 Friendly 15:00 BST Hyde 1–1 D Report Blackpool Spencer 58 M. Phillips 60 Ewen Fields Hyde, England 5 August 2012 Keith SouthernTestimonial 15:00 BST Blackpool 2–0 W Everton Baptiste 63Caton 90 Bloomfield Road Blackpool, England 9,208 Friendly 7 August 2012 19:00 BST Swansea City 4–2 Blackpool Graham 1 45 67Michu 16 Sylvestre 24Ince 87 pen. Swansea, Wales Liberty Stadium 8,631 L The Championship 2012–13 Football League Championship League table BLP Results summary 8 9 6 32 24 6 8 9 30 39 4 May 2013 August 2012 Result round by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A Result W/W/W/L/D/W/L/L/W/L/L/D/D/L/W/D/D/D/D/W/D/W/L/D/L/D/L/L/W/L/W/L/L/D/D/D/W/L/D/W/D/W/D/L/W/D Position 1/1/1/1/2/2/4/7/4/8/12/11/12/16/12/14/12/14/16/11/11/11/11/11/12/14/15/15/14/15/14/14/15/17/16/17/13/17/15/15/17/12/14/16/15/15 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd blue1 red1 4 May 2013 April 2012 1 18 August 2012 15:00 BST Millwall 0–2 W Report Blackpool Ince 32 60 London, England The Den 11,010 Langford 21 August 2012 2 20:00 Blackpool Leeds United 2–1 W Dicko 75M. Phillips 80 Lees 16 Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 14,315 Whitestone 25 August 2012 3 15:00 Blackpool Ipswich Town 6–0 W Cresswell 13 o.g.Taylor-Fletcher 45Ince 49 58Cathcart 62Dicko 90 Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 14,266 Miller 1 September 2012 4 17:20 Leicester City Blackpool 1–0 L Marshall 54 pen. Report Leicester, England King Power Stadium 18,655 Michael Jones 15 September 2012 5 15:00 Barnsley Blackpool 1–1 D Davies 14 Ince 30 Report Barnsley, England Oakwell Stadium 14,134 Woolmer 18 September 2012 6 20:00 Blackpool Middlesbrough 4–1 W Delfouneso 10 36Ince 56Grandin 86 pen. Bikey 45 Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 12,746 Madley 24 September 2012 7 19:45 Blackpool Huddersfield Town 1–3 L Taylor-Fletcher 27 Novak 13Vaughan 45Norwood 48 Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 13,886 Anthony Bates 29 September 2012 8 15:00 Cardiff City Blackpool 3–0 L Report Cardiff, Wales Cardiff City Stadium 21,216 Boyeson 2 October 2012 9 19:45 Hull City Blackpool 2–3 W M. Phillips 11K. Phillips 71Dicko 83 Report Hull, England KC Stadium 14,919 Mathieson 6 October 2012 10 15:00 Blackpool Charlton Athletic 0–2 L Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 13,482 Eltringham 20 October 2012 11 17:20 Burnley Blackpool 1–0 L Austin 19 Report Burnley, England Turf Moor 12,925 Oliver 23 October 2012 12 20:00 Blackpool Nottingham Forest 2–2 D Grandin 70Taylor-Fletcher 75 Sharp 25Blackstock 90 Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 27 October 2012 13 15:00 Blackpool Brighton 1–1 D Grandin 72 Barnes 56 Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 3 November 2012 14 15:00 Derby County Blackpool 4–1 L Ince (pen.) Report Derby, England Pride Park 22,272 Russell 6 November 2012 15 19:30 Sheffield Wednesday Blackpool 0–2 W InceSylvestre Report Sheffield, England Hillsborough 19,978 D'Urso 10 November 2012 16 15:00 Blackpool Bolton Wanderers 2–2 D InceDelfouneso Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 15,525 Moss 17 November 2012 17 15:00 Bristol City Blackpool 1–1 D Ince (pen.) Report Bristol, England Ashton Gate 12,009 Ward 24 November 2012 18 15:00 Blackpool Watford 2–2 D K. PhillipsOsbourne Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 13,076 Wright 27 November 2012 19 20:00 Blackpool Birmingham City 1–1 D Ince Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 13,111 Pawson 1 December 2012 20 15:00 Peterborough United Blackpool 1–4 W Gayle ThomasInce 2Dicko Report Peterborough, England London Road 5,633 Webb 8 December 2012 21 15:00 Crystal Palace Blackpool 2–2 D ZahaMurray DelfounesoDicko Report London, England Selhurst Park 15,594 Stroud 15 December 2012 22 15:00 Blackpool Blackburn Rovers 2–0 W ThomasBroadfoot Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 15,907 Scott 21 December 2012 23 19:45 Blackpool Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 L Baptiste Ebanks-Blake (2) Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 14,556 Coote 26 December 2012 24 15:00 Huddersfield Town Blackpool 1–1 D Delfouneso Report Huddersfield, England John Smith's Stadium 16,832 Miller 29 December 2012 25 15:00 Middlesbrough Blackpool 4–2 L ThomasBasham Report Middlesbrough, England Riverside Stadium 18,164 Attwell 1 January 2013 26 15:00 Blackpool Hull City 0–0 D Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 13,691 Taylor 12 January 2013 27 15:00 Charlton Athletic Blackpool 2–1 L Report Charlton, England The Valley 16,846 Jones 19 January 2013 28 17:20 Blackpool Cardiff City 1–2 L Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 13,998 Naylor 26 January 2013 29 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackpool 1–2 W Ince (2) Report Wolverhampton, England Molineux 20,100 Mathieson 2 February 2013 30 15:00 Blackpool Barnsley 1–2 L Ince Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 13,695 Eltrigham 9 February 2013 31 15:00 Blackpool Millwall 2–1 W InceDelfouneso Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 12,653 Webb 16 February 2013 32 15:00 Ipswich Town Blackpool 1–0 L Report Ipswich, England Portman Road 16,673 Madley 20 February 2013 33 20:00 Leeds United Blackpool 2–0 L Report Leeds, England Elland Road 25,532 Boyeson 23 February 2013 34 15:00 Blackpool Leicester City 0–0 D Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 14,509 Hooper 2 March 2013 35 15:00 Blackpool Bristol City 0–0 D Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 12,934 Russell 5 March 2013 36 19:45 Birmingham City Blackpool 1–1 D Broadfoot Report Birmingham, England St Andrew's 13,532 Phillips 9 March 2013 37 15:00 Watford Blackpool 1–2 W InceMacKenzie Report Watford, England Vicarage Road 13,857 Madley 16 March 2013 38 15:00 Blackpool Peterborough United 0–1 L Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 13,037 Haywood 29 March 2013 39 15:00 Blackburn Rovers Blackpool 1–1 D Report Blackburn, England Ewood Park 17,764 Russell 1 April 2013 40 15:00 Blackpool Crystal Palace 1–0 W M. Phillips Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 14,373 Haines 6 April 2013 41 15:00 Nottingham Forest Blackpool 1–1 D Sylvestre Report Nottingham, England City Ground 22,814 Pawson 13 April 2013 42 15:00 Blackpool Burnley 1–0 W Sylvestre Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 14,437 Whitestone 16 April 2013 43 20:00 Blackpool Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 D Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 13,845 Wright 20 April 2013 44 15:00 Brighton & Hove Albion Blackpool 6–1 L Report Brighton, England Amex Stadium 28,499 Bates 27 April 2013 45 15:00 Blackpool Derby County 2–1 W Taylor-FletcherSylvestre Report Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 14,775 Ward 4 May 2013 46 12:30 Bolton Wanderers Blackpool 2–2 D M. PhillipsSylvestre Report Bolton, England Reebok Stadium 24,844 East League Cup 2012–13 Football League Cup Round One 12 August 2012 15:00 BST Blackpool 1–2 Report Morecambe Baptiste 77 Alessandra 6Fleming 56 Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 6,083 Tierney L FA Cup Round Three 5 January 2013 15:00 BST Fulham 1–1 Report Blackpool Sylvestre 60 Fulham, England Craven Cottage 14,473 Mason D Round Three replay 15 January 2013 20:00 BST Blackpool 1–2 Report Fulham Delfouneso 84 Blackpool, England Bloomfield Road 8,706 Marriner L Statistics Appearances and goals 4 May 2013 League FA Cup League Cup 1 Matt Gilks GK SCO 44+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2 Paul Bignot DF England 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3 Stephen Crainey DF SCO 42+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 4 Scott Robertson MF Scotland 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4 Reece Wabara (loan) DF England 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 5 Neal Eardley DF Wales 20+3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 6 Ian Evatt DF England 11+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 7 Matt Phillips MF Scotland 28+6 4 0+0 0 1+0 0 8 Tiago Gomes MF Portugal 20+4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 9 Kevin Phillips FW England 9+8 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 10 Elliot Grandin MF France 6+6 3 0+0 0 0+1 0 11 Tom Ince MF England 41+2 18 2+0 0 1+0 0 12 Gary Taylor-Fletcher MF England 27+7 5 1+0 0 1+0 0 14 Ludovic Sylvestre MF Guadeloupe 21+7 4 1+1 1 1+0 0 15 Alex Baptiste DF England 42+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 1 16 Barry Ferguson MF Scotland 19+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 17 Chris Basham MF England 23+2 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 18 Isaiah Osbourne MF England 22+5 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 19 Alberto Noguera MF Spain 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 20 Craig Cathcart DF Northern Ireland 22+3 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 21 Mark Halstead GK ENG 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 22 Ashley Eastham DF ENG 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 23 Gerardo Bruna MF Argentina 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 24 Craig Sutherland FW Scotland 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 25 Chris Kettings GK Scotland 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 26 Liam Tomsett MF England 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 27 Tom Barkhuizen FW England 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 28 Adam Dodd MF England 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 29 Jamie Menagh MF England 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 30 Louis Almond FW England 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 31 Ángel Martínez MF Spain 17+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 32 Curtis Thompson MF England 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 33 Bob Harris DF Scotland 3+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 34 Alex Addai FW England 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 35 Jake Caprice DF England 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 36 Matt Challoner DF England 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 37 James Caton MF England 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 38 Nouha Dicko (loan) FW France 2+19 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 38 Matt Derbyshire (loan) FW England 4+8 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 39 Wes Thomas (loan) FW England 6+2 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 39 Gary MacKenzie (loan) FW Scotland 12+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 40 Nathan Delfouneso (loan) FW England 22+17 6 2+0 1 0+0 0 41 Nathan Eccleston FW England 0+6 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 42 Kirk Broadfoot DF Scotland 31+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 43 Márkó Futács (loan) FW Hungary 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 — Anderson Banvo FW Ivory Coast 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 — Adda Djeziri FW Algeria 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 |} Players used: 32 Goals scored: 65 (62 League; 2 FA Cup; 1 League Cup) (includes two own-goals) Note: Players in italics are no longer with Blackpool League table BLP Transfers Players in DatePositionPlayerFromFeeSource9 July 2012DFJake Caprice—Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18773826 Blackpool sign ex-Crystal Palace defender Jake Caprice BBC Sport 9 July 201220 July 2012MFIsaiah OsbourneHibernian£250,000https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18870201 Blackpool sign Hibernian midfielder Isaiah Osbourne BBC Sport 20 July 201225 July 2012MFTiago Gomes—Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18981178 Blackpool sign Portuguese midfielder Tiago Gomes BBC Sport 25 July 201227 July 2012MFScott Robertson—Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19016975 Blackpool sign Scott Robertson from Dundee United BBC Sport 27 July 201214 August 2012MFJames Caton—Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19256911 Blackpool sign Djeziri, Noguera and Caton BBC Sport 14 August 201214 August 2012FWAdda Djeziri—Free14 August 2012MFAlberto Noguera—Free23 August 2012FWAnderson Banvo—Free23 August 2012FWBrice Irie-Bi—Free31 August 2012FWNathan EcclestonLiverpoolUndisclosed4 September 2012DFKirk Broadfoot—Free Loans in DatePositionPlayerFromDurationSource17 August 2012FWNouha DickoWigan AthleticSeason-long loanNouha Dicko rejoins Blackpool on loan from Wigan Athletic https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/19275602 BBC Sport 21 August 2024 17 August 201231 August 2012FWNathan DelfounesoAston VillaSeason-long loan23 November 2012FWWes ThomasBournemouthUntil 1 January2012-11-22 Blackpool sign Bournemouth striker Wes Thomas on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20425736 2025-03-02 BBC Sport en-GB25 January 2013FWMatt DerbyshireNottingham ForestUntil end of seasonMatt Derbyshire: Blackpool sign Nottingham Forest striker on loan https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21198712 BBC Sport 21 August 2024 25 January 201331 January 2013DFReece WabaraManchester CityUntil end of seasonBlackpool confirm loan signing of Reece Wabara from Manchester City https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/8455453/blackpool-confirm-loan-signing-of-reece-wabara-from-manchester-city Sky Sports 21 August 2024 30 January 20131 March 2013DFGary MacKenzieMK DonsUntil end of seasonGary MacKenzie: Blackpool sign MK Dons defender on loan https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21633931 BBC Sport 21 August 2024 1 March 20135 March 2013FWMárkó FutácsLeicester CityOne-month loanMarko Futacs: Leicester striker joins Blackpool on loan https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21673095 BBC Sport 21 August 2024 5 March 2013 Players out DatePositionPlayer ToFeeSource26 July 2012MFKeith SouthernHuddersfield Town£300,000https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18984116 Huddersfield Town sign Keith Southern from Blackpool BBC Sport 26 July 201226 January 2013MFScott RobertsonReleased Loans out Date fromPositionPlayer ToDurationSource29 August 2012FWTom BarkhuizenFleetwood TownUntil Januaryhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19415156 Blackpool's Tom Barkhuizen & Ash Eastham join Fleetwood on loan BBC Sport 29 August 201229 August 2012DFAshley EasthamFleetwood TownOne-month loan5 October 2012DFAshley EasthamNotts CountyOne-month loan18 October 2012 Notts County sign Blackpool defender Ashley Eastham on loan https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11768/8141356/notts-county-sign-blackpool-defender-ashley-eastham-on-loan 23 March 2026 Sky SportsOctober 2012MFBarry FergusonFleetwood TownUntil January2012-11-02 Blackpool's Barry Ferguson joins Fleetwood Town on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20121967 2026-03-23 BBC Sport en-GB 1 1 Entered competition in Third Round References Category:Blackpool F.C. seasons Blackpool