2009–10 Blackpool F.C. season

English football club season January 2020 December 2014 Blackpool F.C. 2009–10 Owen Oyston Karl Oyston Ian Holloway Bloomfield Road Championship 6th Play-offs Winners (promoted) FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round Charlie Adam (17) Charlie Adam (19) 12,296 vs Bristol City, Championship, 2 May 2010 6,855 vs Watford, Championship,23 January 2010 2008–09 2010–11 The 2009–10 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 102nd season (99th consecutive) in the Football League. It was also their third consecutive season in The Championship, the second tier of English football. The club won promotion, via the play-offs, to the Premier League for the first time. Their victory over Cardiff City in the final was the club's ninth victory in their last eleven games. It was Ian Holloway's first season as manager. Charlie Adam, in his first season with Blackpool, finished as the club's top scorer, with nineteen goals in all competitions. Season summary Ian Holloway returned to his former club QPR for the opening game of the League season. Ben Burgess put the Tangerines ahead late into the first half, and that's how the score remained until Peter Ramage's 87th-minute leveller.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8186015.stm QPR 1-1 Blackpool 17 August 2009 BBC News Three days later, Blackpool began their League Cup campaign at Crewe Alexandra. Adam Nowland, who had returned to the club on a non-contract basis the previous day, broke the deadlock on 52 minutes. Calvin Zola equalised for the Railwaymen in the 74th minute, before Daniel Nardiello, eleven minutes from time, scored what proved to be the winner.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8187773.stm Crewe 1-2 Blackpool 11 August 2009 BBC News On 15 August, Blackpool hosted Cardiff City at Bloomfield Road. Michael Chopra opened the scoring for the visitors, but Seasiders captain Ian Evatt equalised in first-half injury time. The match finished 1–1.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8194853.stm Blackpool 1-1 Cardiff 15 August 2009 BBC News Derby County visited the seaside three days later, and they returned to the East Midlands with a point after a goalless draw.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8195561.stm Blackpool 0-0 Derby 18 August 2009 BBC News thumb|200px|Blackpool's away shirt for the 2009–10 campaign. On 22 August, Blackpool visited the Home Counties for a meeting with Watford. They came from behind twice to record their fourth-successive draw, Alex Baptiste and Gary Taylor-Fletcher the scorers.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8202363.stm Watford 2-2 Blackpool 22 August 2009 BBC News In the second round of the League Cup, on 26 August, Blackpool hosted Premier League outfit Wigan Athletic. Ishmel Demontagnac scored his first goal for the club, followed by strikes by Ben Burgess (19 minutes), Charlie Adam (netting his first goal as a permanent Blackpool player), and Gary Taylor-Fletcher. The Latics pulled one back in injury time to make the final score 4–1.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/8207943.stm Blackpool 4-1 Wigan 26 August 2009 BBC News Blackpool's first League victory occurred three days later, when Coventry City visited Bloomfield Road. The hosts won 3–0, extending their unbeaten start to the season to seven games.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8215134.stm Blackpool 3-0 Coventry 29 August 2009 BBC News The Tangerines suffered their first defeat of the campaign two weeks later, after an international break, at Leicester City. Matty Fryatt's double – one either side of Charlie Adam's strike just after the half-hour mark – gave the Foxes all three points.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8243886.stm Leicester City 2-1 Blackpool 12 September 2009 BBC News Newcastle United travelled to Bloomfield Road on 17 September. The Magpies' Andy Carroll opened the scoring five minutes from the break, only for Brett Ormerod to level matters in first-half injury time. Jason Euell put Blackpool in front, with his first goal for the club, on 65 minutes, and it proved to be the final goal of the game.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8244177.stm Blackpool 2-1 Newcastle 16 September 2009 BBC News Three days later, Ian Holloway's men visited the City Ground to face Nottingham Forest. Charlie Adam scored the only goal of the game, nineteen minutes in.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8255692.stm Nottm Forest 0-1 Blackpool 19 September 2009 BBC News League Cup action resumed on 22 September, with a visit to Premier League side Stoke City. Blackpool were two goals up courtesy of David Vaughan and Billy Clarke, but the Potters fought back to level matters by the 79th minute. Tony Pulis' men took the lead for the first time on 80 minutes, before Ben Burgess equalised a minute later. Andy Griffin scored what proved to be the winner in injury time.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8256916.stm Stoke 4-3 Blackpool 22 September 2009 BBC News Back in the League, on 26 September the Tangerines welcomed Peterborough United to town. Jason Euell opened the scoring after three minutes. Eight minutes later, Hamer Bouazza opened his account for the club with the second, sealing 'Pool's third consecutive League victory.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8263365.stm Blackpool 2-0 Peterborough 26 September 2009 BBC News Blackpool travelled to Bristol City three days later, and they suffered their second defeat of the campaign with a 0–2 scoreline.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8267489.stm Bristol City 2-0 Blackpool 1 October 2009 BBC News Another, heavy defeat followed, at Crystal Palace on 3 October. 1–4 was the result at Selhurst Park.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8269779.stm Crystal Palace 4-1 Blackpool 3 October 2009 BBC News After a fortnight's break, the Tangerines beat Plymouth Argyle 2–0 at Bloomfield Road, with Marcel Seip and David Vaughan finding the net.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8302280.stm Blackpool 2-0 Plymouth 17 October 2009 BBC News Sheffield United visited the seaside on 20 October, and they returned to Yorkshire pointless after strikes from Marcel Seip, Jason Euell and Charlie Adam gave Blackpool a 3–0 victory. The result kept Blackpool in the play-off places and preserved their unbeaten home record.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8302861.stm Blackpool 3-0 Sheff Utd 20 October 2009 BBC News The next game saw Blackpool earn a point away to Swansea in a 0–0 draw,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8316521.stm Swansea 0-0 Blackpool 24 October 2009 BBC News a point that would ultimately determine the fate of both teams come the end of the season. Seven goals in the next two games saw Blackpool earn a 3–3 draw at Doncaster Rovershttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8326222.stm Doncaster 3-3 Blackpool 31 October 2009 BBC News and a 4–1 home victory over Scunthorpe United.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8338189.stm Blackpool 4-1 Scunthorpe 7 November 2009 BBC News There then followed a slump with the Tangerines earning only one point from the next three games: a defeat away to Reading,https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/reading/6625345/Reading-2-Blackpool-1-match-report.html Reading 2 Blackpool 1: match report Neil Trainis 21 November 2009 The Telegraph a home draw with local rivals Preston North End,https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/nov/30/blackpool-preston-match-report Blackpool 1–1 Preston 30 November 2009 The Guardian and then the first home defeat of the season, against Barnsley.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8388787.stm Blackpool 1-2 Barnsley 5 December 2009 BBC News A win (3–0 at Middlesbrough),https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8389563.stm Middlesbrough 0-3 Blackpool 8 December 2009 BBC News a defeat at Ipswich,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8404444.stm Ipswich 3-1 Blackpool 12 December 2009 BBC News and a win at Derby Countyhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8424637.stm Derby 0-2 Blackpool 26 December 2009 BBC News earned a further six points in the last three games of 2009. January began with the club's only game in this season's FA Cup, a home defeat to Ipswich Town.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/8433992.stm Blackpool 1-2 Ipswich 21 September 2018 BBC News The League resumed with two draws: 1–1 at Cardiff CityCardiff 1-1 Blackpool https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8442419.stm 25 September 2020 BBC Sport 9 January 2010 and 2–2 at home to QPR,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8452528.stm Blackpool 2-2 QPR 21 September 2018 BBC News before a rescheduled visit from Sheffield Wednesday resulted in a second home defeat.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8465652.stm Blackpool 1-2 Sheff Wed 21 September 2018 BBC News A 3–2 home win against Watfordhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8467794.stm Blackpool 3-2 Watford 21 September 2018 BBC News and a draw at Coventry Cityhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8483728.stm Coventry 1-1 Blackpool 21 September 2018 BBC News was then followed by three straight defeats: against West Brom,https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/feb/03/blackpool-west-bromwich-championship Blackpool 2-3 West Bromwich Albion - Championship match report Richard Jolly 3 February 2010 The Guardian Leicester Cityhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8495816.stm Blackpool 1-2 Leicester 6 February 2010 BBC News and Sheffield Wednesday.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8504284.stm Sheff Wed 2-0 Blackpool 9 February 2010 BBC News Then a visit to Deepdale could not separate the local rivals, with Preston and Blackpool playing out a goalless draw.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8511130.stm Preston 0-0 Blackpool 13 February 2010 BBC News Two 2–0 home victories (against Middlesbroughhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8510865.stm Blackpool 2-0 Middlesbrough 16 February 2010 BBC News and Reading)https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8520300.stm Blackpool 2-0 Reading 20 February 2010 BBC News followed. Then only four points were taken from the next five games, which saw the team lose games at Barnsley,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8530968.stm Barnsley 1-0 Blackpool 27 February 2010 BBC News West Bromhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8562330.stm West Brom 3-2 Blackpool 13 March 2010 BBC News and Sheffield United.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8565327.stm Sheff Utd 3-0 Blackpool 16 March 2010 BBC News A home victory was procured over Roy Keane's Ipswich Townhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8543931.stm Blackpool 1-0 Ipswich 6 March 2010 BBC News after the Barnsley reversal, and a draw – also at home – against Crystal Palace rounded out the sequence.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8572359.stm Blackpool 2-2 Crystal Palace 20 March 2010 BBC News A 5–1 victory over Swansea City on 23 Marchhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8572918.stm Blackpool 5-1 Swansea 23 March 2010 BBC News was followed four days later by a 2–0 victory in what was a long road trip to Ian Holloway's former employers, Plymouth Argyle.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8585310.stm Plymouth 0-2 Blackpool 27 March 2010 BBC News Another victory ensued, this time 4–2 at Scunthorpe United.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8593574.stm Scunthorpe 2-4 Blackpool 2 April 2010 BBC News A fourth-consecutive win was achieved at home to Doncaster Rovers.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8595105.stm Blackpool 2-0 Doncaster 5 April 2010 BBC News The run was ended on 10 April with a 4–1 defeat at eventual champions Newcastle United.Newcastle 4-1 Blackpool https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8607516.stm 25 September 2020 BBC Sport 10 April 2010 Blackpool completed a League double over Nottingham Forest on 17 April, with a 3–1 victory at Bloomfield Road.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8615417.stm Blackpool 3-1 Nottm Forest 17 April 2010 BBC News Seven days later, the Seasiders made it six victories in seven games with a single-goal result at Peterborough United.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8632923.stm Peterborough 0-1 Blackpool 24 April 2010 BBC News right|thumb|300px|Pitch invasion as Blackpool make the playoffs against Bristol City On 2 May, in the last game of the regular season, Blackpool faced Bristol City at home. Blackpool were on 69 points in the final play-off position, just one point ahead of Swansea City. Blackpool went behind in the sixteenth minute, but Brett Ormerod tied the game in the second half. The game ended 1–1. Swansea just needed to secure three points at home in their final game against Doncaster Rovers to take the final play-off place, but they were held to a goalless draw by the visitors and Blackpool made the play-offs.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8644515.stm Blackpool 1-1 Bristol City 2 May 2010 BBC News In the first leg of the semi-finals, which took place on 8 May, Blackpool hosted Nottingham Forest at Bloomfield Road. The Seasiders won 2–1.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8659640.stm Blackpool 2-1 Nottm Forest 8 May 2010 BBC News Three days later, they met at the City Ground in the second leg. Forest took the lead after seven minutes, but Blackpool equalised eleven minutes into the second half. The hosts regained the lead on 66 minutes, but the visitors drew level again six minutes later. Blackpool went ahead for the first time four minutes later, and extended their lead on 79 minutes, with D. J. Campbell completing his first career hat-trick. Forest pulled one back in injury time, but Blackpool held on for a 4–3 win on the night and a 6–4 aggregate over the two legs and progressed to the final.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8672355.stm Forest 3-4 Blackpool (agg 4-6) 11 May 2010 BBC News Forest manager Billy Davies, who belittled Blackpool after the first leg,"Charlie Adam interview: part one" - Seasiders Podcast, 7 February 2021 was sacked at the end of the following 2010–11 season after again failing at the play-offs stage."Nottingham Forest talk to McClaren after sacking Davies" - BBC Sport, 12 June 2011 The Final saw Blackpool face the victors of the other semi-final, Cardiff City, at Wembley on 22 May. The Bluebirds took the lead on nine minutes through Michael Chopra, but Charlie Adam levelled with a free-kick four minutes later. The Welsh side re-took the lead on 37 minutes, but once again their advantage lasted only four minutes, Gary Taylor-Fletcher heading in from a goal-line scramble. In first-half injury time, Brett Ormerod netted to give the Seasiders the lead for the first time, and that is how the score remained. Blackpool had won promotion to the Premier League for the first time.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8692465.stm Blackpool 3-2 Cardiff 22 May 2010 BBC News The five players who were on loan to Blackpool at the end of the season – D. J. Campbell (from Leicester City), Andy Butler (Huddersfield Town), Barry Bannan (Aston Villa), Séamus Coleman (Everton) and Stephen Dobbie (Swansea City) — remained at the club until the conclusion of the civic reception that was held for the team in Blackpool on 24 May. On 26 May, Stephen McPhee, who had been out injured since January 2009, announced his retirement from the game at the age of 28."Blackpool's Stephen McPhee ends career on high note" – BBC Sport The same day, Blackpool announced that five players would not be offered new contracts when they expired. As such, they left the club on 1 July. The players in question were Al Bangura, Hamer Bouazza, Joe Martin, Danny Mitchley and Daniel Nardiello."Blackpool set to build new stand at Bloomfield Road" – BBC Sport Championship results 8 August 2009 15:00 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 (Report) Blackpool Ramage 86 Burgess 37 Loftus Road London 14,013 Andy D'Urso D 15 August 2009 15:00 Blackpool 1–1 (Report) Cardiff City Evatt 45+1 Chopra 12 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,698 G Hegley D 18 August 2009 19:45 Blackpool 0–0 (Report) Derby County Bloomfield Road Blackpool 8,056 Eddie Ilderton D 22 August 2009 15:00 Watford 2–2 (Report) Blackpool Smith 24Cleverley 63 Baptiste 56Taylor-Fletcher 72 Vicarage Road Watford 12,745 Darren Deadman D 29 August 2009 15:00 Blackpool 3–0 (Report) Coventry City Adam 13 pen.Burgess 59Taylor-Fletcher 71 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 8,239 Nigel Miller W 12 September 2009 15:00 BST Leicester City 2–1 L (Report) Blackpool Fryatt 26 58 Adam 31 Walkers Stadium Leicester 22,827 J Singh 16 September 2009 19:45 BST Blackpool 2–1 W (Report) Newcastle United Ormerod 45+2Euell 65 Carroll 40 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 9,647 Jonathan Moss 19 September 2009 15:00 BST Nottingham Forest 0–1 W (Report) Blackpool Adam 19 City Ground Nottingham 23,487 Penn 26 September 2009 15:00 BST Blackpool 2–0 W (Report) Peterborough United Euell 3Bouazza 11 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,728 Bates 29 September 2009 19:30 BST Bristol City 2–0 L (Report) Blackpool Maynard 28Haynes 57 Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol 13,673 East 3 October 2009 15:00 BST Crystal Palace 4–1 L (Report) Blackpool Lee 4Danns 32Ambrose 62N'Diaye 89 Baptiste 53 Selhurst Park London 15,749 Taylor 17 October 2009 15:00 BST Blackpool 2–0 W (Report) Plymouth Argyle Seip 31Vaughan 64 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,765 Webb 20 October 2009 19:30 BST Blackpool 3–0 W (Report) Sheffield United Seip 60Euell 69Adam 82 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 8,042 Mathieson 24 October 2009 15:00 BST Swansea City 0–0 D (Report) Blackpool Liberty Stadium Swansea 14,724 Hall 31 October 2009 15:00 BST Doncaster Rovers 3–3 D (Report) Blackpool Woods 5Sharp 46 90 Evatt 21Emmanuel-Thomas 62Burgess 77 Keepmoat Stadium Doncaster 10,312 Oliver 7 November 2009 15:00 BST Blackpool 4–1 W (Report) Scunthorpe United Evatt 59Adam 64Burgess 70Baptiste 89 Hayes 51 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,727 Webster 21 November 2009 15:00 BST Reading 2–1 L (Report) Blackpool Sidurgsson 52Rasiak 82 Ormerod 58 Madejski Stadium Reading 15,945 Scott 30 November 2009 20:00 BST Blackpool 1–1 D (Report) Preston North End Clarke 1 Wallace 38 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 9,861 Friend 5 December 2009 15:00 BST Blackpool 1–2 L (Report) Barnsley Adam 72 pen. Hassell 85Gray 88 pen. Bloomfield Road Blackpool 8,108 Mason 8 December 2009 20:00 BST Middlesbrough 0–3 W (Report) Blackpool Taylor-Fletcher 21 26Adam 83 Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough 18,089 Shoebridge 12 December 2009 15:00 BST Ipswich Town 3–1 L (Report) Blackpool Stead 1Colback 45McAuley 71 Evatt 67 Portman Road Ipswich 19,831 Crossley 26 December 2009 15:00 Derby County 0–2 W (Report) Blackpool Buxton 38 o.g.Ormerod 79 Pride Park Stadium Derby 30,313 Mathieson 9 January 2010 15:00 Cardiff City 1–1 D (Report) Blackpool Hudson 9 Adam 46 Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 19,147 Ward 16 January 2010 15:00 Blackpool 2–2 D (Report) Queens Park Rangers Adam 9Taylor-Fletcher 77 Taarabt 55 pen.Connolly 84 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,600 Kettle 19 January 2010 19:30 Blackpool 1–2 L (Report) Sheffield Wednesday Adam 90+6 Soares 71Clarke 84 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 8,007 Hall 23 January 2010 15:00 Blackpool 3–2 W (Report) Watford Adam 17Southern 89Ormerod 90+1 Lansbury 27Cleverley 79 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 6,855 Boyeson 30 January 2010 15:00 Coventry City 1–1 D (Report) Blackpool Baptiste 83 o.g. Bannan 69 Ricoh Arena Coventry 16,019 Whitestone 3 February 2010 19:45 Blackpool 2–3 L (Report) West Bromwich Albion Southern 25Dobbie 80 Bednar 29 40Dorrans 83 pen. Bloomfield Road Blackpool 8,510 Foster 6 February 2010 15:00 Blackpool 1–2 L (Report) Leicester City Dobbie 89 N'Guessan 15Dyer 78 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 8,484 Haines 9 February 2010 19:30 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 L (Report) Blackpool O'Connor 3Potter 50 Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield 19,058 Eltrigham 13 February 2010 13:00 Preston North End 0–0 D (Report) Blackpool Deepdale Preston 19,840 Jones 16 February 2010 19:30 Blackpool 2–0 W (Report) Middlesbrough Ormerod 30Campbell 90+4 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,936 Haywood 20 February 2010 15:00 Blackpool 2–0 W (Report) Reading Campbell 41Adam 74 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,147 Pawson 27 February 2010 15:00 Barnsley 1–0 L (Report) Blackpool Hume 75 Oakwell Barnsley 12,347 Singh 6 March 2010 15:00 Blackpool 1–0 W (Report) Ipswich Town Euell 54 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 8,635 Shoebridge 13 March 2010 15:00 West Bromwich Albion 3–2 L (Report) Blackpool Miller 13Koren 53Dorrans 78 pen. Adam 6Ormerod 72 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 21,592 Moss 16 March 2010 19:45 Sheffield United 3–0 L (Report) Blackpool Cresswell 1 66Montgomery 43 Bramall Lane Sheffield 22,555 Langford 20 March 2010 15:00 Blackpool 2–2 D (Report) Crystal Palace Adam 47Burgess 89 Carle 3Ambrose 34 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 9,702 Gibbs 23 March 2010 19:45 Blackpool 5–1 W (Report) Swansea City Ormerod 13 68Evatt 45+1Burgess 50Taylor-Fletcher 82 van der Gun 84 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 9,149 Miller 27 March 2010 15:00 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 W (Report) Blackpool Adam 78Dobbie 82 Home Park Plymouth 10,614 Linington 2 April 2010 15:00 Scunthorpe United 2–4 W (Report) Blackpool McCann 48 pen.Hooper 86 Wright 22 o.g.Coleman 77Campbell 82 85 Glanford Park Scunthorpe 7,508 Woolmer 5 April 2010 15:00 Blackpool 2–0 W (Report) Doncaster Rovers Campbell 27Dobbie 67 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 9,701 Webb 10 April 2010 15:00 Newcastle United 4–1 L (Report) Blackpool Gutierrez 12Carroll 36Nolan 62Routledge 77 Ormerod 85 St James' Park Newcastle 47,010 Russell 17 April 2010 15:00 Blackpool 3–1 W (Report) Nottingham Forest Adam 32 pen.Campbell 54 84 Garner 65 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 11,164 Taylor 24 April 2010 15:00 Peterborough United 0–1 W (Report) Blackpool Campbell 11 London Road Peterborough 7,812 Webb 2 May 2010 13:00 Blackpool 1–1 D (Report) Bristol City Ormerod 54 Maynard 16 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 12,296 Mathieson Final table BLP Play-off results 8 May 2010 12:45 Blackpool 2–1 W (Report) Semi-final, first leg Nottingham Forest Southern 26Adam 57 pen. Cohen 13 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 11,805 Dowd 11 May 2010 19:45 Nottingham Forest 3–4 4–6 W (Report) Semi-final, second leg Blackpool Earnshaw 7 66Adebola 90+2 Campbell 56 76 79Dobbie 72 City Ground Nottingham 28,358 Clattenburg 22 May 2010 15:00 Blackpool 3–2 W (Report) Final Cardiff City Adam 13Taylor-Fletcher 41 Ormerod 45+1 Chopra 9 Ledley 37 Wembley Stadium London 82,244 Marriner 2010 Football League Championship play-off Final League Cup results 11 August 2009 15:00 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 (Report) First Round Blackpool Zola 73 Nowland 52Nardiello 79 Alexandra Stadium Crewe 2,991 Phil Gibbs W 26 August 2009 19:45 Blackpool 4–1 (Report) Second Round Wigan Athletic Demontagnac 3Burgess 19Adam 33Taylor-Fletcher 67 Amaya 90+4 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 8,089 Michael Oliver W 22 September 2009 19:30 Stoke City 4–3 (Report) Third Round Blackpool Higginbotham 75Etherington 78Fuller 80Griffin 90 Vaughan 40Clarke 47Burgess 81 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 13,957 Probert L FA Cup results 2 January 2010 15:00 Blackpool 1–2 (Report) Third Round Ipswich Town Ormerod 51 Colback 3Garvan 77 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,332 Ilderton L Player statistics Appearances League Charlie Adam – 43 Al Bangura – 9 Barry Bannan – 20 Alex Baptiste – 42 Hamer Bouazza – 19 Ben Burgess – 35 DJ Campbell – 15 Billy Clarke – 18 Danny Coid – 1 Séamus Coleman – 9 Stephen Crainey – 41 Ishmel Demontagnac – 8 Stephen Dobbie – 16 Neal Eardley – 24 Ashley Eastham – 1 Rob Edwards – 21 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas – 11 Jason Euell – 33 Ian Evatt – 36 Matthew Gilks – 26 Stephen Husband – 3 Joe Martin – 6 Daniel Nardiello – 5 Brett Ormerod – 36 Paul Rachubka – 20 Marcel Seip – 7 Keith Southern – 45 Gary Taylor-Fletcher – 32 David Vaughan – 41 Players used: 29 Play-offs Matthew Gilks – 3 Alex Baptiste – 3 Stephen Crainey – 3 Ian Evatt – 3 Séamus Coleman – 3 Keith Southern – 3 Charlie Adam – 3 David Vaughan – 3 Gary Taylor-Fletcher – 3 Ben Burgess – 3 D. J. Campbell – 3 Stephen Dobbie – 3 Brett Ormerod – 3 Barry Bannan – 2 Rob Edwards – 1 Players used: 15 FA Cup Charlie Adam – 1 Alex Baptiste – 1 Stephen Crainey – 1 Ishmel Demontagnac – 1 Neal Eardley – 1 Rob Edwards – 1 Jason Euell – 1 Ian Evatt – 1 Joe Martin – 1 Brett Ormerod – 1 Paul Rachubka – 1 Keith Southern – 1 Gary Taylor-Fletcher – 1 Players used: 13 League Cup Charlie Adam – 2 Louis Almond – 1 Al Bangura – 2 Alex Baptiste – 3 Hamer Bouazza – 1 Ben Burgess – 2 Billy Clarke – 3 Stephen Crainey – 1 Ishmel Demontagnac – 2 Neal Eardley – 2 Ashley Eastham – 1 Rob Edwards – 3 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas – 1 Jason Euell – 1 Ian Evatt – 1 Matthew Gilks – 3 Mark Hudson – 1 Joe Martin – 2 Daniel Nardiello – 1 Adam Nowland – 1 Brett Ormerod – 2 Keith Southern – 1 Gary Taylor-Fletcher – 2 David Vaughan – 1 Players used: 24 Goals League Charlie Adam – 16 Barry Bannan – 1 Alex Baptiste – 3 Hamer Bouazza – 1 Ben Burgess – 6 D. J. Campbell – 8 Billy Clarke – 1 Seamus Coleman – 1 Stephen Dobbie – 4 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas – 1 Jason Euell – 4 Ian Evatt – 4 Brett Ormerod – 11 Marcel Seip – 2 Keith Southern – 2 Gary Taylor-Fletcher – 6 David Vaughan – 1 Total League goals scored: 72 (plus two own-goals) Play-offs D. J. Campbell – 3 Charlie Adam – 2 Stephen Dobbie – 1 Brett Ormerod – 1 Keith Southern – 1 Gary Taylor-Fletcher – 1 Total play-offs goals scored: 9 FA Cup Brett Ormerod – 1 Total FA Cup goals scored: 1 League Cup Charlie Adam – 1 Ben Burgess – 2 Billy Clarke – 1 Ishmel Demontagnac – 1 Daniel Nardiello – 1 Adam Nowland – 1 Gary Taylor-Fletcher – 1 David Vaughan – 1 Total League Cup goals scored: 9 Source https://web.archive.org/web/20050913185524/http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=317 13 September 2005 References Blackpool Category:Blackpool F.C. seasons