2018–19 Blackpool F.C. season

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).

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)
Manager	Gary Bowyer (until 6 August); succeeded by Terry McPhillips[1]
Stadium	Bloomfield Road
League One	10th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Armand Gnanduillet (10) All: Armand Gnanduillet (14)
Highest home attendance	15,871 (vs. Southend United, 9 Mar 19)
Lowest home attendance	1,910 (vs. Queens Park Rangers, 25 Sep 18)
Average home league attendance	4,154
Home colours Away colours
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

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		Southwark	35	0
37	Christoffer Mafoumbi	GK		Roubaix	15	0
Defenders
2	Donervon Daniels	CB		Montserrat	41	1
3	Nick Anderton	LB		Preston	14	0
6	Ben Heneghan	CB		Manchester	31	1
12	Michael Nottingham	RB		Birmingham	30	3
16	Curtis Tilt	CB		Walsall	72	4
20	Ollie Turton	RB		Manchester	71	2
27	Marc Bola	LB		Greenwich	33	1
Midfielders
4	Jimmy Ryan	CM		Liverpool	38	3
5	Antony Evans	AM		Liverpool	1	0
8	Jay Spearing	DM		Wallasey	68	4
14	Harry Pritchard	LM		Maidenhead	32	5
15	Jordan Thompson	CM		Belfast	33	3
17	Matty Virtue	DM		Epsom	1	0
18	John O'Sullivan	AM		Birmingham	20	1
19	Chris Taylor	LM		Oldham	13	0
23	Nya Kirby	AM			1	0
24	Liam Feeney	LM		Hammersmith	29	0
25	Callum Guy	CM		Nottingham	21	1
Forwards
7	Nathan Delfouneso	CF		Birmingham	152	28
10	Max Clayton	SS		Crewe	7	1
11	Joe Dodoo	LW		Kumasi	19	6
21	Armand Gnanduillet	CF		Angers	90	21
26	Elias Sørensen	CF			1	0
31	Chris Long	CF		Huyton	3	2
32	Rowan Roache	CF			5	0
Out on loan
9	Mark Cullen	CF		Ashington	107	26
13	Myles Boney	GK		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	ENG	Mark Howard	30	0	23+0	0	3+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	MSR	Donervon Daniels	22	0	16+1	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Nick Anderton	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
5	MF	ENG	Antony Evans	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Ben Heneghan	31	1	23+1	1	3+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
7	FW	ENG	Nathan Delfouneso	32	6	24+2	6	1+2	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Jay Spearing	34	4	27+0	2	3+0	1	4+0	1	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Mark Cullen	15	4	8+4	3	1+0	1	1+1	0	0+0	0
11	FW	ENG	Joe Dodoo	19	6	9+4	2	3+0	2	1+1	0	1+0	2
12	DF	SKN	Michael Nottingham	30	3	9+12	1	2+1	0	4+0	2	0+2	0
13	GK	ENG	Myles Boney	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Harry Pritchard	32	5	9+13	2	1+3	1	2+2	2	1+1	0
15	MF	NIR	Jordan Thompson	32	3	23+3	3	3+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
16	DF	ENG	Curtis Tilt	28	3	22+0	3	3+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Matty Virtue	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	IRL	John O'Sullivan	19	1	3+9	0	1+1	0	2+1	0	2+0	1
19	MF	ENG	Chris Taylor	13	0	6+2	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
20	DF	ENG	Ollie Turton	28	1	23+0	1	1+0	0	1+2	0	0+1	0
21	FW	CIV	Armand Gnanduillet	34	10	18+8	6	3+0	1	3+0	2	2+0	1
23	MF	ENG	Nya Kirby	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	IRL	Liam Feeney	27	0	15+5	0	2+2	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
25	MF	ENG	Callum Guy	22	1	13+2	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	1
26	FW	DEN	Elias Sørensen	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	DF	ENG	Marc Bola	33	1	25+0	1	3+0	0	3+1	0	1+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Finlay Sinclair-Smith	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
31	FW	ENG	Chris Long	3	2	2+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	GK	CGO	Christoffer Mafoumbi	9	0	6+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
39	DF	ENG	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	IRL	Paudie O'Connor	14	2	6+2	0	1+0	0	2+1	1	2+0	1
17	DF	NIR	Ryan McLaughlin	10	0	1+5	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
26	FW	ENG	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		CF	Armand Gnanduillet	6	1	1	2	10
2	7		CF	Nathan Delfouneso	6	0	0	0	6
	11		RW	Joe Dodoo	2	2	0	2	6
4	14		LM	Harry Pritchard	2	1	2	0	5
5	8		DM	Jay Spearing	2	1	1	0	4
	9		CF	Mark Cullen	3	1	0	0	4
7	12		RB	Michael Nottingham	1	0	2	0	3
	15		CM	Jordan Thompson	3	0	0	0	3
	16		CB	Curtis Tilt	3	0	0	0	3
10	5		CB	Paudie O'Connor	0	0	1	1	2
	31		CF	Chris Long	2	0	0	0	2
12	6		CB	Ben Heneghan	1	0	0	0	1
	18		AM	John O'Sullivan	0	0	0	1	1
	20		RB	Ollie Turton	1	0	0	0	1
	25		CM	Callum Guy	0	0	0	1	1
	27		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
1	5		CB	Paudie O'Connor	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	1
2	6		CB	Ben Heneghan	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	15		CM	Jordan Thompson	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
	20		RB	Ollie Turton	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
5	8		DM	Jay Spearing	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	14		LM	Harry Pritchard	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	16		CB	Curtis Tilt	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	19		LM	Chris Taylor	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	27		LB	Marc Bola	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
10	7		CF	Nathan Delfouneso	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	21		CF	Armand Gnanduillet	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
12	2		CB	Donervon Daniels	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	9		CF	Mark Cullen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11		RW	Joe Dodoo	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18		AM	John O'Sullivan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	24		RM	Liam Feeney	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	25		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		Michael Nottingham	Salford City	Undisclosed	[3]
1 July 2018	AM		John O'Sullivan	Free agency	—	[4]
1 July 2018	LM		Harry Pritchard	Free agency	—	[5]
1 July 2018	LM		Chris Taylor	Free agency	—	[6]
1 July 2018	CM		Jordan Thompson	Free agency	—	[7]
5 July 2018	GK		Mark Howard	Free agency	—	[8]
17 July 2018	LB		Marc Bola	Arsenal	—	[9]
17 July 2018	RB		Ryan McLaughlin	Oldham Athletic	Compensation	[10]
18 July 2018	CF		Armand Gnanduillet	Free agency	—	[11]
9 August 2018	CB		Donervon Daniels	Free agency	—	[12]
23 August 2018	RW		Liam Feeney	Blackburn Rovers	—	[13]
9 September 2018	AM		Yusifu Ceesay	Alvechurch	Undisclosed	[14]
11 October 2018	CF		Steve Davies	Free agency	—	[15]
1 January 2019	CM		Callum Guy	Derby County	Undisclosed	[16]
8 January 2019	CF		Chris Long	Free agency	—	[17]
31 January 2019	DM		Matty Virtue	Liverpool	Undisclosed	[18]

Transfers out

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

Loans in

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

Loans out

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

Nantwich Town v Blackpool

21 July 2018	Nantwich Town	1–2	Blackpool	Nantwich
12:00 BST	Lawrie 23' (pen.)		Cullen 3' Bola 50'	Stadium: Weaver Stadium

Port Vale v Blackpool

21 July 2018 Friendly	Port Vale	0–1	Blackpool	Burslem
15:00 BST		Report	Delfouneso 5'	Stadium: Vale Park

AFC Fylde v Blackpool

24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly	AFC Fylde	1–1	Blackpool	Medlar-with-Wesham
19:30 BST	Rowe 4'	Report	Delfouneso 89'	Stadium: Mill Farm

Crewe Alexandra v Blackpool

28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Blackpool	Crewe
15:00 BST	Nicholls 51'	Report	Taylor 8'	Stadium: Gresty Road

EFL League One

Main article: 2018–19 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	D	W	D	D	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	L	W	D	D	L	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	L
Position	12	17	20	10	12	11	9	9	8	9	13	13	10	12	13	9	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	10	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	10	10	9	10	10

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]

Wycombe Wanderers v Blackpool

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Blackpool	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Harriman  89'	Report		Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,115 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Blackpool v Portsmouth

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2	Blackpool	1–2	Portsmouth	Blackpool
15:00 BST	O'Connor  74' Cullen 81'	Report	Curtis 9', 59' Evans  46' Naylor  69'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,154 Referee: Ross Joyce

Shrewsbury Town v Blackpool

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3	Shrewsbury Town	0–0	Blackpool	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST		Report	Taylor O'Connor  45+1' Turton  66'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,216 Referee: Ollie Yates

Blackpool v Coventry City

21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4	Blackpool	2–0	Coventry City	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Cullen  20', 48' Dodoo 80'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,656 Referee: Robert Lewis

Blackpool v Accrington Stanley

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Blackpool	1–1	Accrington Stanley	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Delfouneso 66'	Report	Hughes 90+3'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,354 Referee: Lee Mason

Walsall v Blackpool

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Walsall	0–0	Blackpool	Walsall
15:00 BST		Report	Turton  44'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,762 Referee: Lee Swabey

Blackpool v Bradford City

8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7	Blackpool	3–2	Bradford City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Spearing 84' (pen), 88' Tilt 90'	Report	Miller  49' Wood  50' Doyle 59' Payne 64' O'Donnell  83'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,393 Referee: Simon Hooper

Plymouth Argyle v Blackpool

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Blackpool	Plymouth
15:00 BST		Report	Cullen 14' Bola  90+3' Daniels  90+3'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,658 Referee: Neil Hair

Blackpool v Luton Town

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

Peterborough United v Blackpool

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Peterborough United	2–2	Blackpool	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Bennett 27' O'Hara 64'	Report	Gnanduillet 58' Delfouneso 66'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,269 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Blackpool v Rochdale

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 11	Blackpool	2–2	Rochdale	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Thompson 5' Tilt 29' Guy  41' Spearing  76'	Report	Delaney 9' Hart  45+3' M.J. Williams  46' Perkins  57' Rathbone  63' Andrew 86' J. Williams  90+3'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,520 Referee: Robert Jones

Blackpool v AFC Wimbledon

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 12	Blackpool	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Tilt 7' Bola 84'	Report	Hanson  21' Appiah  73'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,246 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Blackpool v Scunthorpe United

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 13	Blackpool	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Gnanduillet 19'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2,769 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Fleetwood Town v Blackpool

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 14	Fleetwood Town	3–2	Blackpool	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Burns 4' Wallace 11' Sheron  49' Madden 57' Eastham  90+4'	Report	Thompson 34' Delfouneso 59' Bola  68' Turton  69' Gnanduillet  90+4'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 5,035 Referee: John Brooks

Blackpool v Bristol Rovers

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 15	Blackpool	0–3	Bristol Rovers	Blackpool
15:00 GMT		Report	O. Clarke 48', 85' Upson  70' Craig 77'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: Trevor Kettle Referee: 3,227

Gillingham v Blackpool

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) 16	Gillingham	0–1	Blackpool	Gillingham
19:45 GMT		Report	Delfouneso 49'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Referee: Craig Hicks

Southend United v Blackpool

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 17	Southend United	1–2	Blackpool	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT	Demetriou 74' Turner  86'	Report	Turton 14' Gnanduillet 83'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,882 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Blackpool v Burton Albion

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18	Blackpool	3–0	Burton Albion	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Gnanduillet 46' Thompson 49' Dodoo 57'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,163 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Doncaster Rovers v Blackpool

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 19	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Blackpool	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	T. Anderson  29' Kane 45+3' Marquis 78'	Report	Pritchard  60' Heneghan  86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,473 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Blackpool v Charlton Athletic

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 20	Blackpool	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Gnanduillet 16' Tilt  25' Delfouneso 87'	Report	Bielik  15' Taylor  54' Aribo 55'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Tony Harrington

Oxford United v Blackpool

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 21	Oxford United	2–0	Blackpool	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Browne 29' Henry 41',  76'	Report	Heneghan  56' Feenery  75' Thompson  89'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,003 Referee: Matt Donohue

Blackpool v Barnsley

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 22	Blackpool	0–1	Barnsley	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Heneghan  81'	Report	McGeehan 59' Mowatt  75' Lindsay  78' Bähre  90+1' Moore  90+5'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,054 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Rochdale v Blackpool

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 23	Rochdale	2–1	Blackpool	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Rathbone 19' Camps  31' Henderson 89'	Report	Thompson  30' Nottingham 35' O'Connor  77'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Thomas Bramall

AFC Wimbledon v Blackpool

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 24	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Blackpool	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT	Appiah  64' Wordsworth  86'	Report	Bola  61'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,416 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Blackpool v Sunderland

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 25	Blackpool	0–1	Sunderland	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	O'Connor  55'	Report	Cattermole  18' Maja 23' Gooch  55'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 10,994 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Portsmouth v Blackpool

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 26	Portsmouth	0–1	Blackpool	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT		Report	Long 74'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,403 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Blackpool v Shrewsbury Town

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

Coventry City v Blackpool

26 January 2019 28	Coventry City	0–2	Blackpool	Coventry
15:00 GMT		Report	Delfouneso 47'  70' Gnanduillet 52'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,786 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Blackpool v Wycombe Wanderers

29 January 2019 (2019-01-29) 29	Blackpool	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Heneghan 50' Pritchard 83' (pen.)	Report	Akinfenwa 12' Jacobson 53'  66' Allsop  69'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2,388 Referee: Martin Coy

Accrington Stanley v Blackpool

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]

Blackpool v Walsall

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 30	Blackpool	2–0	Walsall	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Long 14' Pritchard 88' Bola  90'	Report	Cook  73'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,252 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Sunderland v Blackpool

12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 31	Sunderland	1–1	Blackpool	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Baldwin 75'	Report	Gnanduillet 31' Thompson  80'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 27,580 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Charlton Athletic v Blackpool

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 32	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Blackpool	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Taylor  41'	Report	Tilt  41' Heneghan  44'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 17,267 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Blackpool v Oxford United

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 33	Blackpool	0–1	Oxford United	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Tilt  36' Spearing  39' Heneghan  69'	Report	Graham 40' Sinclair  77' Ruffels  80'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,003 Referee: Andy Haines

Bristol Rovers v Blackpool

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 34	Bristol Rovers	4–0	Blackpool	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Clarke-Harris 6', 37', 68' Nichols  18' Sercombe 90+1'	Report	Turton  15'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,496 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Accrington Stanley v Blackpool

5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) 35	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Blackpool	Accrington
19:45 GMT	McConville  12' Armstrong 23' Donacien  73' Evtimov  83' Wood  88' Hughes  90'	Report	Virtue 5' Dodoo  30' Spearing 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,792 Referee: Ross Joyce

Blackpool v Southend United

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36	Blackpool	2–2	Southend United	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Gnanduillet 27' Long  76' Moore 90+6' (o.g.)	Report	Kiernan 20' Cox  36' Turner 48' Hyam  65' Demetriou  66'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 15,871 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Blackpool v Doncaster Rovers

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37	Blackpool	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Nottingham 49'  90+4'	Report	Rowe 73'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,404 Referee: Peter Wright

Burton Albion v Blackpool

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38	Burton Albion	3–0	Blackpool	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Boyce 6' Allen 34' Akins 68'	Report	Long  45+1' Thompson  63'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,715 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Bradford City v Blackpool

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39	Bradford City	1–4	Blackpool	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Akpan  42' Doyle 56' O'Brien  83' Ball 90+2'	Report	Spearing  23' Gnanduillet 24', 68' Tilt  39' Virtue 50' Mafoumbi  55' Taylor 80'	Stadium: Valley Parade Referee: Antony Coggins

Blackpool v Plymouth Argyle

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40	Blackpool	2–2	Plymouth Argyle	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Gnanduillet  19' Spearing  80' Bola 84' Tilt 90+2'	Report	Ladapo 4' Carey  55' Edwards 73' Songo'o  77'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,343 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Luton Town v Blackpool

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41	Luton Town	2–2	Blackpool	Luton
15:00 BST	Collins 6'  59'  61' Cummings 86'	Report	Kirby 30'  67' Delfouneso  50' Turton  54' Virtue 62' Long  90+6'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,028 Referee: Lee Collins

Blackpool v Peterborough United

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42	Blackpool	0–1	Peterborough United	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Tilt  90+2'	Report	Maddison 43'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,477 Referee: Peter Wright

Scunthorpe United v Blackpool

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

Blackpool v Fleetwood Town

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44	Blackpool	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Spearing 31' (pen.) Thompson  57' Delfouneso 90+4'	Report	Evans 37' Eastham  67' Sheron  72' Hill  87' Sowerby  90+6'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,713 Referee: Darren Bond

Barnsley v Blackpool

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45	Barnsley	2–1	Blackpool	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Woodrow 40' Lindsay 59'	Report	Pritchard 15' Evans  58'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 14,703 Referee: John Busby

Blackpool v Gillingham

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46	Blackpool	0–3	Gillingham	Blackpool
17:30 BST	Tilt  86' Mafoumbi  86'	Report	Hanlan 7' Eaves 30', 39'  86' Garmston  51' Lopes  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]

Exeter City v Blackpool

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round	Exeter City	2–3	Blackpool	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Tillson 69' Abrahams 90'	Report	Dodoo 3' Cullen 19' Pritchard 24'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Alan Young

Solihull Moors v Blackpool

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

Blackpool v Solihull Moors

18 December 2018 (2018-12-18) Second round replay	Blackpool	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Solihull Moors	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Gnanduillet 10'  78' Dodoo 19' Spearing 105' (pen.)	Report	Yussuf 33', 51' (pen.)  67' Gudger  43' Osborne  104'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,441 Referee: Andy Haines

Blackpool v Arsenal

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round	Blackpool	0–3	Arsenal	Blackpool
17:30 GMT		Report	Willock 11', 37' Kolašinac  56' Iwobi 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]

Blackpool v Barnsley

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round	Blackpool	3–1	Barnsley	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Pritchard  46', 56' Nottingham 50' Gnaduillet 80' Tilt  89'	Report	Moncur 19' Dougall  28' Walton  79'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,937 Referee: Mark Heywood

Doncaster Rovers v Blackpool

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Blackpool	Doncaster
19:45 BST	May 23'	Report	Nottingham 38' Pritchard 60'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Blackpool v Queens Park Rangers

25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Third round	Blackpool	2–0	Queens Park Rangers	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Gnanduillet 28' Spearing 90'	Report	Cousins  70'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,910 Referee: Tim Robinson

Arsenal v Blackpool

30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) Fourth round	Arsenal	2–1	Blackpool	Holloway
19:45 BST	Lichtsteiner 33' Rowe 50' Guendouzi  56'	Report	O'Connor 66'  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 v t e	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

Macclesfield Town v Blackpool

4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stages	Macclesfield Town	3–3 (5–3 p)	Blackpool	Macclesfield
19:45 BST	Blissett 14' Rose 36', 79' (pen.)	Report	Guy 32' O'Sullivan 90+1' O'Connor 90+5'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 639 Referee: Chris Sarginson
	Penalties
	Whitaker Smith Fitzpatrick Smith Rose		Pritchard Taylor Heneghan Bola

Blackpool v West Bromwich Albion U21

9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages	Blackpool	1–2	West Bromwich Albion U21	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Davies 45'	Report	Azaz 3' Bradley 76'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 717

Blackpool v Accrington Stanley

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stages	Blackpool	3–2	Accrington Stanley	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Dodoo 30', 41' Gnanduillet 67'	Report	Hall 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 , 0  , 1 )
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