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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
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

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Transfers in edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Friendlies edit

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   23' (pen.) Cullen   3'
Bola   50'		 Stadium: Weaver Stadium
21 July 2018 Friendly Port Vale 0–1 Blackpool Burslem
15:00 BST Report Delfouneso   5' Stadium: Vale Park
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
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 edit

Main article: 2018–19 EFL League One

League table edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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   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   74'
Cullen   81'		 Report Curtis   9', 59'
Evans   46'
Naylor   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  
O'Connor   45+1'
Turton   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   20',   48'
Dodoo   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   66' Report Hughes   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   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   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
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
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   27'
O'Hara   64'		 Report Gnanduillet   58'
Delfouneso   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   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
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
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
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
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
6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) 16 Gillingham 0–1 Blackpool Gillingham
19:45 GMT Report Delfouneso   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   74'
Turner   86'		 Report Turton   14'
Gnanduillet   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   46'
Thompson   49'
Dodoo   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   29'
Kane   45+3'
Marquis   78'		 Report Pritchard   60'
Heneghan   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   16'
Tilt   25'
Delfouneso   87'		 Report Bielik   15'
Taylor   54'
Aribo   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   29'
Henry   41',   76'		 Report Heneghan   56'
Feenery   75'
Thompson   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   81' Report McGeehan   59'
Mowatt   75'
Lindsay   78'
Bähre   90+1'
Moore   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   19'
Camps   31'
Henderson   89'		 Report Thompson   30'
Nottingham   35'
O'Connor   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   64'
Wordsworth   86'		 Report Bola   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   55' Report Cattermole   18'
Maja   23'
Gooch   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   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   47'   70'
Gnanduillet   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   50'
Pritchard   83' (pen.)		 Report Akinfenwa   12'
Jacobson   53'   66'
Allsop   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   14'
Pritchard   88'
Bola   90'		 Report Cook   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   75' Report Gnanduillet   31'
Thompson   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   41' Report Tilt   41'
Heneghan   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   36'
Spearing   39'
Heneghan   69'		 Report Graham   40'
Sinclair   77'
Ruffels   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   6', 37', 68'
Nichols   18'
Sercombe   90+1'		 Report Turton   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   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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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   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
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
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 edit

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   69'
Abrahams   90'		 Report Dodoo   3'
Cullen   19'
Pritchard   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   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
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 edit

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   46',   56'
Nottingham   50'
Gnaduillet   80'
Tilt   89'		 Report Moncur   19'
Dougall   28'
Walton   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   23' Report Nottingham   38'
Pritchard   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   28'
Spearing   90'		 Report Cousins   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   33'
Rowe   50'
Guendouzi   56'		 Report O'Connor   66'   84' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 48,168
Referee: David Coote

EFL Trophy edit

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   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  
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
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 edit

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

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