2017–18 Blackpool F.C. season

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Blackpool
2017–18 season
OwnerOwen Oyston
ChairmanKarl Oyston
(until 8 February)
ManagerGary Bowyer
StadiumBloomfield Road
League One12th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kyle Vassell (11 goals)
All:
Kyle Vassell (11 goals)
Away colours
Third colours

The 2017–18 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 109th season in the Football League, and their first season back in League One following promotion from the 2016–17 Football League Two Play-Offs, against Exeter. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

First-team squad[]

No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 Ben Williams GK England Manchester 35 6 0 Bury 3 July 2017 Free 2018
25 Myles Boney GK England 20 4 0 Academy 1 July 2015 Trainee Undisclosed
28 Joe Lumley GK England Harlow 23 18 0 Queens Park Rangers 8 January 2018 Loan 2018
37 Christoffer Mafoumbi GK Republic of the CongoFrance Roubaix 24 6 0 Free State Stars 20 July 2017 Free 2019
Defenders
2 Kelvin Mellor RB England Crewe 27 89 14 Plymouth Argyle 4 July 2016 Free 2018
3 Andy Taylor LB England Blackburn 32 61 2 Walsall 1 July 2016 Free 2018
5 Clark Robertson CB/LB Scotland Aberdeen 24 137 5 Aberdeen 1 July 2015 Free 2018
6 Will Aimson CB/DM England Christchurch 24 69 0 Hull City 14 January 2016 Undisclosed 2018
12 Nick Anderton LB England Preston 22 11 0 Barrow 1 July 2017 £75,000 2019
16 Curtis Tilt CB England Walsall 26 45 1 Wrexham 1 July 2017 Undisclosed 2019
20 Ollie Turton RB England Manchester 25 43 1 Crewe Alexandra 1 July 2017 Free 2019
Midfielders
4 Jim McAlister CM Scotland Rothesay 32 80 1 Dundee 29 July 2015 Free 2018
8 Sessi D'Almeida DM BeninFrance Bordeaux 22 27 1 Barnsley 19 August 2017 Undisclosed 2018
14 Jimmy Ryan CM Republic of IrelandEngland Liverpool 29 38 3 Fleetwood Town 6 July 2017 Free 2019
15 Sean Longstaff CM England North Shields 20 45 9 Newcastle United 21 July 2017 Loan 2018
17 Viv Solomon-Otabor LW NigeriaEngland London 22 46 5 Birmingham City 26 July 2017 Loan 2018
23 Colin Daniel LM England Eastwood 30 85 8 Port Vale 1 July 2016 Free 2019
24 Callum Cooke AM England Peterlee 21 33 2 Middlesbrough 18 July 2017 Loan 2018
44 Jay Spearing DM England Wallasey 29 34 0 Bolton Wanderers 4 October 2017 Free 2018
Forwards
7 Kyle Vassell CF England Milton Keynes 26 71 24 Peterborough United 1 July 2016 Free 2018
9 Mark Cullen CF England Ashington 26 92 22 Luton Town 30 June 2015 £180,000 2018
10 Max Clayton SS England Crewe 23 7 1 Bolton Wanderers 1 July 2017 Free 2019
11 Armand Gnanduillet CF Ivory CoastFrance Angers 25 57 10 Leyton Orient 19 August 2016 Free 2018
18 Danny Philliskirk CF England Oldham 27 72 11 Oldham Athletic 7 January 2016 Undisclosed 2018
19 Jamille Matt CF Jamaica 28 39 3 Fleetwood Town 1 July 2016 Free 2018
21 Dolly Menga CF Angola Verviers 25 8 0 Free agent 10 November 2017 Free 2018
22 Dan Agyei CF England Kingston upon Thames 21 9 0 Burnley 18 January 2018 Loan 2018
27 Scott Quigley CF England Shrewsbury 25 8 0 The New Saints 16 August 2017 £35,000 2019
30 Nathan Delfouneso CF England Birmingham 27 120 22 Swindon Town 21 January 2017 Free 2018
32 Rowan Roache CF Republic of Ireland 18 5 0 Academy 5 December 2016 Trainee 2019
36 Raul Correia CF Angola 25 1 0 Radcliffe Borough 31 January 2017 Undisclosed 2018

Statistics[]

As of 6 May 2018[1]
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Ben Williams 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF England Kelvin Mellor 34 6 26+3 5 1 0 0 0 4 1
3 DF England Andy Taylor 13 0 4+3 0 1 0 1 0 3+1 0
4 MF Scotland Jim McAlister 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
5 DF Scotland Clark Robertson 40 3 39 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF England Will Aimson 22 0 13+4 0 1 0 1 0 2+1 0
7 FW England Kyle Vassell 29 11 29 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Benin Sessi D'Almeida 27 1 12+11 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
9 FW England Mark Cullen 9 0 3+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW England Max Clayton 7 1 0+2 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
11 FW Ivory Coast Armand Gnanduillet 31 5 9+17 4 0+1 0 1 1 1+2 0
12 DF England Nick Anderton 11 0 3+1 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland Jimmy Ryan 38 3 36 3 1 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF England Sean Longstaff 45 9 37+5 8 0+1 0 1 0 1 1
16 DF England Curtis Tilt 45 1 42 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
17 MF Nigeria Viv Solomon-Otabor 46 5 35+9 5 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
18 FW England Danny Philliskirk 26 6 7+12 2 1 1 0+1 0 5 3
20 DF England Ollie Turton 43 1 41 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW Angola Dolly Menga 8 0 0+8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW England Dan Agyei 9 0 1+8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF England Colin Daniel 45 4 43+1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 MF England Callum Cooke 33 2 18+11 2 1 0 0 0 3 0
28 GK England Joe Lumley 18 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 DF England Peter Hartley 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
30 FW England Nathan Delfouneso 46 9 29+11 9 1 0 1 0 2+2 0
32 FW Republic of Ireland Rowan Roache 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0
35 FW England Finlay Sinclair-Smith 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 1
37 GK Republic of the Congo Christoffer Mafoumbi 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
43 DF England Caleb Richards 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
44 MF England Jay Spearing 34 0 30+3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Player(s) out on loan:
19 FW Jamaica Jamille Matt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
27 FW England Scott Quigley 14 0 0+9 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
36 FW Angola Raul Correia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Player(s) who left the club:
21 MF Nigeria Bright Osayi-Samuel 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK England Ryan Allsop 23 0 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF United States Sebastien Des Pres 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goals record[]

As of 6 May 2018
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 7 England CF Kyle Vassell 11 0 0 0 11
2 15 England CM Sean Longstaff 8 0 0 1 9
30 England CF Nathan Delfouneso 9 0 0 0 9
4 2 England RB Kelvin Mellor 6 0 0 1 7
5 18 England CF Danny Philliskirk 2 1 0 3 6
6 11 Ivory Coast CF Armand Gnanduillet 4 0 1 0 5
17 Nigeria LW Viv Solomon-Otabor 5 0 0 0 5
8 23 England LM Colin Daniel 4 0 0 0 4
9 5 Scotland CB Clark Robertson 3 0 0 0 3
14 Republic of Ireland CM Jimmy Ryan 3 0 0 0 3
11 24 England AM Callum Cooke 2 0 0 0 2
12 8 Benin DM Sessi D'Almeida 0 0 0 1 1
10 England SS Max Clayton 0 0 0 1 1
16 England CB Curtis Tilt 1 0 0 0 1
20 England RB Ollie Turton 1 0 0 0 1
35 England CF Finlay Sinclair-Smith 0 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1
Total 60 1 1 8 70

Disciplinary record[]

As of 6 May 2018
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 16 England CB Curtis Tilt 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
2 14 Republic of Ireland CM Jimmy Ryan 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
3 23 England LM Colin Daniel 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
4 30 England CF Nathan Delfouneso 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
5 2 England RB Kelvin Mellor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
20 England RB Ollie Turton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
7 7 England CF Kyle Vassell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 England DM Sessi D'Almeida 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
44 England DM Jay Spearing 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 11 Ivory Coast CF Armand Gnanduillet 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 Nigeria LW Viv Solomon-Otabor 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
28 England GK Joe Lumley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 5 Scotland CB Clark Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 England CM Sean Longstaff 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 England CF Danny Philliskirk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 Angola CF Dolly Menga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 England AM Callum Cooke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
37 Republic of the Congo GK Christoffer Mafoumbi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
43 England RB Caleb Richards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
— England GK Ryan Allsop 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 55 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 61 0 0

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 LB England Nick Anderton Barrow £75,000 [2]
1 July 2017 SS England Max Clayton Bolton Wanderers Free [3]
1 July 2017 CB England Peter Hartley Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [4]
1 July 2017 CB England Curtis Tilt Wrexham Free [5]
1 July 2017 RB England Ollie Turton Crewe Alexandra Free [6]
3 July 2017 GK England Ben Williams Bury Free [7]
6 July 2017 CM Republic of Ireland Jimmy Ryan Fleetwood Town Free [8]
20 July 2017 GK Republic of the Congo Christoffer Mafoumbi Free State Stars Free [9]
16 August 2017 FW England Scott Quigley The New Saints £35,000 [10]
18 August 2017 DM Benin Sessi D'Almeida Barnsley Undisclosed [11]
4 October 2017 DM England Jay Spearing Bolton Wanderers Free [12]
10 November 2017 CF Angola Dolly Menga Braga Free [13]

Transfers out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 DM Scotland Ian Black Skelmersdale United Released [14][a]
1 July 2017 CM New Zealand Henry Cameron Limerick Released [14][b]
1 July 2017 LB England Luke Higham Fleetwood Town Released [14][c]
1 July 2017 CM Scotland John Herron Raith Rovers Released [14][d]
1 July 2017 GK England Dean Lyness Nuneaton Town Released [14]
1 July 2017 CB Republic of Ireland Eddie Nolan Crewe Alexandra Released [14][e]
1 July 2017 CM England Jack Payne Ebbsfleet United Released [14][f]
1 July 2017 CF England Jack Redshaw Salford City Released [14][g]
1 July 2017 GK England Sam Slocombe Bristol Rovers Released [14][h]
1 July 2017 RB England Macauley Wilson Bamber Bridge Released [14][i]
5 July 2017 DF England Christian N'Guessan Burnley Free [24]
6 July 2017 CB Scotland Tom Aldred Bury Free [25]
3 August 2017 CM England Brad Potts Barnsley Undisclosed [26]
1 September 2017 RM Nigeria Bright Osayi-Samuel Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [27]
19 September 2017 CM United States Sebastien Des Pres Fleetwood Town Free [28]
  1. ^ Ian Black joined Skelmersdale United following his release.[15]
  2. ^ Henry Cameron joined Limerick following his release.[16]
  3. ^ Luke Higham joined Fleetwood Town following his release.[17]
  4. ^ John Herron joined Raith Rovers following his release.[18]
  5. ^ Eddie Nolan joined Crewe Alexandra following his release.[19]
  6. ^ Jack Payne joined Ebbsfleet United following his release.[20]
  7. ^ Jack Redshaw joined Salford City following his release.[21]
  8. ^ Sam Slocombe joined Bristol Rovers following his release.[22]
  9. ^ Macauley Wilson joined Bamber Bridge following his release.[23]

Loans in[]

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
18 July 2017 GK England Ryan Allsop AFC Bournemouth 30 June 2018 [29]
18 July 2017 AM England Callum Cooke Middlesbrough 30 June 2018 [30]
21 July 2017 CM England Sean Longstaff Newcastle United 6 January 2018 [31]
26 July 2017 LW Nigeria Viv Solomon-Otabor Birmingham City 6 January 2018 [32]

Loans out[]

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
15 July 2017 DF England Denzel Williams Bamber Bridge TBA [33]
21 July 2017 GK England Jack Sims Skelmersdale United TBA [34]
25 July 2017 CF Angola Raul Correia Guiseley 2 January 2018 [35]
2 August 2017 AM Republic of Ireland Rowan Roache Southport TBA [36]
29 August 2017 CF Jamaica Jamille Matt Grimsby Town 30 June 2018 [37]
31 August 2017 CB England Peter Hartley Motherwell 30 June 2018 [38]
13 September 2017 DF England Caleb Richards Warrington Town 8 October 2017 [39]
2 December 2017 LB England Caleb Richards Southport 2 January 2018 [40]

Competitions[]

Friendlies[]

As of 1 June 2017, Blackpool have announced five pre-season friendlies against Southport, Macclesfield Town,[41] Salford City, Radcliffe Borough and Chorley.[42]

7 July 2017 Dundee United 1–0 Blackpool St Andrews, Scotland
14:00 BST Fraser Goal Report Attendance: 0
15 July 2017 Southport 1–3 Blackpool Blowick
15:00 BST Goal Report Vassell Goal
Gnanduillet Goal
Osayi-Samuel Goal pen.'		 Stadium: Haig Avenue
22 July 2017 Salford City 3–4 Blackpool Salford
15:00 BST Redshaw Goal ?', ?'
Nottingham Goal ?'		 Report Vassell Goal ?'
Potts Goal ?'
Osayi-Samuel Goal ?'
Clayton Goal ?'		 Stadium: Moor Lane
22 July 2017 Radcliffe Borough 0–7 Blackpool Radcliffe
15:00 BST Report Delfouneso Goal 21', 30', 54'
Matt Goal 24'
Cullen Goal 78', 81'
Philliskirk Goal 86'		 Stadium: NeuVen Stadium
25 July 2017 Chorley 0–3 Blackpool Chorley
19:45 BST Report Philliskirk Goal 34'
Cullen Goal 47', 66'		 Stadium: Victory Park
29 July 2017 Macclesfield Town 0–2 Blackpool Macclesfield
15:00 BST Report Cullen Goal 58', 68' Stadium: Moss Rose

League One[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Southend United 46 17 12 17 58 62 −4 63
11 Bradford City 46 18 9 19 57 67 −10 63
12 Blackpool 46 15 15 16 60 55 +5 60
13 Bristol Rovers 46 16 11 19 60 66 −6 59
14 Fleetwood Town 46 16 9 21 59 68 −9 57
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
28 8 9 11 34 38  −4 33 5 4 5 20 21  −1 3 5 6 14 17  −3

Last updated: 13 January 2018.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAAHAHAAHHAHAHHHAHA
ResultLWDWWDWWLDLDWLLLWDDLLLDLDWLDLDDWDWLWDDLLWWWWDL
Position1610118775466911791213121010111316161616161616171919171716171414141616151210101212
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[43][44]

5 August 2017 1 Bradford City 2–1 Blackpool Bradford
15:00 BST Knight-Percival Yellow card 34' Goal 41'
Patrick Goal 59'		 Report Daniel Yellow card 40' Goal 43'
Tilt Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 20,804
Referee: Roger East
12 August 2017 (2017-08-12) 2 Blackpool 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons Blackpool
15:00 BST Longstaff Goal 6' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,412
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
19 August 2017 3 Doncaster Rovers 3–3 Blackpool Doncaster
15:00 BST Allsop Goal 37' (o.g.)
Marquis Goal 45+1'
May Goal 75'
Whiteman Yellow card 85'		 Report Longstaff Goal 38'
Turton Goal 65'
Cooke Goal 76'
Daniel Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,558
Referee:
26 August 2017 4 Blackpool 2–1 Oldham Athletic Blackpool
15:00 BST Longstaff Goal 6'
Vassell Goal 15'
Daniel Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Banks Yellow card 25'
Amadi-Holloway Goal 70'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,642
Referee:
2 September 2017 5 Blackpool 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Blackpool
15:00 BST Longstaff Goal 52'
Tilt Yellow card 69'		 Report Francomb Yellow card 41'
Abdou Red card 53'
Trotter Yellow card 67'
Robinson Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,457
Referee:
9 September 2017 6 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Blackpool Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Wallace Yellow card 57' Report Ryan Yellow card 38'
Vassell Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,290
Referee:
12 September 2017 7 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Blackpool Plymouth
19:45 BST Bradley Yellow card 23' Goal 49'
Edwards Yellow card 45+3' Yellow-red card 65'
Miller Yellow card 60'		 Report Daniel Goal 2'
Goal 70'
Delfouneso Goal 86'
Allsop Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 7,411
Referee:
16 September 2017 8 Blackpool 3–1 Oxford United Blackpool
15:00 BST Vassell Goal 6', 90+4'
Cooke Goal 15'
Ryan Yellow card 78'		 Report Ricardinho Yellow card 31'
Ledson Yellow card 57'
Henry Goal 90'
Rothwell Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,274
Referee: Darren Handley
23 September 2017 9 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Blackpool Bristol
15:00 BST Bodin Goal 40'
Yellow card 45+1'
Broadbent Yellow card 50'
Telford Yellow card 75'
Lines Yellow card 79'
Sweeney Goal 84'
Harrison Goal 90+3'		 Report Vassell Goal 12' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,431
Referee: Gavin Ward
26 September 2017 10 Blackpool 0–0 Rochdale Blackpool
19:45 BST Ryan Yellow card 72' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,399
Referee: David Weeb
30 September 2017 11 Southend United 2–1 Blackpool Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Goal 5'
Leonard Yellow card 31'
Cox Goal 46'
Timlin Yellow card 71'		 Report Vassell Goal 56' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,688
Referee: John Brooks
7 October 2017 P Blackpool v Blackburn Rovers Blackpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Note: On 25 September, it was announced the scheduled home fixture against Blackburn Rovers was postponed due to international call-ups.[45]
14 October 2017 12 Walsall 1–1 Blackpool Walsall
15:00 BST Oztumer Goal 18' Report Longstaff Yellow card 25'
Solomon-Otabor Goal 65'
Daniel Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,503
Referee: Tom Neild
17 October 2017 13 Blackpool 2–1 Bury Blackpool
19:45 BST Mellor Goal 38'
Delfouneso Yellow card 65'
Tilt Goal 73' Yellow card 87'		 Report Aldred Yellow card 13'
Beckford Goal 58'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,437
Referee:
21 October 2017 14 Blackpool 1–3 Wigan Athletic Blackpool
15:00 BST Vassell Goal 8'
D'Almeida Yellow card 40'		 Report Toney Yellow card 40'
Dunkley Goal 45+1', 54'
Powell Yellow card 69'
Byrne Yellow card 70'
Perkins Goal 82'
Hunt Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium:
Attendance: 5,817
Referee: Andy Haines
28 October 2017 15 Northampton Town 1–0 Blackpool Northampton
14:00 BST Hoskins Goal 21'
Grimes Yellow card 66'
Poole Yellow card 80'		 Report Cooke Yellow card 59'
Tilt Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,213
Referee:
11 November 2017 16 Blackpool 2–3 Portsmouth Blackpool
15:00 GMT Solomon-Otabor Goal 74'
Hawkins Goal 83' (o.g.)		 Report Pitman Goal 52', 86'
Close Goal 80'
Clarke Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,032
Referee: Jonathan Moss
18 November 2017 17 Peterborough United 0–1 Blackpool Peterborough
15:00 GMT Tafazolli Yellow card 38' Report Vassell Goal 21'
Turton Yellow card 72'
Solomon-Otabor Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,254
Referee:
21 November 2017 18 Blackpool 1–1 Gillingham Blackpool
19:45 GMT Vassell Goal 41' Report Hessenthaler Yellow card 70'
Eaves Goal 90'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2,650
Referee: Darren Drysdale
25 November 2017 19 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Blackpool Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Bolger Yellow card 90+1' Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 5,035
Referee: Oliver Langford
28 November 2017 20 Blackpool 2–4 Blackburn Rovers Blackpool
19:45 GMT Mellor Goal 29'
Ryan Yellow card 42'
Philliskirk Goal 75'		 Report Antonsson Goal 25'
Smallwood Yellow card 42'
Dack Goal 45'
Mulgrew Goal 63'
Downing Goal 67'
Williams Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,302
Referee: Andrew Madley
9 December 2017 21 Blackpool 1–2 Rotherham United Blackpool
15:00 GMT Mellor Goal 21'
Daniel Yellow card 63'		 Report Wood Yellow card 28'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 36'
Ball Goal 76', 87'
Vaulks Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,654
Referee: Peter Bankes
16 December 2017 22 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Blackpool Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Nolan Goal 54'
Morris Yellow card 81'		 Report Tilt Yellow card 45'
Spearing Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 5,620
Referee: England Andy Woolmer
23 December 2017 23 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Blackpool London
15:00 GMT Aribo Goal 15'
Sarr Yellow card 43'
Magennis Yellow card 86'		 Report Gnanduillet Goal 90+1' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10,172
Referee: England John Busby
26 December 2017 24 Blackpool 2–3 Scunthorpe United Blackpool
15:00 GMT Ryan Yellow card 22'
Philliskirk Goal 25'
D'Almeida Yellow card 26'
Tilt Yellow card 79'
Longstaff Goal 88'
Robertson Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Hopper Goal 2'
Holmes Goal 8' Yellow card 74'
Adelakun Goal 46'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,446
Referee: England Ross Joyce
30 December 2017 25 Blackpool 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Blackpool
15:00 GMT Tilt Yellow card 48'
Daniel Goal 55'
Solomon-Otabor Goal 90+4'		 Report Rúben Lameiras Goal 39'
Carey Goal 45'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,417
Referee: England John Brooks (referee)
1 January 2018 26 Rochdale 1–2 Blackpool Rochdale
15:00 GMT Kitching Goal 90+3' Report Ryan Yellow card 4'
Delfouneso Goal 54'
Mellor Goal 67'
Mafoumbi Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,165
Referee: England Anthony Backhouse
6 January 2018 27 Oxford United 1–0 Blackpool Oxford
15:00 GMT Tiendalli Yellow card 40'
Obika Goal 80'		 Report Mellor Yellow card 79'
Tilt Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,775
Referee: England Kevin Johnson
13 January 2018 28 Blackpool 0–0 Bristol Rovers Blackpool
15:00 GMT Report Clarke Yellow card 40' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,001
Referee: England Martin Coy
20 January 2018 29 AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Blackpool Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Trotter Goal 49'
Pigott Goal 77'
Soares Yellow card 88'		 Report Delfouneso Yellow card 79' Attendance: 4,286
Referee: Darren Drysdale
3 February 2018 30 Bury 1–1 Blackpool Bury
Danns Yellow card 53'
Cameron Yellow card 57'
Miller Goal 83'
Clarke Yellow card 88'		 Report Longstaff Goal 53'
Vassell Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4,089
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
10 February 2018 31 Blackpool 2–2 Walsall Blackpool
15:00 GMT Delfouneso Goal 37'
Gnanduillet Goal 88'		 Report Edwards Goal 28'
Guthrie Goal 76'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,404
Referee: Scott Duncan
13 February 2018 32 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Blackpool Wigan
19:45 GMT James Yellow card 40'
Burn Yellow card 56'
Grigg Yellow card 89'		 Report Gnanduillet Goal 3'
Mellor Goal 37' Mellor Yellow card 58'
Daniel Yellow card 49'
Lumley Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,302
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
18 February 2018 33 Blackpool 1–1 Peterborough United Blackpool
15:00 GMT Delfouneso Goal 45+3'
Mellor Yellow card 57'		 Report Marriott Goal 21', Yellow card 62' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,286
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
24 February 2018 34 Portsmouth 0–2 Blackpool Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Lowe Yellow card 17' Report Vassell Goal 41'
Ryan Yellow card 56'
Robertson Goal 63'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,895
Referee: Gavin Ward
10 March 2018 35 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Blackpool Blackburn
15:00 GMT Dack Goal 45'
Evans Yellow card 48'
Armstrong Goal 69', Goal 90'
Mulgrew Yellow card 85'		 Report Vassell Yellow card 51'
Delfouneso Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,230
Referee: Lee Probert
13 March 2018 (2018-03-13) 36 Blackpool 1–0 Charlton Athletic Blackpool
19:45 GMT Ryan Goal 90+1' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,216
Referee: Trevor Kettle
17 March 2018 37 Blackpool 1–1 Southend United Blackpool
Robertson Goal 45+2'
Philliskirk Yellow card 69'		 Report Fortuné Goal 11'
Cox Yellow card 15'
Turner Yellow card 45+1'
Timlin Yellow card 65'
Coker Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,213
Referee: Andy Haines
24 March 2018 38 Milton Keynes Dons 0–0 Blackpool Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Pawlett Yellow card 60'
Aneke Yellow card 82'		 Report Tilt Yellow card 84'
Ryan Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 8,094 (490 Blackpool fans)
Referee: Graham Horwood
30 March 2018 39 Blackpool 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Blackpool
15:00 BST Turton Yellow card 36'
Daniel Goal 56'
Tilt Yellow card 69'
Spearing Yellow card 77'
Ryan Yellow card 78'		 Report Rowe Goal 43' Goal 70'
Marquis Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,533
Referee: Ollie Yates
2 April 2018 40 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Blackpool Oldham
15:00 BST Byrne Goal 60', Yellow card 90'
McEleney Yellow card 54'
Gardner Yellow card 71'
Edmundson Yellow card 78'
Doyle Goal 85'		 Report Vassell Goal 37'
Spearing Yellow card 81'
Solomon-Otabor Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,309
Referee: Darren Drysdale
7 April 2018 41 Blackpool 5–0 Bradford City Blackpool
15:00 BST Delfouneso Goal 16', 29', 70'
Solomon-Otabor Goal 22'
Longstaff Goal 80'		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,337
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
10 April 2018 42 Blackpool 3–0 Northampton Town Blackpool
19:45 BST Gnanduillet Goal 42'
Longstaff Goal 62'
Ryan Goal 74'		 Report Barnett Yellow card 63'
Buchanan Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2,964
Referee: Chris Sarginson
14 April 2018 43 Blackpool 2–1 Fleetwood Town Blackpool
15:00 BST Solomon-Otabor Goal 88'
Gnanduillet Goal 90+4'		 Report Jones Yellow card 35'
Coyle Yellow card 59'
Eastham Yellow card 68'
Burns Goal 75'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,371
Referee: Andy Woolmer
21 April 2018 44 Gillingham 0–3 Blackpool Gillingham, Kent
15:00 BST Report Vassell Goal 28'
Delfouneso Goal 33' Yellow card 67'
Spearing Penalty missed 48'
Lumley Yellow card 78'
Turton Yellow card 80'
Mellor Goal 83'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,580
Referee: Craig Hicks
28 April 2018 45 Blackpool 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Blackpool
15:00 BST Delfouneso Goal 56' Report Jones Goal 20' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,825
Referee: Martin Coy
5 May 2018 46 Rotherham United 1–0 Blackpool Rotherham
15:00 BST Ihiekwe Yellow card 20'
Vaulks Goal 58'		 Report Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,512
Referee: Ross Joyce

FA Cup[]

On 16 October 2017, Blackpool were drawn at away to Boreham Wood for the first round.[46]

4 November 2017 First round Boreham Wood 2–1 Blackpool Borehamwood
15:00 GMT Turgott Goal 68'
Murtagh Yellow card 74'
Yellow card 80'
Holman Goal 88'		 Report Philliskirk Goal 62'
Gnanduillet Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee:

EFL Cup[]

On 16 June 2017, Blackpool were drawn away to Wigan Athletic in the first round.[47]

8 August 2017 First round Wigan Athletic 2–1 Blackpool Wigan
19:45 BST Laurent Goal 17'
Flores Goal 45+1'		 Report Gnanduillet Goal 59' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 3,391
Referee: Chris Sarginson

EFL Trophy[]

On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was completed with Blackpool facing Wigan Athletic, Accrington Stanley and Middlesbrough U23s in Northern Group B.[48][49] After winning their group, Blackpool were drawn at home to Mansfield Town in the second round.[50] A third round away trip against Shrewsbury Town was next on the cards for the Seasiders.[51]

Pos Lge Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Blackpool (Q) 3 2 0 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Round 2
2 L2 Accrington Stanley (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 L1 Wigan Athletic (E) 3 1 1 0 1 5 6 −1 5
4 ACA Middlesbrough U21 (E) 3 0 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 Group Game 1 Blackpool 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Wigan Athletic Blackpool
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 1,532
Penalties
3 October 2017 Group Game 2 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Blackpool Accrington
19:30 BST Sousa Goal 38' Report
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 975
Referee: Stuart Attwell
1 November 2017 Group Game 3 Blackpool 4–1 Middlesbrough U21s Blackpool
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 691
Referee:
6 December 2017 Second round Blackpool 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Mansfield Town Blackpool
19:00 GMT
  • Mellor Goal 38', Yellow card 78'
  • Delfouneso Yellow card 90+1'
 Report Butcher Goal 88' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 587
Referee:
Penalties
10 January 2018 Third round Shrewsbury Town 0–0
(4–2 p)		 Blackpool Shrewsbury
19:00 GMT Ogogo Yellow card 40' Report Turton Yellow card 54' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,362
Referee: Carl Sarginson
Penalties

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