2017–18 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool
2017–18 season
Chairman	Karl Oyston
Manager	Gary Bowyer
Stadium	Bloomfield Road
League One	12th
FA Cup	First Round
EFL Cup	First Round
EFL Trophy	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Kyle Vassell (11); All: Kyle Vassell (11)

The 2017–18 season is 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 is also participating 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.	Place of Birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Ends
Goalkeepers
1	Ben Williams	GK	Manchester	35	6	0	Bury	3 July 2017	Free	2018
25	Myles Boney	GK		20	4	0	Academy	1 July 2015	Trainee	Undisclosed
28	Joe Lumley	GK	Harlow	23	18	0	Queens Park Rangers	8 January 2018	Loan	2018
37	Christoffer Mafoumbi	GK	Roubaix	24	6	0	Free State Stars	20 July 2017	Free	2019
Defenders
2	Kelvin Mellor	RB	Crewe	27	89	14	Plymouth Argyle	4 July 2016	Free	2018
3	Andy Taylor	LB	Blackburn	32	61	2	Walsall	1 July 2016	Free	2018
5	Clark Robertson	CB/LB	Aberdeen	24	137	5	Aberdeen	1 July 2015	Free	2018
6	Will Aimson	CB/DM	Christchurch	24	69	0	Hull City	14 January 2016	Undisclosed	2018
12	Nick Anderton	LB	Preston	22	11	0	Barrow	1 July 2017	£75,000	2019
16	Curtis Tilt	CB	Walsall	26	45	1	Wrexham	1 July 2017	Undisclosed	2019
20	Oliver Turton	RB	Manchester	25	43	1	Crewe Alexandra	1 July 2017	Free	2019
Midfielders
4	Jim McAlister	CM	Rothesay	32	80	1	Dundee	29 July 2015	Free	2018
8	Sessi D'Almeida	DM	Bordeaux	22	27	1	Barnsley	19 August 2017	Undisclosed	2018
14	Jimmy Ryan	CM	Liverpool	29	38	3	Fleetwood Town	6 July 2017	Free	2019
15	Sean Longstaff	CM	North Shields	20	45	9	Newcastle United	21 July 2017	Loan	2018
17	Viv Solomon-Otabor	LW	London	22	46	5	Birmingham City	26 July 2017	Loan	2018
23	Colin Daniel	LM	Eastwood	30	85	8	Port Vale	1 July 2016	Free	2019
24	Callum Cooke	AM	Peterlee	21	33	2	Middlesbrough	18 July 2017	Loan	2018
44	Jay Spearing	DM	Wallasey	29	34	0	Bolton Wanderers	4 October 2017	Free	2018
Forwards
7	Kyle Vassell	CF	Milton Keynes	26	71	24	Peterborough United	1 July 2016	Free	2018
9	Mark Cullen	CF	Ashington	26	92	22	Luton Town	30 June 2015	£180,000	2018
10	Max Clayton	SS	Crewe	23	7	1	Bolton Wanderers	1 July 2017	Free	2019
11	Armand Gnanduillet	CF	Angers	25	57	10	Leyton Orient	19 August 2016	Free	2018
18	Danny Philliskirk	CF	Oldham	27	72	11	Oldham Athletic	7 January 2016	Undisclosed	2018
19	Jamille Matt	CF		28	39	3	Fleetwood Town	1 July 2016	Free	2018
21	Dolly Menga	CF	Verviers	25	8	0	Free agent	10 November 2017	Free	2018
22	Dan Agyei	CF	Kingston upon Thames	21	9	0	Burnley	18 January 2018	Loan	2018
27	Scott Quigley	CF	Shrewsbury	25	8	0	The New Saints	16 August 2017	£35,000	2019
30	Nathan Delfouneso	CF	Birmingham	27	120	22	Swindon Town	21 January 2017	Free	2018
32	Rowan Roache	CF		18	5	0	Academy	5 December 2016	Trainee	2019
36	Raul Correia	CF		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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Ben Williams	6	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
2	DF		Kelvin Mellor	34	6	26+3	5	1	0	0	0	4	1
3	DF		Andy Taylor	13	0	4+3	0	1	0	1	0	3+1	0
4	MF		Jim McAlister	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
5	DF		Clark Robertson	40	3	39	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF		Will Aimson	22	0	13+4	0	1	0	1	0	2+1	0
7	FW		Kyle Vassell	29	11	29	11	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Sessi D'Almeida	27	1	12+11	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
9	FW		Mark Cullen	9	0	3+6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW		Max Clayton	7	1	0+2	0	0	0	1	0	4	1
11	FW		Armand Gnanduillet	31	5	9+17	4	0+1	0	1	1	1+2	0
12	DF		Nick Anderton	11	0	3+1	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
14	MF		Jimmy Ryan	38	3	36	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF		Sean Longstaff	45	9	37+5	8	0+1	0	1	0	1	1
16	DF		Curtis Tilt	45	1	42	1	0	0	0	0	3	0
17	MF		Viv Solomon-Otabor	46	5	35+9	5	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
18	FW		Danny Philliskirk	26	6	7+12	2	1	1	0+1	0	5	3
20	DF		Oliver Turton	43	1	41	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
21	FW		Dolly Menga	8	0	0+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW		Dan Agyei	9	0	1+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Colin Daniel	45	4	43+1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0
24	MF		Callum Cooke	33	2	18+11	2	1	0	0	0	3	0
28	GK		Joe Lumley	18	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29	DF		Peter Hartley	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
30	FW		Nathan Delfouneso	46	9	29+11	9	1	0	1	0	2+2	0
32	FW		Rowan Roache	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0
35	FW		Finlay Sinclair-Smith	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	1
37	GK		Christoffer Mafoumbi	6	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
43	DF		Caleb Richards	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
44	MF		Jay Spearing	34	0	30+3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Player(s) out on loan:
19	FW		Jamille Matt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
27	FW		Scott Quigley	14	0	0+9	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
36	FW		Raul Correia	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Player(s) who left the club:
21	MF		Bright Osayi-Samuel	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	GK		Ryan Allsop	23	0	22	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF		Sebastien Des Pres	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Goals record

As of 6 May 2017

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	7	CF	Kyle Vassell	11	0	0	0	11
2	15	CM	Sean Longstaff	8	0	0	1	9
2	30	CF	Nathan Delfouneso	9	0	0	0	9
4	2	RB	Kelvin Mellor	6	0	0	1	7
5	18	CF	Danny Philliskirk	2	1	0	3	6
6	11	CF	Armand Gnanduillet	4	0	1	0	5
6	17	LW	Viv Solomon-Otabor	5	0	0	0	5
8	23	LM	Colin Daniel	4	0	0	0	4
9	5	CB	Clark Robertson	3	0	0	0	3
9	14	CM	Jimmy Ryan	3	0	0	0	3
11	24	AM	Callum Cooke	2	0	0	0	2
12	8	DM	Sessi D'Almeida	0	0	0	1	1
	10	SS	Max Clayton	0	0	0	1	1
	16	CB	Curtis Tilt	1	0	0	0	1
	20	RB	Oliver Turton	1	0	0	0	1
	35	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 2017

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	16		CB	Curtis Tilt	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
2	14		CM	Jimmy Ryan	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
3	23		LM	Colin Daniel	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
4	30		CF	Nathan Delfouneso	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
5	2		RB	Kelvin Mellor	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
5	20		RB	Oliver Turton	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
7	7		CF	Kyle Vassell	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	8		DM	Sessi D'Almeida	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	44		DM	Jay Spearing	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
10	11		CF	Armand Gnanduillet	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	17		LW	Viv Solomon-Otabor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	28		GK	Joe Lumley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
13	5		CB	Clark Robertson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15		CM	Sean Longstaff	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18		CF	Danny Philliskirk	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	21		CF	Dolly Menga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	24		AM	Callum Cooke	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	37		GK	Christoffer Mafoumbi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	43		RB	Caleb Richards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	—		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	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	LB	Nick Anderton	Barrow	£75,000	^[2]
1 July 2017	SS	Max Clayton	Bolton Wanderers	Free	^[3]
1 July 2017	CB	Peter Hartley	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	^[4]
1 July 2017	CB	Curtis Tilt	Wrexham	Free	^[5]
1 July 2017	RB	Oliver Turton	Crewe Alexandra	Free	^[6]
3 July 2017	GK	Ben Williams	Bury	Free	^[7]
6 July 2017	CM	Jimmy Ryan	Fleetwood Town	Free	^[8]
20 July 2017	GK	Christoffer Mafoumbi	Free State Stars	Free	^[9]
16 August 2017	FW	Scott Quigley	The New Saints	£35,000	^[10]
18 August 2017	DM	Sessi D'Almeida	Barnsley	Undisclosed	^[11]
4 October 2017	DM	Jay Spearing	Bolton Wanderers	Free	^[12]
10 November 2017	CF	Dolly Menga	Braga	Free	^[13]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	DM	Ian Black	Skelmersdale United	Released	^[14]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1 July 2017	CM	Henry Cameron	Limerick	Released	^[14]^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1 July 2017	LB	Luke Higham	Fleetwood Town	Released	^[14]^{[lower-alpha 3]}
1 July 2017	CM	John Herron	Raith Rovers	Released	^[14]^{[lower-alpha 4]}
1 July 2017	GK	Dean Lyness	Nuneaton Town	Released	^[14]
1 July 2017	CB	Eddie Nolan	Crewe Alexandra	Released	^[14]^{[lower-alpha 5]}
1 July 2017	CM	Jack Payne	Ebbsfleet United	Released	^[14]^{[lower-alpha 6]}
1 July 2017	CF	Jack Redshaw	Salford City	Released	^[14]^{[lower-alpha 7]}
1 July 2017	GK	Sam Slocombe	Bristol Rovers	Released	^[14]^{[lower-alpha 8]}
1 July 2017	RB	Macauley Wilson	Bamber Bridge	Released	^[14]^{[lower-alpha 9]}
5 July 2017	DF	Christian N'Guessan	Burnley	Free	^[24]
6 July 2017	CB	Tom Aldred	Bury	Free	^[25]
3 August 2017	CM	Brad Potts	Barnsley	Undisclosed	^[26]
1 September 2017	RM	Bright Osayi-Samuel	Queens Park Rangers	Undisclosed	^[27]
19 September 2017	CM	Sebastien Des Pres	Fleetwood Town	Free	^[28]

↑ Ian Black joined Skelmersdale United following his release.^[15]
↑ Henry Cameron joined Limerick following his release.^[16]
↑ Luke Higham joined Fleetwood Town following his release.^[17]
↑ John Herron joined Raith Rovers following his release.^[18]
↑ Eddie Nolan joined Crewe Alexandra following his release.^[19]
↑ Jack Payne joined Ebbsfleet United following his release.^[20]
↑ Jack Redshaw joined Salford City following his release.^[21]
↑ Sam Slocombe joined Bristol Rovers following his release.^[22]
↑ Macauley Wilson joined Bamber Bridge following his release.^[23]

Loans in

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

Loans out

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
15 July 2017	DF	Denzel Williams	Bamber Bridge	TBA	^[33]
21 July 2017	GK	Jack Sims	Skelmersdale United	TBA	^[34]
25 July 2017	CF	Raul Correia	Guiseley	2 January 2018	^[35]
2 August 2017	AM	Rowan Roache	Southport	TBA	^[36]
29 August 2017	CF	Jamille Matt	Grimsby Town	30 June 2018	^[37]
31 August 2017	CB	Peter Hartley	Motherwell	30 June 2018	^[38]
13 September 2017	DF	Caleb Richards	Warrington Town	8 October 2017	^[39]
2 December 2017	LB	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	Report		Attendance: 0

15 July 2017	Southport	1–3	Blackpool	Blowick
15:00 BST	Anderson	Report	Vassell Gnanduillet Osayi-Samuel pen.'	Stadium: Haig Avenue

22 July 2017	Salford City	3–4	Blackpool	Kersal
15:00 BST	Redshaw ?', ?' Nottingham ?'	Report	Vassell ?' Potts ?' Osayi-Samuel ?' Clayton ?'	Stadium: Moor Lane

22 July 2017	Radcliffe Borough	0–7	Blackpool	Radcliffe
15:00 BST		Report	Delfouneso 21', 30', 54' Matt 24' Cullen 78', 81' Philliskirk 86'	Stadium: NeuVen Stadium

25 July 2017	Chorley	0–3	Blackpool	Chorley
19:45 BST		Report	Philliskirk 34' Cullen 47', 66'	Stadium: Victory Park

29 July 2017	Macclesfield Town	0–2	Blackpool	Macclesfield
15:00 BST		Report	Cullen 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:

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	L	D	L	D	D	W	D	W	L	W	D	D
Position	16	10	11	8	7	7	5	4	6	6	9	11	7	9	12	13	12	10	10	11	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2018. 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 34' 41' Patrick 59'	Report	Daniel 40' 43' Tilt 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 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 37' (o.g.) Marquis 45+1' May 75' Whiteman 85'	Report	Longstaff 38' Turton 65' Cooke 76' Daniel 86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,558 Referee: Robert Jones

26 August 2017 4	Blackpool	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Longstaff 6' Vassell 15' Daniel 90+1'	Report	Banks 25' Amadi-Holloway 70'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,642 Referee: Peter Bankes

2 September 2017 5	Blackpool	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Longstaff 52' Tilt 69'	Report	Francomb 41' Abdou 53' Trotter 67' Robinson 90+3'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,457 Referee: Carl Boyeson

9 September 2017 6	Scunthorpe United	0–0	Blackpool	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Wallace 57'	Report	Ryan 38' Vassell 66'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,290 Referee: Andy Haines

12 September 2017 7	Plymouth Argyle	1–3	Blackpool	Plymouth
19:45 BST	Bradley 23' 49' Edwards 45+3', 65' Miller 60'	Report	Daniel 2' Ryan 70' Delfouneso 86' Allsop 89'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,411 Referee: Kevin Johnson

16 September 2017 8	Blackpool	3–1	Oxford United	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Vassell 6', 90+4' Cooke 15' Ryan 78'	Report	Ricardinho 31' Ledson 57' Henry 90' Rothwell 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 40' Moore 45+1' Broadbent 50' Telford 75' Lines 79' Sweeney 84' Harrison 90+3'	Report	Vassell 12'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,431 Referee: Gavin Ward

26 September 2017 10	Blackpool	0–0	Rochdale	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Ryan 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	Wordsworth 5' Leonard 31' Cox 46' Timlin 71'	Report	Vassell 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 18'	Report	Longstaff 25' Solomon-Otabor 65' Daniel 82'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,503 Referee: Tom Neild

17 October 2017 13	Blackpool	2–1	Bury	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Mellor 38' Delfouneso 65' Tilt 73' 87'	Report	Aldred 13' Beckford 58'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,437 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

21 October 2017 14	Blackpool	1–3	Wigan Athletic	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Vassell 8' D'Almeida 40'	Report	Toney 40' Dunkley 45+1', 54' Powell 69' Byrne 70' Perkins 82' Hunt 90+5'	Stadium: Bloomdfield Road Attendance: 5,817 Referee: Andy Haines

28 October 2017 15	Northampton Town	1–0	Blackpool	Northampton
14:00 BST	Hoskins 21' Grimes 66' Poole 80'	Report	Cooke 59' Tilt 90+2'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,213 Referee: John Busby

11 November 2017 16	Blackpool	2–3	Portsmouth	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Solomon-Otabor 74' Hawkins 83' (o.g.)	Report	Pitman 52', 86' Close 80' Clarke 82'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,032 Referee: Jonathan Moss

18 November 2017 17	Peterborough United	0–1	Blackpool	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Tafazolli 38'	Report	Vassell 21' Turton 72' Solomon-Otabor 82'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,254 Referee: Trevor Kettle

21 November 2017 18	Blackpool	1–1	Gillingham	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Vassell 41'	Report	Hessenthaler 70' Eaves 90'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Darren Drysdale

25 November 2017 19	Fleetwood Town	0–0	Blackpool	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Bolger 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 29' Ryan 42' Philliskirk 75'	Report	Antonsson 25' Smallwood 42' Dack 45' Mulgrew 63' Downing 67' Williams 78'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,302 Referee: Andrew Madley

9 December 2017 21	Blackpool	1–2	Rotherham United	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Mellor 21' Daniel 63'	Report	Wood 28' Ihiekwe 36' Ball 76', 87' Vaulks 82'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,654 Referee: Peter Bankes

16 December 2017 22	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Blackpool	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Nolan 54' Morris 81'	Report	Tilt 45' Spearing 82'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 5,620 Referee: Andy Woolmer

23 December 2017 23	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Blackpool	London
15:00 GMT	Aribo 15' Sarr 43' Magennis 86'	Report	Gnanduillet 90+1'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,172 Referee: John Busby

26 December 2017 24	Blackpool	2–3	Scunthorpe United	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Ryan 22' Philliskirk 25' D'Almeida 26' Tilt 79' Longstaff 88' Robertson 90+4'	Report	Hopper 2' Holmes 8' 74' Adelakun 46'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,446 Referee: Ross Joyce

30 December 2017 25	Blackpool	2–2	Plymouth Argyle	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Tilt 48' Daniel 55' Solomon-Otabor 90+4'	Report	Rúben Lameiras 39' Carey 45'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,417 Referee: John Brooks (referee)

1 January 2018 26	Rochdale	1–2	Blackpool	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Kitching 90+3'	Report	Ryan 4' Delfouneso 54' Mellor 67' Mafoumbi 60'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 3,165 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

6 January 2018 27	Oxford United	1–0	Blackpool	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Tiendalli 40' Obika 80'	Report	Mellor 79' Tilt 90+5'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,775 Referee: Kevin Johnson

13 January 2018 28	Blackpool	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Blackpool
15:00 GMT		Report	Clarke 40'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,001 Referee: Martin Coy

20 January 2018 29	AFC Wimbledon	2–0	Blackpool	Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT	Trotter 49' Pigott 77' Soares 88'	Report	Delfouneso 79'	Attendance: 4,286 Referee: Darren Drysdale

3 February 2018 30	Bury	1–1	Blackpool	Bury
	Danns 53' Cameron 57' Miller 83' Clarke 88'	Report	Longstaff 53' Vassell 61'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,089 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

10 February 2018 31	Blackpool	2–2	Walsall	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Delfouneso 37' Gnanduillet 88'	Report	Edwards 28' Guthrie 76'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,404 Referee: Scott Duncan

13 February 2018 32	Wigan Athletic	0–2	Blackpool	Wigan
19:45 GMT	James 40' Burn 56' Grigg 89'	Report	Gnanduillet 3' Mellor 37' Mellor 58' Daniel 49' Lumley 85'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,302 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

18 February 2018 33	Blackpool	1–1	Peterborough United	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Delfouneso 45+3' Mellor 57'	Report	Marriott 21', 62'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,286 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

24 February 2018 34	Portsmouth	0–2	Blackpool	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Lowe 17'	Report	Vassell 41' Ryan 56' Robertson 63'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,895 Referee: Gavin Ward

10 March 2018 35	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Blackpool	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Dack 45' Evans 48' Armstrong 69', 90' Mulgrew 85'	Report	Vassell 51' Delfouneso 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 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,216 Referee: Trevor Kettle

17 March 2018 37	Blackpool	1–1	Southend United	Blackpool
	Robertson 45+2' Philliskirk 69'	Report	Fortuné 11' Cox 15' Turner 45+1' Timlin 65' Coker 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 60' Aneke 82'	Report	Tilt 84' Ryan 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 36' Daniel 56' Tilt 69' Spearing 77' Ryan 78'	Report	Rowe 43' 70' Marquis 88'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,533 Referee: Ollie Yates

7 April 2018 38	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Blackpool	Oldham
	Byrne 60', 90' McEleney 54' Gardner 71' Edmundson 78' Doyle 85'	Report	Vassell 37' Spearing 81' Solomon-Otabor 90'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,309 Referee: Darren Drysdale

14 April 2018 39	Blackpool	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Solomon-Otabor 88' Gnanduillet 90+4'	Report	Jones 35' Coyle 59' Eastham 68' Burns 75'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,371 Referee: Andy Woolmer

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 68' Murtagh 74' Smith 80' Holman 88'	Report	Philliskirk 62' Gnanduillet 90'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Chris Sarginson

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 17' Flores 45+1'	Report	Gnanduillet 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 (A)	3	2	0	1	0	7	3	+4	7	Round 2
2	L2	Accrington Stanley (A)	3	2	0	0	1	8	4	+4	6	Round 2
3	L1	Wigan Athletic (E)	3	1	1	0	1	5	6	−1	5
4	ACA	Middlesbrough U21s (E)	3	0	0	0	3	4	11	−7	0

Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated.

29 August 2017 Group Game 1	Blackpool	1–1 (4–5 p)	Wigan Athletic	Blackpool
19:00 BST	D'Almeida 4' Sinclair-Smith 87'	Report	Merrie 13' Gilbey 63'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,532
		Penalties
	Taylor Clayton Mellor Delfouneso Roache Sinclair-Smith		Power Gilbey Hunt Maffeo Barrigan Laurent

3 October 2017 Group Game 2	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Blackpool	Accrington
19:30 BST	Sousa 38'	Report	Philliskirk 33' Clayton 88'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 975 Referee: Stuart Attwell

1 November 2017 Group Game 3	Blackpool	4–1	Middlesbrough U21s	Blackpool
19:00 GMT	Philliskirk 24', 89' Longstaff 43' D'Almeida 56' Richards 87'	Report	Armstrong 54' Brewitt 85'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 691 Referee: Martin Coy

6 December 2017 Second round	Blackpool	1–1 (5–4 p)	Mansfield Town	Blackpool
19:00 GMT	Mellor 38', 78' Delfouneso 90+1'	Report	Butcher 88'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 587 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
		Penalties
	Philliskirk Cooke Taylor Delfouneso Mellor Quigley		Digby Benning Sterling-James Potter Spencer Thomas

10 January 2018 Third round	Shrewsbury Town	0–0 (4–2 p)	Blackpool	Shrewsbury
19:00 GMT	Ogogo 40'	Report	Turton 54'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Carl Sarginson
		Penalties
	Payne Morris Riley John-Lewis		Philliskirk Cooke Roache Delfouneso

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[16] Ian Black joined Skelmersdale United following his release.^[15]

[18] Henry Cameron joined Limerick following his release.^[16]

[20] Luke Higham joined Fleetwood Town following his release.^[17]

[22] John Herron joined Raith Rovers following his release.^[18]

[24] Eddie Nolan joined Crewe Alexandra following his release.^[19]

[26] Jack Payne joined Ebbsfleet United following his release.^[20]

[28] Jack Redshaw joined Salford City following his release.^[21]

[30] Sam Slocombe joined Bristol Rovers following his release.^[22]

[32] Macauley Wilson joined Bamber Bridge following his release.^[23]

[1] ttps://www.11v11.com/teams/blackpool/tab/players/comp/197/

[2] "Blackpool Sign Anderton". Blackpool Official Site. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[3] "Blackpool Swoop For Clayton". Blackpool Official Site. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[4] "Hartley Becomes A Seasider". Blackpool Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[5] "Tilt Becomes First Summer Signing". Blackpool Official Site. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[6] "Turton Agrees Blackpool Move". Blackpool Official Site. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[7] "Blackpool Sign Williams". Blackpool Official Site. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[8] "Jimmy Ryan Moves To Blackpool". Blackpool Official Site. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

[9] "Mafoumbi Pens Blackpool Contract". Blackpool Official Site. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

[10] "Scott Quigley Completes Transfer From TNS". Blackpool Official Site. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[11] "Blackpool Sign Sessi D'Almeida". Blackpool Official Site. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.

[12] "Club Confirms Signing of Spearing". Blackpool Official Site. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

[13] "Club Confirms Signing of Menga". Blackpool Official Site. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.

[Released-14] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Retained List Announced". Blackpool Official Site. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

[15] "Saturday's Transfer List!". EvoStik League. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

[17] "Limerick FC sign New Zealand international winger Henry Cameron". Limerick Leader. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[19] "Fleetwood snap up former Blackpool youngster". Blackpool Gazette. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

[21] "John Herron". Raith Rovers Official Site. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.

[23] "Eddie Nolan: Crewe Alexandra sign ex-Blackpool defender". BBC. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[25] "Jack Payne: Ebbsfleet sign ex-Blackpool midfielder". BBC. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[27] "Redshaw Returns !". Salford City Official Site. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.

[29] "Adam Smith and Sam Slocombe: Bristol Rovers sign two goalkeepers". BBC. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

[31] "New Signing: Macauley Wilson Joins Bamber Bridge!". Bamber Bridge Official Site. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

[33] "Trio Join Development Squad". Burnley Official Site. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[34] "Tom Aldred: Bury sign Blackpool defender on a two-year deal". BBC. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

[35] "Brad Potts Completes Transfer To Barnsley". Blackpool Official Site. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[36] "Osayi-Samuel Moves To QPR". Blackpool Official Site. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

[37] "Sebastian Des Pres signs for Development Squad". Blackpool Official Site. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.

[38] "Allsop Arrives On Loan". Blackpool Official Site. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

[39] "Callum Cooke Completes Season-Long Loan". Blackpool Official Site. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

[40] "Blackpool Confirm Longstaff Loan Deal". Blackpool Official Site. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[41] "Birmingham City Winger Arrives On Loan". Blackpool Official Site. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

[42] "Denzel Williams Loaned To Bamber Bridge". Blackpool Official Site. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

[43] "Sims Heads Out On Loan". Blackpool Official Site. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[44] "Guiseley Loan For Correia". Blackpool Official Site. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.

[45] "Roache Joins Southport On Youth Loan". Blackpool Official Site. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[46] "Jamille Matt Heads Out On Loan". Blackpool Official Site. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.

[47] "Motherwell Loan Move For Hartley". Blackpool Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[48] "Richards Extends Loan Spell At Warrington Town". Blackpool Official Site. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[49] "Richards Joins Southport For A Month". Blackpool Official Site. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

[50] "Two Pre-Season Friendlies Confirmed". Blackpool Official Site. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

[51] "Three More Pre-Season Games Announced". Blackpool Official Site. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

[52] "2017/18 Fixtures Released". Blackpool Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

[53] "Fixture List". Blackpool Official Site. June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

[54] "New Date For Blackburn Home Game". Blackpool Official Site. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

[55] "Blackpool Drawn To Face Boreham Wood In Emirates FA Cup". Blackpool Official Site. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[56] "Blackpool Travel To Wigan In Carabao Cup". Blackpool Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[57] "Middlesbrough Complete Checkatrade Trophy Group". Blackpool Official Site. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

[58] "Checkatrade Trophy Fixture Dates Confirmed". Blackpool Official Site. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

[59] "Blackpool To Host Mansfield Town In Checkatrade Trophy". Blackpool Official Site. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

[60] "Blackpool To Face Shrewsbury In Round Three of Checkatrade Trophy". Blackpool Official Site. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

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