2018–19 Blackpool F.C. season

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Blackpool
2018–19 season
Owner
  • Owen Oyston
    (until 13 February)
  • Simon Sadler (businessman)
    (from 13 June)
Chairman
  • Natalie Christopher
    (until 25 February)
  • Simon Sadler
    (from 13 June)
ManagerGary Bowyer (until 6 August);
succeeded by Terry McPhillips[1]
StadiumBloomfield Road
League One10th
FA CupThird Round
EFL CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Armand Gnanduillet (10)
All: Armand Gnanduillet (14)
Highest home attendance15,871 (vs. Southend United, 9 Mar 19)
Lowest home attendance1,910 (vs. Queens Park Rangers, 25 Sep 18)
Average home league attendance4,154
Away colours

The 2018–19 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 110th season in the Football League, and their second consecutive season in the third tier of the Football League. They finished the season in tenth place. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup (eliminated in the third round), League Cup (eliminated in the fourth round) and Football League Trophy (eliminated at the group stage).

The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Gary Bowyer, manager of the club since 2016, resigned on 6 August.[2] He was succeeded by Terry McPhillips on 10 September.

Blackpool's top scorer in all competitions was Armand Gnanduillet.

First-team squad[]

Number Name Position Nationality Place of birth Appearances Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Mark Howard GK England Southwark 35 0
37 Christoffer Mafoumbi GK Republic of the CongoFrance Roubaix 15 0
Defenders
2 Donervon Daniels CB Montserrat Montserrat 41 1
3 Nick Anderton LB England Preston 14 0
6 Ben Heneghan CB England Manchester 31 1
12 Michael Nottingham RB Saint Kitts and NevisEngland Birmingham 30 3
16 Curtis Tilt CB England Walsall 72 4
20 Ollie Turton RB England Manchester 71 2
27 Marc Bola LB England Greenwich 33 1
Midfielders
4 Jimmy Ryan CM Republic of IrelandEngland Liverpool 38 3
5 Antony Evans AM England Liverpool 1 0
8 Jay Spearing DM England Wallasey 68 4
14 Harry Pritchard LM England Maidenhead 32 5
15 Jordan Thompson CM Northern Ireland Belfast 33 3
17 Matty Virtue DM England Epsom 1 0
18 John O'Sullivan AM Republic of IrelandEngland Birmingham 20 1
19 Chris Taylor LM England Oldham 13 0
23 Nya Kirby AM England 1 0
24 Liam Feeney LM Republic of Ireland Hammersmith 29 0
25 Callum Guy CM England Nottingham 21 1
Forwards
7 Nathan Delfouneso CF England Birmingham 152 28
10 Max Clayton SS England Crewe 7 1
11 Joe Dodoo LW EnglandGhana Kumasi 19 6
21 Armand Gnanduillet CF Ivory CoastFrance Angers 90 21
26 Elias Sørensen CF Denmark 1 0
31 Chris Long CF England Huyton 3 2
32 Rowan Roache CF Republic of Ireland 5 0
Out on loan
9 Mark Cullen CF England Ashington 107 26
13 Myles Boney GK England Blackpool 5 0

Statistics[]

As of 9 February 2019
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 Mark Howard 30 0 23+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Montserrat Donervon Daniels 22 0 16+1 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF England Nick Anderton 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
5 MF England Antony Evans 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF England Ben Heneghan 31 1 23+1 1 3+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
7 FW England Nathan Delfouneso 32 6 24+2 6 1+2 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
8 MF England Jay Spearing 34 4 27+0 2 3+0 1 4+0 1 0+0 0
9 FW England Mark Cullen 15 4 8+4 3 1+0 1 1+1 0 0+0 0
11 FW England Joe Dodoo 19 6 9+4 2 3+0 2 1+1 0 1+0 2
12 DF Saint Kitts and Nevis Michael Nottingham 30 3 9+12 1 2+1 0 4+0 2 0+2 0
13 GK England Myles Boney 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF England Harry Pritchard 32 5 9+13 2 1+3 1 2+2 2 1+1 0
15 MF Northern Ireland Jordan Thompson 32 3 23+3 3 3+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
16 DF England Curtis Tilt 28 3 22+0 3 3+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF England Matty Virtue 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF Republic of Ireland John O'Sullivan 19 1 3+9 0 1+1 0 2+1 0 2+0 1
19 MF England Chris Taylor 13 0 6+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
20 DF England Ollie Turton 28 1 23+0 1 1+0 0 1+2 0 0+1 0
21 FW Ivory Coast Armand Gnanduillet 34 10 18+8 6 3+0 1 3+0 2 2+0 1
23 MF England Nya Kirby 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Feeney 27 0 15+5 0 2+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF England Callum Guy 22 1 13+2 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 1
26 FW Denmark Elias Sørensen 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF England Marc Bola 33 1 25+0 1 3+0 0 3+1 0 1+0 0
29 FW England Finlay Sinclair-Smith 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
31 FW England Chris Long 3 2 2+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 GK Republic of the Congo Christoffer Mafoumbi 9 0 6+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
39 DF England Joe Bunney 6 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
5 DF Republic of Ireland Paudie O'Connor 14 2 6+2 0 1+0 0 2+1 1 2+0 1
17 DF Northern Ireland Ryan McLaughlin 10 0 1+5 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
26 FW England Steve Davies 3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Goals record[]

As of 9 February 2019
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 21 Ivory Coast CF Armand Gnanduillet 6 1 1 2 10
2 7 England CF Nathan Delfouneso 6 0 0 0 6
11 England RW Joe Dodoo 2 2 0 2 6
4 14 England LM Harry Pritchard 2 1 2 0 5
5 8 England DM Jay Spearing 2 1 1 0 4
9 England CF Mark Cullen 3 1 0 0 4
7 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis RB Michael Nottingham 1 0 2 0 3
15 England CM Jordan Thompson 3 0 0 0 3
16 England CB Curtis Tilt 3 0 0 0 3
10 5 Republic of Ireland CB Paudie O'Connor 0 0 1 1 2
31 England CF Chris Long 2 0 0 0 2
12 6 England CB Ben Heneghan 1 0 0 0 1
18 England AM John O'Sullivan 0 0 0 1 1
20 England RB Ollie Turton 1 0 0 0 1
25 England CM Callum Guy 0 0 0 1 1
27 England LB Marc Bola 1 0 0 0 1
Total 31 3 11 6 51

Disciplinary record[]

As of 9 February 2019
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 5 Republic of Ireland CB Paudie O'Connor 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1
2 6 England CB Ben Heneghan 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
15 Northern Ireland CM Jordan Thompson 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
20 England RB Ollie Turton 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
5 8 England DM Jay Spearing 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
14 England LM Harry Pritchard 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
16 England CB Curtis Tilt 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
19 England LM Chris Taylor 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
27 England LB Marc Bola 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
10 7 England CF Nathan Delfouneso 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 Ivory Coast CF Armand Gnanduillet 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
12 2 Montserrat CB Donervon Daniels 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 England CF Mark Cullen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 England RW Joe Dodoo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 England AM John O'Sullivan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
24 England RM Liam Feeney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 England CM Callum Guy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 29 0 4 4 0 0 6 0 1 3 0 0 42 0 5

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 RB Saint Kitts and Nevis Michael Nottingham Salford City Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2018 AM Republic of Ireland John O'Sullivan Free agency — [4]
1 July 2018 LM England Harry Pritchard Free agency — [5]
1 July 2018 LM England Chris Taylor Free agency — [6]
1 July 2018 CM Northern Ireland Jordan Thompson Free agency — [7]
5 July 2018 GK England Mark Howard Free agency — [8]
17 July 2018 LB England Marc Bola Arsenal Free transfer [9]
17 July 2018 RB Northern Ireland Ryan McLaughlin Oldham Athletic Compensation [10]
18 July 2018 CF Ivory Coast Armand Gnanduillet Free agency — [11]
9 August 2018 CB Montserrat Donervon Daniels Free agency — [12]
23 August 2018 RW England Liam Feeney Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [13]
9 September 2018 AM Spain Yusifu Ceesay Alvechurch Undisclosed [14]
11 October 2018 CF England Steve Davies Free agency — [15]
1 January 2019 CM England Callum Guy Derby County Undisclosed [16]
8 January 2019 CF England Chris Long Free agency — [17]
31 January 2019 DM England Matty Virtue Liverpool Undisclosed [18]

Transfers out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CB England Will Aimson Released — [19][20]
1 July 2018 CF Angola Raul Correia Released — [19][21]
1 July 2018 DM Benin Sessi D'Almeida Released — [19][22]
1 July 2018 LM England Colin Daniel Released — [23]
1 July 2018 CF Jamaica Jamille Matt Released — [19][24]
1 July 2018 CM Scotland Jim McAlister Released — [19][25]
1 July 2018 CF England Danny Philliskirk Released — [19][26]
1 July 2018 CF Ivory Coast Armand Gnanduillet Released — [19][27]
1 July 2018 RB England Caleb Richards Released — [19][28]
1 July 2018 CB Scotland Clark Robertson Rotherham United Free transfer [29]
1 July 2018 LB England Andy Taylor Released — [19][30]
1 July 2018 CF England Kyle Vassell Rotherham United Free transfer [29]
1 July 2018 GK England Ben Williams Released — [19][31]
1 July 2018 CB England Denzel Williams Released — [19]
31 July 2018 RB England Kelvin Mellor Bradford City Free transfer [32]
27 August 2018 CF Angola Dolly Menga Livingston Free transfer [33]
15 January 2019 CF England Steve Davies Hamilton Academical Free transfer [34]
23 January 2019 RB Northern Ireland Ryan McLaughlin Rochdale Undisclosed [35]

Loans in[]

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
1 July 2018 LB England Joe Bunney Northampton Town 30 January 2019 [36][37]
1 July 2018 LW England Joe Dodoo Rangers 31 May 2019 [6]
3 July 2018 CB England Ben Heneghan Sheffield United 31 May 2019 [38]
6 July 2018 CB Republic of Ireland Paudie O'Connor Leeds United 7 January 2019 [39][40]
31 August 2018 CM England Callum Guy Derby County 1 January 2019 [16]
11 January 2019 AM England Nya Kirby Crystal Palace 31 May 2019 [41]
21 January 2019 CF Denmark Elias Sørensen Newcastle United 31 May 2019 [42]
31 January 2019 AM England Antony Evans Everton 31 May 2019 [43]

Loans out[]

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
5 July 2018 CF England Scott Quigley Port Vale 31 December 2018 [44][45]
17 August 2018 LB England Nick Anderton Accrington Stanley 1 January 2019 [46][47]
9 September 2018 AM England Yusifu Ceesay Boston United October 2018 [14]
22 September 2018 MF England Finlay Sinclair-Smith Marine 11 January 2019 [48][49][50]
30 September 2018 GK England Jack Sims Lancaster City 28 October 2018 [51]
20 October 2018 AM Spain Yusifu Ceesay Alvechurch 17 November 2018 [49]
23 November 2018 AM Republic of Ireland Rowan Roache FC United of Manchester 21 December 2018 [52]
30 November 2018 AM Spain Yusifu Ceesay AFC Telford United January 2019 [53]
31 December 2018 GK England Myles Boney Solihull Moors 27 January 2019 [54]
2 January 2019 CF England Scott Quigley FC Halifax Town 31 May 2019 [45]
4 January 2019 AM Spain Yusifu Ceesay Nuneaton Borough February 2019 [55]
28 January 2019 CF England Mark Cullen Carlisle United 31 May 2019 [56]
1 February 2019 RM Republic of Ireland John O'Sullivan Dundee 31 May 2019 [57]
4 February 2019 AM Republic of Ireland Rowan Roache Derby County 31 May 2019 [58]
6 February 2019 AM Spain Yusifu Ceesay Altrincham 31 May 2019 [59]
24 February 2019 MF England Finlay Sinclair-Smith Widnes April 2019 [60]

Competitions[]

Friendlies[]

Blackpool announced pre-season friendlies with Nantwich Town, Port Vale, AFC Fylde and Crewe Alexandra.[61]

21 July 2018 Nantwich Town 1–2 Blackpool Nantwich
12:00 BST Lawrie Goal 23' (pen.) Cullen Goal 3'
Bola Goal 50'		 Stadium: Weaver Stadium
21 July 2018 Friendly Port Vale 0–1 Blackpool Burslem
15:00 BST Report Delfouneso Goal 5' Stadium: Vale Park
24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly AFC Fylde 1–1 Blackpool Medlar-with-Wesham
19:30 BST Rowe Goal 4' Report Delfouneso Goal 89' Stadium: Mill Farm
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Blackpool Crewe
15:00 BST Nicholls Goal 51' Report Taylor Goal 8' Stadium: Gresty Road

EFL League One[]

Main article: 2018–19 EFL League One

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Coventry City 46 18 11 17 54 54 0 65
9 Burton Albion 46 17 12 17 66 57 +9 63
10 Blackpool 46 15 17 14 50 52 −2 62
11 Fleetwood Town 46 16 13 17 58 52 +6 61
12 Oxford United 46 15 15 16 58 64 −6 60
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[62]

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
46 15 17 14 50 52  −2 62 8 8 7 28 26  +2 7 9 7 22 26  −4

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDLDWDDWWDDDWWLLWWWLWLLLDLWDWDWDDLLWDDLWDDLDWLL
Position121720101211998913131012139778888881098888889108889888101091010
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[63][64]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Blackpool High Wycombe
15:00 BST Harriman Red card 89' Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,115
Referee: Nick Kinseley
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Blackpool 1–2 Portsmouth Blackpool
15:00 BST O'Connor Yellow card 74'
Cullen Goal 81'		 Report Curtis Goal 9', 59'
Evans Yellow card 46'
Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,154
Referee: Ross Joyce
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Blackpool Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Report Taylor Yellow card
O'Connor Yellow card 45+1'
Turton Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,216
Referee: Ollie Yates
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4 Blackpool 2–0 Coventry City Blackpool
19:45 BST Cullen Yellow card 20', Goal 48'
Dodoo Goal 80'		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,656
Referee: Robert Lewis
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Blackpool 1–1 Accrington Stanley Blackpool
15:00 BST Delfouneso Goal 66' Report Hughes Goal 90+3' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,354
Referee: Lee Mason
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Walsall 0���0 Blackpool Walsall
15:00 BST Report Turton Yellow card 44' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,762
Referee: Lee Swabey
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7 Blackpool 3–2 Bradford City Blackpool
15:00 BST Spearing Goal 84' (pen), 88'
Tilt Goal 90'		 Report Miller Yellow card 49'
Wood Yellow card 50'
Doyle Goal 59'
Payne Goal 64'
O'Donnell Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,393
Referee: Simon Hooper
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Blackpool Plymouth
15:00 BST Report Cullen Goal 14'
Bola Red card 90+3'
Daniels Red card 90+3'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,658
Referee: Neil Hair
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Blackpool 0–0 Luton Town Blackpool
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,124
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Peterborough United 2–2 Blackpool Peterborough
15:00 BST Bennett Goal 27'
O'Hara Goal 64'		 Report Gnanduillet Goal 58'
Delfouneso Goal 66'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,269
Referee: Carl Boyeson
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 11 Blackpool 2–2 Rochdale Blackpool
15:00 BST Thompson Goal 5'
Tilt Goal 29'
Guy Yellow card 41'
Spearing Yellow card 76'		 Report Delaney Goal 9'
Hart Yellow card 45+3'
M.J. Williams Yellow card 46'
Perkins Yellow card 57'
Rathbone Yellow card 63'
Andrew Goal 86'
J. Williams Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,520
Referee: Robert Jones
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 12 Blackpool 2–0 AFC Wimbledon Blackpool
15:00 BST Tilt Goal 7'
Bola Goal 84'		 Report Hanson Yellow card 21'
Appiah Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,246
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 13 Blackpool 1–0 Scunthorpe United Blackpool
19:45 BST Gnanduillet Goal 19' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2,769
Referee: Thomas Bramall
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 14 Fleetwood Town 3–2 Blackpool Fleetwood
15:00 BST Burns Goal 4'
Wallace Goal 11'
Sheron Yellow card 49'
Madden Goal 57'
Eastham Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Thompson Goal 34'
Delfouneso Goal 59'
Bola Yellow card 68'
Turton Yellow card 69'
Gnanduillet Red card 90+4'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 5,035
Referee: John Brooks
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 15 Blackpool 0–3 Bristol Rovers Blackpool
15:00 GMT Report O. Clarke Goal 48', Goal 85'
Upson Yellow card 70'
Craig Goal 77'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: Trevor Kettle
Referee: 3,227
6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) 16 Gillingham 0–1 Blackpool Gillingham
19:45 GMT Report Delfouneso Goal 49' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Referee: Craig Hicks
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 17 Southend United 1–2 Blackpool Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Demetriou Goal 74'
Turner Red card 86'		 Report Turton Goal 14'
Gnanduillet Goal 83'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,882
Referee: Nick Kinseley
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18 Blackpool 3–0 Burton Albion Blackpool
15:00 GMT Gnanduillet Goal 46'
Thompson Goal 49'
Dodoo Goal 57'		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,163
Referee: Thomas Bramall
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 19 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Blackpool Doncaster
19:45 GMT T. Anderson Yellow card 29'
Kane Goal 45+3'
Marquis Goal 78'		 Report Pritchard Yellow card 60'
Heneghan Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,473
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 20 Blackpool 2–1 Charlton Athletic Blackpool
15:00 GMT Gnanduillet Goal 16'
Tilt Yellow card 25'
Delfouneso Goal 87'		 Report Bielik Yellow card 15'
Taylor Yellow card 54'
Aribo Goal 55'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,024
Referee: Tony Harrington
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 21 Oxford United 2–0 Blackpool Oxford
15:00 GMT Browne Goal 29'
Henry Goal 41', Yellow card 76'		 Report Heneghan Yellow card 56'
Feenery Yellow card 75'
Thomspon Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,003
Referee: Matt Donohue
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 22 Blackpool 0–1 Barnsley Blackpool
15:00 GMT Heneghan Yellow card 81' Report McGeehan Goal 59'
Mowatt Yellow card 75'
Lindsay Yellow card 78'
Bähre Yellow card 90+1'
Moore Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,054
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 23 Rochdale 2–1 Blackpool Rochdale
15:00 GMT Rathbone Goal 19'
Camps Yellow card 31'
Henderson Goal 89'		 Report Thompson Red card 30'
Nottingham Goal 35'
O'Connor Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,006
Referee: Thomas Bramall
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 24 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Blackpool Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT Appiah Yellow card 64'
Wordsworth Yellow card 86'		 Report Bola Yellow card 61' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,416
Referee: Dean Whitestone
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 25 Blackpool 0–1 Sunderland Blackpool
15:00 GMT O'Connor Yellow card 55' Report Cattermole Yellow card 18'
Maja Goal 23'
Gooch Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 10,994
Referee: Darren Drysdale
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 26 Portsmouth 0–1 Blackpool Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Report Long Goal 74' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,403
Referee: Kevin Johnson
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 27 Blackpool 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Blackpool
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,186
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
26 January 2019 28 Coventry City 0–2 Blackpool Coventry
15:00 GMT Report Delfouneso Goal 47' Yellow card 70'
Gnanduillet Goal 52'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 9,786
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
29 January 2019 (2019-01-29) 29 Blackpool 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers Blackpool
19:45 GMT Heneghan Goal 50'
Pritchard Goal 83' (pen.)		 Report Akinfenwa Goal 12'
Jacobson Goal 53' Yellow card 66'
Allsop Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2,388
Referee: Martin Coy
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) P Accrington Stanley P–P Blackpool Accrington
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Note: Fixture was postponed due to freezing weather overnight.[65]
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 30 Blackpool 2–0 Walsall Blackpool
15:00 GMT Long Goal 14'
Pritchard Goal 88'
Bola Yellow card 90'		 Report Cook Yellow card 73' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,252
Referee: Thomas Bramall
12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 31 Sunderland 1–1 Blackpool Sunderland
19:45 GMT Baldwin Goal 75' Report Gnanduillet Goal 31'
Thompson Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,580
Referee: Carl Boyeson
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 32 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Blackpool Charlton
15:00 GMT Taylor Yellow card 41' Report Tilt Yellow card 41'
Heneghan Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 17,267
Referee: Kevin Johnson
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 33 Blackpool 0–1 Oxford United Blackpool
15:00 GMT Tilt Yellow card 36'
Spearing Yellow card 39'
Heneghan Yellow card 69'		 Report Graham Goal 40'
Sinclair Yellow card 77'
Ruffels Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,003
Referee: Andy Haines
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 34 Bristol Rovers 4–0 Blackpool Horfield
15:00 GMT Clarke-Harris Goal 6', 37', 68'
Nichols Yellow card 18'
Sercombe Goal 90+1'		 Report Turton Yellow card 15' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,496
Referee: Darren Drysdale
5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) 35 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Blackpool Accrington
19:45 GMT McConville Yellow card 12'
Armstrong Goal 23'
Donacien Yellow card 73'
Evtimov Red card 83'
Wood Yellow card 88'
Hughes Yellow card 90'		 Report Virtue Goal 5'
Dodoo Yellow card 30'
Spearing Goal 81' (pen.)		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,792
Referee: Ross Joyce
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Blackpool 2–2 Southend United Blackpool
15:00 GMT Gnanduillet Goal 27'
Long Yellow card 76'
Moore Goal 90+6' (o.g.)		 Report Kiernan Goal 20'
Cox Yellow card 36'
Turner Goal 48'
Hyam Yellow card 65'
Demetriou Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 15,871
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37 Blackpool 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Blackpool
19:45 GMT Nottingham Goal 49' Yellow card 90+4' Report Rowe Goal 73' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,404
Referee: Peter Wright
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Burton Albion 3–0 Blackpool Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Boyce Goal 6'
Allen Goal 34'
Akins Goal 68'		 Report Long Yellow card 45+1'
Thompson Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,715
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39 Bradford City 1–4 Blackpool Bradford
15:00 GMT Akpan Yellow card 42'
Doyle Penalty missed 56'
O'Brien Yellow card 83'
Ball Goal 90+2'		 Report Spearing Yellow card 23'
Gnanduillet Goal 24', 68'
Tilt Yellow card 39'
Virtue Goal 50'
Mafoumbi Yellow card 55'
Taylor Goal 80'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Referee: Antony Coggins
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40 Blackpool 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Blackpool
15:00 GMT Gnanduillet Yellow card 19'
Spearing Yellow card 80'
Bola Goal 84'
Tilt Goal 90+2'		 Report Ladapo Goal 4'
Carey Yellow card 55'
Edwards Goal 73'
Songo'o Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,343
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41 Luton Town 2–2 Blackpool Luton
15:00 BST Collins Goal 6' Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 61'
Cummings Goal 86'		 Report Kirby Goal 30' Yellow card 67'
Delfouneso Yellow card 50'
Turton Yellow card 54'
Virtue Goal 62'
Long Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,028
Referee: Lee Collins
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Blackpool 0–1 Peterborough United Blackpool
15:00 BST Tilt Yellow card 90+2' Report Maddison Goal 43' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,477
Referee: Peter Wright
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Blackpool Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,795
Referee: Martin Coy
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Blackpool 2–1 Fleetwood Town Blackpool
15:00 BST Spearing Goal 31' (pen.)
Thompson Yellow card 57'
Delfouneso Goal 90+4'		 Report Evans Goal 37'
Eastham Yellow card 67'
Sheron Red card 72'
Hill Yellow card 87'
Sowerby Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,713
Referee: Darren Bond
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Barnsley 2–1 Blackpool Barnsley
15:00 BST Woodrow Goal 40'
Lindsay Goal 59'		 Report Pritchard Goal 15'
Evans Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 14,703
Referee: John Busby
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Blackpool 0–3 Gillingham Blackpool
17:30 BST Tilt Yellow card 86'
Mafoumbi Yellow card 86'		 Report Hanlan Goal 7'
Eaves Goal 30', 39' Yellow card 86'
Garmston Yellow card 51'
Lopes Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,571
Referee: Oliver Yates

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[66] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[67] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[68]

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round Exeter City 2–3 Blackpool Exeter
15:00 GMT Tillson Goal 69'
Abrahams Goal 90'		 Report Dodoo Goal 3'
Cullen Goal 19'
Pritchard Goal 24'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,188
Referee: Alan Young
30 November 2018 (2018-11-30) Second round Solihull Moors 0–0 Blackpool Solihull
19:55 GMT Report Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 3,005
Referee: Ross Joyce
18 December 2018 (2018-12-18) Second round replay Blackpool 3–2 (a.e.t.) Solihull Moors Blackpool
19:45 GMT Gnanduillet Goal 10' Yellow card 78'
Dodoo Goal 19'
Spearing Goal 105' (pen.)		 Report Yussuf Goal 33', 51' (pen.) Yellow card 67'
Yellow card 43'
Osborne Yellow card 104'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 1,441
Referee: Andy Haines
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round Blackpool 0–3 Arsenal Blackpool
17:30 GMT Report Willock Goal 11', 37'
Kolašinac Yellow card 56'
Iwobi Goal 82'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,955
Referee: Mike Dean

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[69] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[70] The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.[71] The fourth round draw was made live on Quest by Rachel Yankey and Rachel Riley on 29 September.[72]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Blackpool 3–1 Barnsley Blackpool
19:45 BST Pritchard Yellow card 46', Goal 56'
Nottingham Goal 50'
Gnaduillet Goal 80'
Tilt Yellow card 89'		 Report Moncur Goal 19'
Dougall Yellow card 28'
Walton Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 1,937
Referee: Mark Heywood
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Blackpool Doncaster
19:45 BST May Goal 23' Report Nottingham Goal 38'
Pritchard Goal 60'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 3,188
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Third round Blackpool 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Blackpool
19:45 BST Gnanduillet Goal 28'
Spearing Goal 90'		 Report Cousins Red card 70' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 1,910
Referee: Tim Robinson
30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) Fourth round Arsenal 2–1 Blackpool Holloway
19:45 BST Lichtsteiner Goal 33'
Rowe Goal 50'
Guendouzi Red card 56'		 Report O'Connor Goal 66' Red card 84' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 48,168
Referee: David Coote

EFL Trophy[]

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[73]

Pos Lge Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Accrington Stanley 3 2 0 0 1 8 5 +3 6 Round 2
2 L2 Macclesfield Town 3 1 1 0 1 6 8 −2 5
3 L1 Blackpool 3 1 0 1 1 7 7 0 4
4 ACA West Bromwich Albion U21 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stages Macclesfield Town 3–3
(5–3 p)		 Blackpool Macclesfield
19:45 BST Blissett Goal 14'
Rose Goal 36', 79' (pen.)		 Report Guy Goal 32'
O'Sullivan Goal 90+1'
O'Connor Goal 90+5'		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 639
Referee: Chris Sarginson
Penalties
Whitaker Penalty scored
Smith Penalty scored
Fitzpatrick Penalty scored
Smith Penalty scored
Rose Penalty scored		 Pritchard Penalty scored
Taylor Penalty scored
Heneghan Penalty scored
Bola Penalty missed
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages Blackpool 1–2 West Bromwich Albion U21 Blackpool
19:45 BST Davies Goal 45' Report Azaz Goal 3'
Bradley Goal 76'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 717
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stages Blackpool 3–2 Accrington Stanley Blackpool
19:45 GMT Dodoo Goal 30', 41'
Gnanduillet Goal 67'		 Report Hall Goal 17', 90+1' (pen.) Stadium: Bloomfield Road

Summary[]

Games played 35 (24 League One, 3 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 3 League Trophy)
Games won 15 (9 League One, 2 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Games drawn 9 (8 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Games lost 11 (8 League One, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 League Trophy)
Goals scored 47 (26 League One, 6 FA Cup, 8 League Cup, 7 League Trophy)
Goals conceded 40 (25 League One, 4 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 7 League Trophy)
Goal difference +7
Clean sheets 12 (10 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Yellow cards 39 (26 League One, 4 FA Cup, 6 League Cup, 3 League Trophy)
Red cards 5 (5 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Worst Discipline Paudie O'Connor (5 Yellow card, 0 Yellow card Yellow-red card, 1 Red card)
Best result 3–0 vs. Burton Albion (24 Nov 18)
Worst result 3–0 vs. Bristol Rovers (3 Nov 18)
Most appearances Jay Spearing (30 starts, 0 subs)
Top scorer Armand Gnanduillet (9)
Points 35

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