2014–15 Blackpool F.C. season

English football club season March 2025 December 2014 Blackpool F.C. 2014–15 José Riga (until 27 October)Lee Clark (from 29 October) Owen Oyston Karl Oyston Bloomfield Road Football League Championship 24th (relegated) FA Cup Third roundEntered competition in third round League Cup First round _whiteborder _blackpool1314H _whiteborder _blackpool1314h _classicfootball ff5e00 ff5e00 ff5e00 _borderonwhite _blackpool1314A _borderonwhite _blackpool1314a _classicfootball ff5e00 ff5e00 FFFFFF _blackpool1415t _blackpool1415t _blackpool1415t _blackpool1415t _blackpool1415tl 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 season was Blackpool F.C.s fourth-consecutive season in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English professional football, and their 106th overall season in the Football League. They exited the League Cup at the first-round stage on 12 August and the FA Cup, also at the first hurdle, on 4 January. They were relegated to League One with six League fixtures remaining.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32197627 Blackpool relegated from Championship BBC Sport 6 April 2015 José Riga, in his first season as manager, was in charge for fourteen League games, before being sacked on 27 October with the club five points adrift at the foot of the table. Lee Clark succeeded him three days later. Clark, too, departed shortly after the season's conclusion. Season summary Pre-season Barry Ferguson, Blackpool's caretaker player-manager for the final twenty league games of the previous campaign, was not given the role full-time and left the club. Including Ferguson, Blackpool released 17 players, while five loan players returned to their parent clubs.Club Plans to Discuss New Contracts with Eight Players http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/retained-list-201314-1554900.aspx Blackpool F.C. 16 May 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140811194952/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/retained-list-201314-1554900.aspx 11 August 2014 On 11 June Belgian José Riga was appointed as Blackpool's new manager. He was their first from overseas and their third full-time manager in two years. Blackpool had stated they would discuss contract terms with nine out of contract professionals, but of those only Tony McMahon signed a new deal to return to the club.Tony McMahon: Blackpool defender signs new contract https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27945922 BBC Sport 20 June 2014 20 June 2014 Among the departees were Matt Gilks, the club's only remaining goalkeeper and player from their 2010–11 Premier League campaign, and Tom Ince, whose father, Paul, had been sacked as manager during the previous season. July. The Ince fee was decided by a tribunal, because Ince was under the age of 23, with the same rules applying in the case of Harrison McGahey, a scholar who made his professional debut the previous season, who also left the club, joining Sheffield United.Winger Signs Contract With Hull City https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/club-statement-thomas-ince-1721101.aspx Blackpool F.C. 7 July 2014 7 July 2014https://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/20140718-harrison-arrives-1767340.aspx dead Harrison arrives Sheffield United F.C. 18 July 2014 18 July 2014 12 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201112030550/https://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/20140718-harrison-arrives-1767340.aspx By 1 July, the day after pre-season training was due to begin, the club had just seven registered players. The decision was made to delay training until 3 July. The same day, Estonian striker Sergei Zenjov became the club's first signing of the close season.Seasiders Sign Sergei Zenjov http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/seasiders-sign-sergei-zenjov-1715346.aspx Blackpool F.C. dead 3 July 2014 3 July 2014 7 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140707052157/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/seasiders-sign-sergei-zenjov-1715346.aspx On 19 July Blackpool played their opening friendly at Penrith, winning 4–0 with a team of professionals, youth players and trialists. Their pre-season trip to Spain was cancelled on 15 July."Pool cancel pre season tour" – Blackpool Gazette, 15 July 2014 Eight days before their second and final friendly, at home to Premier League newcomers Burnley, the club still only had eight registered professionals. José Riga and chairman Karl Oyston were reported to be locked in a standoff over transfers. Riga also implemented a media blackout for himself and his staff, and had not spoken to the press since his appointment 44 days earlier."Riga’s Bloomfield Road blackout" https://web.archive.org/web/20140723211121/http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/riga-s-bloomfield-road-blackout-1-6740436 23 July 2014 – Blackpool Gazette, 21 July 2014 On 24 July, in an open letter to club owner Owen Oyston and his son, club president Valeri Belokon demanded funds be put aside for player acquisitions.29 July 2014 Blackpool chairman hits back at club president in open letter claiming it is Valeri Belokon demanding £24m https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/blackpool/10997739/Blackpool-chairman-hits-back-at-club-president-in-open-letter-claiming-it-is-Valeri-Belokon-demanding-24m.html live 22 August 2021 www.telegraph.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20140806064612/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/blackpool/10997739/Blackpool-chairman-hits-back-at-club-president-in-open-letter-claiming-it-is-Valeri-Belokon-demanding-24m.html 6 August 2014 Three players were signed on 28 July, with a further three joining by 1 August. In their home friendly against Burnley on 2 August, Blackpool again fielded a host of trialists both in their starting line-up and on the bench, as the visitors won 1–0."Blackpool 0 Burnley 1" – Blackpool Gazette, 2 August 2014 Between 3–8 August Blackpool added six further players to their squad, including goalkeepers Joe Lewis and Ell Parish. When midfielder Andrea Orlandi became Blackpool's 20th squad member on 8 August, the day before the start of the season, he was also their twelfth in as many days. Regular season On 9 August Blackpool lost their opening match of the season to Nottingham Forest.Phillips Owen Nottm Forest 2 0 Blackpool https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28646431 10 August 2014 BBC Sport 9 August 2014 Blackpool had squad problems prior to the match; they had only nine players who "qualified" earlier in the day.Blackpool: Jose Riga says he had nine eligible players before opener https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28724446 10 August 2014 BBC Sport 9 August 2014 They ultimately fielded 15 in their matchday squad, including two 17-year–old scholars from the youth academy.Pierce Jimmy Nottingham Forest 2 Blackpool 0: Stuart Pearce's regime begins with victory as farce continues for Jose Riga's side https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/championship/11023574/Nottingham-Forest-2-Blackpool-0-Stuart-Pearces-regime-begins-with-victory-as-farce-continues-for-Jose-Rigas-side.html 10 August 2014 The Telegraph 9 August 2014 City Ground One of them, Dom Telford, was offered professional terms after his debut. A week later, in the first home league game of the new season, new signing Tomasz Cywka scored the club's first goal of the campaign in a 2–1 defeat to Blackburn. The club has continued to make acquisitions and by 16 August the signing of Edu Oriol saw the first-team squad reach 26 players. On 30 August, defeat to Millwall, managed by former Blackpool boss Ian Holloway, saw the club go without a point in five games in August. On 13 September, Blackpool gained their first point in their sixth league game of the season, a goalless draw with Wolves at Bloomfield Road. They would have to wait until 3 October for their first win, a 1–0 defeat of Cardiff in their 11th league game. However, this was followed by three consecutive losses, after which Riga was sacked on 27 October and replaced two days later by Lee Clark. The former Birmingham manager lost his first game, 2–0 at home to Ipswich on 1 December, but secured his first point with a 2–2 draw at Fulham four days later. However, on 1 December Blackpool lost 3–1 at Leeds, meaning they had lost 12, drawn four and won only one of their first 17 league fixtures. Successive draws with Bolton and Rotherham followed the defeat to Leeds, before Clark sealed his first win in his sixth game in charge, a 1–0 home defeat of his former club Birmingham City on 6 December. Blackpool extended their undefeated run with a 2–2 draw at Charlton a week later. However, the following game they lost 6–1 at home to Bournemouth. Having secured a point from two games over the Christmas period, on 10 January 2015, their first league game of the year, Blackpool sealed their third win of the season, defeating Holloway's Millwall at home. Away defeats followed, 2–0 at Wolves and 7–2 at Watford, having been 2–0 up, before they secured what proved to be their fourth and last win of the campaign against Brighton on 31 January. 17-year-old Henry Cameron made his professional debut in the 1–0 win, becoming the 44th player used by the club that season. Consecutive defeats to Norwich and Middlesbrough followed, before a 4–4 draw with Nottingham Forest on Valentine's Day, their first such result in 2,252 home league games.Opta stats – Twitter, 14 February 2015 A 1–1 draw at local rivals Blackburn came a week later before Blackpool embarked on a six-match losing run (scoring one goal in the process) by which point they had lost the equivalent of one full league season (46 games) out of the last two played, with eight games remaining of 2014–15. On 21 March, Blackpool ended their run with a 1–1 home draw with Leeds, the first of three consecutive draws. On 6 April, the day before the third of these, they were officially relegated. Another run of four defeats followed, ending with their last away game of the season, the 3–2 defeat to Cardiff confirming they would not win away from Bloomfield Road all season, thus equalling a record from their 1908–09 campaign.http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/clark-s-questions-after-matching-106-year-record-1-7230512 Clark's questions after matching 106 year record https://web.archive.org/web/20150428205741/http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/clark-s-questions-after-matching-106-year-record-1-7230512 28 April 2015 Blackpool Gazette 27 April 2015 On 2 May 2015, the final day of the Championship season, Blackpool's home game against Huddersfield Town was abandoned after 48 minutes following a pitch invasion by Blackpool fans in protest at chairman Karl Oyston. The score was 0–0 at the time,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32459756 Blackpool A-A Huddersfield BBC Sport 2 May 2015 and that's how the Football League declared it to subsequently stand. It was Blackpool's 18th-consecutive game without a victory and their points tally of 26 was the lowest in the English second tier since Stockport County picked up the same number of points when they finished bottom in the 2001-02 season. Over the last two full league seasons played, Blackpool had claimed 11 wins from 92 games. League Cup Blackpool exited the League at the first-round stage after a single-goal defeat at Shrewsbury Town, managed by former Seasiders captain Micky Mellon, on 12 August. Two players, Jeffrey Rentmeister and Joël Dielna, played having signed earlier in the day. FA Cup On 4 January, Blackpool lost their FA Cup third round tie against Premier League club Aston Villa 1–0, with Christian Benteke scoring two minutes before the end of normal time. It was Blackpool's seventh exit at their first FA Cup hurdle in eight seasons. Players First-team squad No. = Squad number Pos = Playing position P = Number of games played G = Number of goals scored GK = Goalkeeper DF = Defender MF = Midfielder FW = Forward #FFCCCC Left club during 2014–15 1px solid #AAAAAA Loan player YTH = Youth team players named in first-team squadA dagger or YTH symbol is only displayed if the player was exclusively a loan player or academy scholar during the 2014-15 season. If they signed a professional contract over the course of the season then it is not displayed. lower-alpha L = Ended the season out on loan +2014–15 Blackpool player detailsAll players who have been signed to the club since the opening day of the 2014–15 season are listed lower-alphaNo.PosNatNamePGPGPGPGNotesChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal17 DF ENG Miles Addison 6 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 6 (0) 02 DF SCO Tom Aldred 6 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 6 (0) 027 FW ENG Tom Barkhuizen 4 (3) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 4 (4) 039 DF ENG Andre Blackman 2 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 2 (1) 042 GK ENG Myles Boney 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0YTH40 MF ENG Henry Cameron Henry Cameron (footballer) 10 (1) 1 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 10 (1) 16 DF ENG Peter Clarke Peter Clarke (footballer) 37 (2) 2 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 39 (2) 222 MF CRC José Miguel Cubero José Miguel Cubero 10 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 10 (2) 07 MF POL Tomasz Cywka 5 (1) 1 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 6 (1) 12 DF Montserrat Donervon Daniels 19 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 19 (0) 19 FW ENG Steve Davies Steve Davies (footballer born 1987) 11 (6) 5 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 12 (6) 5L14 FW ENG Nathan Delfouneso 21 (17) 3 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 23 (17) 316 DF FRA Joël Dielna 1 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 0 1 (2) 018 DF IRE Charles Dunne 21 (1) 0 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 22 (1) 012 MF ENG Chris Eagles 7 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 7 (0) 125 DF ENG David Ferguson David Ferguson (footballer, born 1994) 6 (4) 1 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 6 (4) 141 FW SCO Islam Feruz 0 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (2) 026 DF IRE Kevin Foley Kevin Foley (footballer, born 1984) 4 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 4 (0) 010 FW ENG Bobby Grant Bobby Grant (footballer, born 1990) 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0L32 DF ENG Grant Hall Grant Hall (footballer) 11 (1) 1 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 11 (1) 138 MF ENG Alex Henshall 0 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (2) 041 DF ENG Luke Higham 1 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0YTH12 MF ENG Michael Jacobs Michael Jacobs (footballer) 5 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 5 (0) 135 DF ENG Tom Kennedy Tom Kennedy (English footballer) 5 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 5 (0) 036 MF BEL Jonathan Legear 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 032 DF IRE Brian Lenihan Brian Lenihan (footballer) 2 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 2 (0) 01 GK ENG Joe Lewis Joe Lewis (footballer, born 1987) 34 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 36 (0) 024 MF ENG John Lundstram 16 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 17 (1) 05 DF SCO Gary MacKenzie 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0L24 FW ENG Gary Madine 14 (1) 3 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 14 (1) 33 DF ENG Niall Maher 6 (4) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 6 (4) 029 DF ENG Tony McMahon 28 (4) 1 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 29 (4) 1L8 MF ENG Jacob Mellis 4 (9) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 5 (9) 0L15 MF Guinea-Bissau Formose Mendy Formose Mendy (footballer, born 1989) 1 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (2) 017 FW ENG Ishmael Miller 16 (6) 2 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 16 (8) 236 GK CAN Daniel Milton 1 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0YTH25 MF ENG Jacob Murphy 8 (1) 2 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 8 (1) 237 DF JAM Nyron Nosworthy 5 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 5 (0) 0L48 DF IRE Darren O'Dea 16 (3) 0 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 17 (3) 031 MF ENG Jamie O'Hara Jamie O'Hara (footballer) 26 (1) 2 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 27 (1) 238 MF ENG Stuart O'Keefe 3 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 3 (1) 020 MF ENG Connor Oliver 4 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 4 (2) 023 MF SPA Edu Oriol 8 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 8 (2) 03 DF SPA Joan Oriol 11 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 12 (0) 011 MF SPA Andrea Orlandi 23 (5) 4 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 25 (5) 443 MF ENG Bright Osayi-Samuel 1 (5) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (5) 0YTH21 GK ENG Elliot Parish 12 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 12 (1) 04 MF ENG David Perkins David Perkins (footballer) 45 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 47 (0) 019 FW ENG Nile Ranger 5 (9) 2 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 5 (9) 228 DF BEL Jeffrey Rentmeister 7 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 8 (1) 012 MF ENG Joe Rothwell 1 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (2) 030 FW FRA Saër Sène 0 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 034 FW ENG Dom Telford 9 (5) 1 0 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 9 (6) 1YTH33 MF ENG Mark Waddington Mark Waddington (footballer) 1 (2) 0 1 (0) 0 0 (1) 0 2 (3) 0YTH20 FW EST Sergei Zenjov 2 (6) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 3 (6) 013 FW CIV Francois Zoko 7 (7) 1 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 7 (7) 1L lower-alpha Players used: 56 Goals scored: 36 (all in the league) Results Pre-season and friendlies 1 19 July 2014 15:00 BST Penrith 0–4 Blackpool Delfouneso (2)GrantZenjov Penrith Frenchfield Park W 2 2 August 2014 15:00 BST Blackpool 0–1 Burnley Blackpool Bloomfield Road 2,389 L The Championship 2014–15 Football League Championship 1 9 August 2014 15:00 BST Nottingham Forest 2–0 Report Blackpool Antonio 25Burke 30 Nottingham City Ground 20,028 Tony Harrington L 2 16 August 2014 15:00 BST Blackpool 1–2 Report Blackburn Rovers Cywka 53 Gestede 26 47 Blackpool Bloomfield Road 12,130 James Adcock L 3 19 August 2014 19:45 Blackpool 1–2 Report L Brentford Delfouneso 17 Pritchard 37Dallas 52 Blackpool Bloomfield Road 9,939 Mark Haywood 4 23 August 2014 15:00 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Report L Blackpool Riera 37 Wigan DW Stadium 12,113 Carl Boyeson 5 30 August 2014 15:00 Millwall 2–1 Report L Blackpool McDonald 33Malone 51 Ranger 71 London The Den 9,877 Andy Woolmer 6 13 September 2014 15:00 Blackpool 0–0 Report D Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackpool Bloomfield Road 12,233 Mick Russell 7 16 September 2014 19:45 Blackpool 0–1 Report L Watford Vydra 68 pen. Blackpool Bloomfield Road 9,695 Scott Duncan 8 20 September 2014 15:00 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Report D Blackpool Falmer Falmer Stadium 24,569 Keith Stroud 9 27 September 2014 15:00 Blackpool 1–3 Report L Norwich City Delfouneso 46 Daniels 54 o.g.Grabban 80Murphy 81 Blackpool Bloomfield Road 11,232 Andre Marriner 10 30 September 2014 19:45 Middlesbrough 1–1 Report D Blackpool Ayala 19 Miller 25 Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 15,213 Paul Tierney 11 3 October 2014 19:45 Blackpool 1–0 Report W Cardiff City Zoko 64 Blackpool Bloomfield Road 10,502 Dean Whitestone 12 18 October 2014 15:00 Huddersfield Town 4–2 Report L Blackpool Holt 4Bunn 11 16Butterfield 61 McMahon 45Daniels 45+2 Huddersfield John Smith's Stadium 14,238 Darren Bond 13 21 October 2014 19:45 Blackpool 0–1 Report L Derby County Martin 81 pen. Blackpool Bloomfield Road 11,036 Kevin Wright 14 25 October 2014 15:00 Reading 3–0 Report L Blackpool Murray 23Clarke 69 o.g.Blackman 90+4 pen. Reading Madejski Stadium 15,625 Gavin Ward 15 1 November 2014 15:00 Blackpool 0–2 Report L Ipswich Town McGoldrick 26Murphy 61 Blackpool Bloomfield Road 10,918 Andy Haines 5 November 2014 20:00 GMT 16 Fulham 2–2 Report Blackpool Parker 45+1Ruiz 73 Miller 2Murphy 26 Craven Cottage London 14,325 Robert Madley D 8 November 2014 15:00 GMT 17 Leeds United 3–1 Report Blackpool Cooper 9Doukara 31Antenucci 42 Ranger 75 Elland Road Leeds 18,698 Stuart Attwell L 22 November 2014 15:00 GMT 18 Blackpool 1–1 D Report Bolton Wanderers Murphy 75 C.Y. Lee 82 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 12,181 Nigel Miller 29 November 2014 15:00 GMT 19 Rotherham United 1–1 D Report Blackpool Bowery 78 Davies 85 New York Stadium Rotherham 9,381 Tony Harrington 6 December 2014 15:00 GMT 20 Blackpool 1–0 W Report Birmingham City Davies 56 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 11,672 David Coote 13 December 2014 15:00 GMT 21 Charlton Athletic 2–2 D Report Blackpool Buyens 38 pen.Cousins 55 Eagles 25Davies 89 The Valley London 15,411 Andy Davies 20 December 2014 15:00 GMT 22 Blackpool 1–6 L Report Bournemouth Delfouneso 65 Ritchie 18 59Wilson 42Pitman 67 pen.Pugh 73Arter 76 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 10,014 Andy Madley 26 December 2014 15:00 GMT 23 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 L Report Blackpool Maguire 39 pen. Miller 2 59 90+5 Hillsborough Sheffield 26,609 James Adcock 28 December 2014 15:00 GMT 24 Blackpool 1–1 D Report Rotherham United Telford 84 Ledesma 57 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 11,623 Scott Duncan 10 January 2015 15:00 GMT 25 Blackpool 1–0 W Report Millwall Clarke 33 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 9,994 Steve Martin 17 January 2015 15:00 GMT 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 L Report Blackpool D. Edwards 86Afobe 90 Wolverhampton 28,132 Kevin Johnson 24 January 2015 15:00 GMT 27 Watford 7–2 L Report Blackpool Ighalo 47 54 73 81Deeney 53Vydra 59Angella 66 Orlandi 8S. Davies 42 Vicarage Road Watford 17,015 Fred Graham 31 January 2015 15:00 GMT 28 Blackpool 1–0 W Report Brighton & Hove Albion O'Hara 75 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 10,575 Seb Stockbridge 7 February 2015 15:00 GMT 29 Norwich City 4–0 L Report Blackpool Hooper 12 24 56 pen.Redmond 90+4 Carrow Road Norwich 26,017 Simon Hooper 10 February 2015 19:45 GMT 30 Blackpool 1–2 L Report Middlesbrough Gibson 85 o.g. Woodgate 81Kike 88 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 10,806 Chris Kavanagh 14 February 2015 15:00 GMT 31 Blackpool 4–4 D Report Nottingham Forest Aldred 2 40 76Madine 45+1Orlandi 66S. Davies 73Ferguson 90+7 Blackstock 68Gardner 70Lansbury 77 pen.Burke 90+5 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 11,712 Lee Probert 2015 02 21 y 15:00 GMT 32 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 D Report Blackpool Ewood Park Blackburn 14,906 Mick Russell 2015 02 24 y 19:45 GMT 33 Brentford 4–0 Report Blackpool Toral 16 18 89Gray 52 Dunne 0 44 Griffin Park Brentford 8,765 Andy D'Urso L 2015 02 28 y 15:00 GMT 34 Blackpool 1–3 Report Wigan Athletic O'Hara 27McMahon 51Madine 85Davies 90 Kim Bo-kyung 45Maguire 67Perch 75McClean 79Clarke 90 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 11,679 Keith Stroud L 2015 03 4 y 19:45 GMT 35 Birmingham City 1–0 Report Blackpool Shinnie 36Davis 65 Maher 47 St Andrew's Birmingham 15,111 Stuart Attwell L 2015 03 7 y 15:00 GMT 36 Blackpool 0–1 Report Sheffield Wednesday Barkhuizen 53Telford 70Clarke 77 Lees 15McGugan 54Dielna 70Hélan 80 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 11,887 Graham Scott L 2015 03 14 y 15:00 GMT 37 Bournemouth 4–0 Report Blackpool Pitman 10 36 39Wilson 49 pen.Elphick 54Ritchie 77 Barkhuizen 58McMahon 90 Goldsands Stadium Bournemouth 10,013 Chris Sarginson L 2015 03 17 y 19:45 GMT 38 Blackpool 0–3 Report Charlton Athletic Barkhuizen 87 Eagles 31Diarra 37Church 61 86Guðmundsson 88 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 9,168 David Webb L 2015 03 21 y 15:00 GMT 39 Blackpool 1–1 Report Leeds United Madine 44Cubero 61Andrea Orlandi 90+2 Antenucci 62Byram 66Bellusci 90+6 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 11,688 Scott Duncan D 4 April 2015 15:00 BST 40 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Report Blackpool Feeney 15Vela 77Guðjohnsen 90+4 Jacobs 9Clarke 65Madine 89Lewis 90+5 Macron Stadium Bolton 17,076 David Coote D 7 April 2015 19:45 BST 41 Blackpool 1–1 Report Reading O'Hara 6 pen. 90+4 McCleary 39Hall 46 o.g.Gunter 57 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 9,614 Geoff Eltringham D 11 April 2015 15:00 BST 42 Ipswich Town 3–2 Report Blackpool Sears 24 28Berra 83 Andrea Orlandi 4Cameron 63 Portman Road Ipswich 19,290 James Linington L 14 April 2015 19:45 BST 43 Derby County 4–0 Report Blackpool Bryson 3Ince 28Bent 29 65 pen. ipro Stadium Derby 27,227 Oliver Langford L 18 April 2015 15:00 BST 44 Blackpool 0–1 Report Fulham Smith 8 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 10,122 Eddie Ilderton L 25 April 2015 15:00 BST 45 Cardiff City 3–2 Report Blackpool Mason 19Doyle 31 pen. 76 pen. Orlandi 48Clarke 90 Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 26,357 Steve Martin L 2 May 2015 12:15 BST 46 Blackpool Huddersfield Town 0–0 Bloomfield Road Blackpool Mick Russell D Match abandoned after 48 minutes, with the score 0–0, with the result later declared as suchhttps://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32737770 Blackpool charged over pitch invasion in Huddersfield draw BBC Sport 14 May 2015 Report League Cup 2014–15 Football League Cup 1 12 August 2014 19:45 BST Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Report Blackpool Vernon 34 Shrewsbury Greenhous Meadow 4,524 Mark Heywood L FA Cup 2014–15 FA Cup 3 4 January 2015 15:00 BST Aston Villa 1–0 Report Blackpool Benteke 88 Birmingham Villa Park 21,837 Chris Foy L Table BLP Transfers Blackpool released 17 players at the start of the season, while eight more rejected the offers of new contracts. Their contracted players at the start of pre-season were Tom Barkhuizen, Steven Davies, Charles Dunne, Bobby Grant, Gary MacKenzie, Tony McMahon and David Perkins. Blackpool signed 42 players over the course of the season, 26 as contracted players and 16 on loan. Of those signed to contracts, seven would depart permanently before the end of the season. In DatePosPlayerFromFeeRef3 July 2014FWEST Sergei Zenjov Karpaty LvivFree28 July 2014MFENG Jacob MellisUnattachedFreeBlackpool sign Jacob Mellis http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/blackpool-sign-jacob-mellis-1-6754124 Blackpool Gazette 28 July 2014 28 July 201428 July 2014MFPOL Tomasz CywkaUnattachedFreeCywka Puts Pen To Paper http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/cywka-puts-pen-to-paper-1788518.aspx Blackpool F.C. dead 28 July 2014 28 July 2014 28 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728173711/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/cywka-puts-pen-to-paper-1788518.aspx 28 July 2014DFENG Peter ClarkeUnattachedFreeClarke Returns To Blackpool https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/clarke-returns-to-blackpool-1788605.aspx Blackpool F.C. 28 July 2014 28 July 201429 July 2014FWENG Nathan DelfounesoUnattachedFree29 July 2014 Delfouneso Back At Blackpool http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/delfouneso-back-at-blackpool-1790730.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160306124459/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/delfouneso-back-at-blackpool-1790730.aspx 6 March 2016 29 July 2014 Blackpool F.C.31 July 2014MFCRC José Miguel Cubero HeredianoUndisclosed Seasiders Agree Cubero Deal http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/seasiders-agree-cubero-deal-1796445.aspx Blackpool F.C. dead 31 July 2014 31 July 2014 31 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140731182829/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/seasiders-agree-cubero-deal-1796445.aspx 3 August 2014DFSPA Joan Oriol OsasunaUndisclosed Blackpool: Joan Oriol joins after leaving Spanish club Osasuna https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28639684 BBC Sport 3 August 2014 3 August 20146 August 2014FWENG Ishmael Miller UnattachedFreeBlackpool sign Ishmael Miller and John Lundstram https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28673826 BBC Sport 6 August 2014 6 August 20147 August 2014GKENG Ell Parish Bristol CityFreeParish The Latest Through The Door http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/parish-the-latest-through-the-door-1811422.aspx Blackpool F.C. dead 7 August 2014 7 August 2014 11 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140811055037/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/parish-the-latest-through-the-door-1811422.aspx 8 August 2014MFSPA Andrea Orlandi UnattachedFreeTransfer news: Former Brighton midfielder Andrea Orlandi is latest signing for Blackpool https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11728/9412687/transfer-news-andrea-orlandi-latest-signing-for-blackpool Sky Sports 8 August 2014 8 August 201412 August 2014DFBEL Jeffrey Rentmeister WesterloUndisclosedBlackpool: Rentmeister and Dielna join Jose Riga's squad https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28765546 BBC Sport 12 August 2014 12 August 201412 August 2014MFFRA Joël Dielna UnattachedFree15 August 2014MFIvory Coast François Zoko UnattachedFreePool sign striker Zoko http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/pool-sign-striker-zoko-1-6787827 Blackpool Gazette 15 August 2014 15 August 201416 August 2014MFENG Nile Ranger UnattachedFree16 August 2014 Nile Ranger: Blackpool sign ex-Newcastle and Swindon striker https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/28819836 7 August 2024 BBC Sport en-GB16 August 2014MFSPA Edu Oriol UnattachedFree8 August 2014 Edu Oriol: Blackpool sign twin brother of Joan Oriol https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/28835393 17 August 2026 BBC Sport en-GB29 September 2014DFENG Andre Blackman UnattachedFreeBlackpool sign Andre Blackman and Formose Mendy https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29418867 BBC Sport 29 September 2014 19 May 201529 September 2014MFGuinea-Bissau Formose Mendy UnattachedFree4 November 2014MFBEL Jonathan Legear Unattached UndisclosedLegear Becomes a Seasider http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/legear-becomes-a-seasider-2062268.aspx Blackpool F.C. dead 4 November 2014 4 March 2016 4 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194306/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/legear-becomes-a-seasider-2062268.aspx 5 November 2014MFENG Jamie O'Hara Unattached Short-term deal until January, later extended until end of seasonJamie O'Hara: Blackpool sign former Wolves midfielder https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29923308 BBC Sport 5 November 201418 November 2014MFENG Chris Eagles Unattached FreeEagles Joins The Seasiders http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/eagles-joins-the-seasiders-2090295.aspx Blackpool F.C. dead 18 November 2014 20 November 2014 18 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141120180835/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/eagles-joins-the-seasiders-2090295.aspx 21 November 2014DFJAM Nyron Nosworthy Unattached FreeNyron Nosworthy: Blackpool sign former Watford defender https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30145656 BBC Sport 21 November 20144 December 2014DFIRE Darren O'Dea Unattached Short-term deal until January, later extended until end of seasonBlackpool: Darren O'Dea signs until January https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30335252 BBC Sport 4 December 20149 January 2015FWFRA Saër Sène Unattached Short-term deal until end of season9 January 2015 Sene, Ferguson, Oliver and Henshall join Blackpool https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30742383 7 August 2024 BBC Sport en-GB9 January 2015DFENG David Ferguson Sunderland 18-month contract 9 January 2015MFENG Connor Oliver Sunderland 18-month contract 2 February 2015DFSCO Tom AldredAccrington StanleyUndisclosed (initially joined on 3 day loan from 31 January) Loans in Date fromPosPlayerFromDurationRef1 August 2014DFMontserrat Donervon Daniels West Bromwich Albion 28-day loan (extended until 2 January) Donervon Daniels: Blackpool sign West Brom defender on loan https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28614168 BBC Sport 1 August 2014 1 August 201422 August 2014 Blackpool: Donervon Daniels extends loan spell to January https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/28895154 17 August 2026 BBC Sport en-GB5 August 2014GKENG Joe Lewis Cardiff City Full Season Blackpool finally sign a goalkeeper – Joe Lewis on loan from Cardiff https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/aug/05/blackpool-goalkeeper-joe-lewis-cardiff The Guardian 3 August 2014 5 August 20146 August 2014MFENG John Lundstram Everton Full Season John Lundstram: Blackpool sign Everton midfielder on loan https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28673826 BBC Sport 6 August 2014 6 August 20143 November 2014MFENG Jacob Murphy Norwich City Three-month loan (ended 31 December) Murphy Joins On Loan http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/murphy-joins-on-loan-2059843.aspx Blackpool F.C. dead 3 November 2014 3 November 2014 3 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141103204046/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/murphy-joins-on-loan-2059843.aspx 31 December 2014 Blackpool end Jacob Murphy’s loan after controversial social media post https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/dec/31/jacob-murphy-blackpool-norwich-social-media-post 17 August 2026 The Guardian en-GB 0261-30777 November 2014DFIRE Brian Lenihan Hull City One-month loan 7 November 2014 Brian Lenihan: Blackpool sign Hull City defender on loan https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/29949674 17 August 2026 BBC Sport en-GB22 November 2014DFENG Tom Kennedy Rochdale Two-month loan 22 November 2014 Tom Kennedy: Blackpool sign Rochdale left-back on loan https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30160091 17 August 2026 BBC Sport en-GB27 November 2014DFIRL Kevin Foley Wolves Until 3 January Foley Returns On Loan https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/foley-returns-on-loan-2107119.aspx? Blackpool F.C. dead 27 November 2014 29 November 2014 27 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129221244/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/foley-returns-on-loan-2107119.aspx 27 November 2014MFENG Stuart O'Keefe Crystal Palace Until 1 January Seasiders Sign O'Keefe http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/seasiders-sign-okeefe-2107698.aspx Blackpool F.C. dead 27 November 2014 29 November 2014 27 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129221303/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/seasiders-sign-okeefe-2107698.aspx 8 January 2015DFENG Grant Hall Tottenham Hotspur Until end of season 8 January 2015 Sky Bet Championship: Tottenham defender Grant Hall joins Blackpool on loan https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9636899 17 August 2026 Sky Sports9 January 2015MFENG Alex Henshall Ipswich Town One-month loan 16 January 2015FWSCO Islam FeruzChelsea Until end of season Feruz Arrives On Loan https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/feruz-arrives-on-loan-2207806.aspx? Blackpool F.C. dead 16 January 2015 16 January 2015 16 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150116225048/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/feruz-arrives-on-loan-2207806.aspx 22 January 2015DFENG Niall MaherBolton WanderersOne-month loan22 January 2015 Niall Maher: Blackpool sign Bolton Wanderers full-back on loan https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30942668 7 August 2024 BBC Sport en-GB27 January 2015MFENG Joe RothwellManchester United Until end of season Deal Agreed For Rothwell http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/deal-agreed-for-rothwell-2230192.aspx Blackpool F.C. dead 27 January 2015 28 January 2015 27 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150128200122/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/deal-agreed-for-rothwell-2230192.aspx 10 February 2015FWENG Gary MadineSheffield Wednesday Until end of season 10 February 2015 Gary Madine: Sheffield Wednesday striker joins Blackpool https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/31372174 17 August 2026 BBC Sport en-GB3 March 2015DFENG Miles AddisonBournemouth 28-day loan (extended until end of season) 3 March 2015 Miles Addison: Blackpool sign Bournemouth defender on loan https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/31737665 17 August 2026 BBC Sport en-GB1 April 2015 Miles Addison: Blackpool extend Bournemouth defender's loan https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/32148497 17 August 2026 BBC Sport en-GB12 March 2015MFENG Michael JacobsWolverhampton Wanderers Until end of season 12 March 2015 Michael Jacobs: Blackpool sign Wolves winger on loan https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/31855367 17 August 2026 BBC Sport en-GB Out DatePosPlayerToFeeRef16 May 2014DFENG Louis Almond Released16 May 2014FWCIV Anderson Banvo Released16 May 2014DFSCO Kirk Broadfoot Released16 May 2014DFENG Jake Caprice Released16 May 2014MFENG James Caton Released16 May 2014FWENG Michael Chopra Released16 May 2014MFENG Adam Dodd Released16 May 2014FWWAL Robert Earnshaw Released16 May 2014FWENG Nathan Eccleston Released16 May 2014MFSCO Barry Ferguson Released16 May 2014MFFRA Elliot Grandin Released16 May 2014GKENG Mark Halstead Released16 May 2014MFBEL Faris Haroun Released16 May 2014GKSCO Chris Kettings Released16 May 2014MFENG Liam Tomsett Released16 May 2014FWENG Nathan Tyson Released16 May 2014GKTRI Tony Warner Released5 June 2014DFENG Chris Basham Sheffield UnitedFreeBasham Departs Blackpool https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/basham-departs-blackpool-1611899.aspx Blackpool F.C. 5 June 201419 June 2014MFENG Neal BishopScunthorpe UnitedFreeBishop To Join Scunthorpe http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/bishop-joins-scunthorpe-1650149.aspx Blackpool F.C. dead 19 June 2014 19 June 2014 5 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140705011749/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/bishop-joins-scunthorpe-1650149.aspx 24 June 2014DFNIR Craig CathcartWatfordFreeCathcart Agrees Watford Move http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/cathcart-agrees-watford-move-1668473.aspx Blackpool F.C. dead 24 June 2014 24 June 2014 27 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140627095353/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/cathcart-agrees-watford-move-1668473.aspx 30 June 2014MFSPA Ángel Martínez Unattached30 June 2014DFENG Isaiah Osbourne Unattached2 July 2014GKSCO Matt Gilks BurnleyFreeGilks Departs Blackpool https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/gilks-departs-blackpool-1712391.aspx Blackpool F.C. 2 July 2014 2 July 20147 July 2014FWENG Tom InceHull CityTribunal-set fee16 July 2014FWJAM Ricardo FullerMillwallFreeRicardo Fuller: Millwall sign ex-Blackpool striker https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28328549 BBC Sport 16 July 2014 16 July 201418 July 2014DFENG Harrison McGaheySheffield UnitedTribunal-set fee2 December 2014FWEST Sergei ZenjovUnattachedMutual consentZenjov Departs http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/zenjov-departs-2118414.aspx Blackpool F.C. dead 2 December 2014 4 December 2014 2 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141204194656/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/zenjov-departs-2118414.aspx 12 January 2015DFSPA Joan OriolUnattachedMutual consent12 January 2015MFSPA Edu OriolUnattachedMutual consent19 January 2015MFENG Chris Eagles Unattached End of contractBlackpool: Chris Eagles and Tom Kennedy leave Championship club https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30880781 BBC Sport 19 January 201528 January 2015MFBEL Jonathan LegearUnattachedMutual consent2 February 2015FWENG Ishmael MillerHuddersfield TownUndisclosedMiller Moves To Huddersfield Town http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/miller-moves-to-huddersfield-town-2244325.aspx Blackpool F.C. dead 2 February 2015 2 February 2015 2 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150202220653/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/miller-moves-to-huddersfield-town-2244325.aspx 23 April 2015MFGuinea-Bissau Formose MendyHJK HelsinkiFree Loans out DatePosPlayerToDurationRef9 October 2014FWENG Bobby GrantShrewsbury Town Grant Leaves On Loan http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/grant-leaves-on-loan-2006919.aspx Blackpool F.C. dead 9 October 2014 11 October 2014 9 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141011065814/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/grant-leaves-on-loan-2006919.aspx 17 October 2014FWENG Tom BarkhuizenMorecambe Morecambe Loan Move For Barkhuizen http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/morecambe-loan-move-for-barkhuizen-2021736.aspx Blackpool F.C. dead 17 October 2014 13 November 2014 17 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141113064035/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/morecambe-loan-move-for-barkhuizen-2021736.aspx 22 November 2014FWCIV François ZokoBradford Cityuntil 17 January 2015 Francois Zoko: Bradford sign Blackpool striker on loan https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30159275 BBC 22 November 201426 November 2014MFPOL Tomasz CywkaRochdaleuntil 6 January 2015Cywka Moves To Rochdale https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/cywka-moves-to-rochdale-2105260.aspx Blackpool F.C. 26 November 201422 January 2015MFENG Jacob MellisOldham Athletic Mellis Joins Oldham On Loan https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/mellis-joins-oldham-on-loan-2220211.aspx Blackpool F.C. 22 January 20152 February 2015DFSCO Gary MacKenzieBradford City 6 March 2015FWENG Steven DaviesSheffield United 19 March 2015DFJAM Nyron NosworthyPortsmouthUntil end of seasonPortsmouth sign Nyron Nosworthy and Cole Kpekawa on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31965007 BBC Sport 19 March 201527 March 2015DFENG Tony McMahonBradford City Academy Blackpool gave debuts to academy scholars Henry Cameron, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Dom Telford and Mark Waddington over the course of the season, with Cameron signing a professional deal in January.Cameron Signs First Professional Contract https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/cameron-signs-first-professional-contract-2203629.aspx Blackpool F.C. 14 January 2015 19 May 2015 Fellow youth-team players Miles Boney, Luke Higham and Daniel Milton were unused substitutes for the first-team. 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