| 2018–19 season | |||
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| Owner |
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| Chairman |
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| Manager | Gary Bowyer (until 6 August); succeeded byTerry 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 | ||
The2018–19 season wasBlackpool F.C.'s 110th season in the Football League, and their second consecutive season in the third tier of theFootball 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 byTerry McPhillips on 10 September.
Blackpool's top scorer in all competitions wasArmand Gnanduillet.
| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | Mark Howard | 30 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Donervon Daniels | 22 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Nick Anderton | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | Antony Evans | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Ben Heneghan | 31 | 1 | 23+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Nathan Delfouneso | 32 | 6 | 24+2 | 6 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Jay Spearing | 34 | 4 | 27+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Mark Cullen | 15 | 4 | 8+4 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Joe Dodoo | 19 | 6 | 9+4 | 2 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | |
| 12 | DF | Michael Nottingham | 30 | 3 | 9+12 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | Myles Boney | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Harry Pritchard | 32 | 5 | 9+13 | 2 | 1+3 | 1 | 2+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Jordan Thompson | 32 | 3 | 23+3 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Curtis Tilt | 28 | 3 | 22+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Matty Virtue | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | John O'Sullivan | 19 | 1 | 3+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| 19 | MF | Chris Taylor | 13 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Ollie Turton | 28 | 1 | 23+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 21 | FW | Armand Gnanduillet | 34 | 10 | 18+8 | 6 | 3+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| 23 | MF | Nya Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Liam Feeney | 27 | 0 | 15+5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | Callum Guy | 22 | 1 | 13+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| 26 | FW | Elias Sørensen | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Marc Bola | 33 | 1 | 25+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | Finlay Sinclair-Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 31 | FW | Chris Long | 3 | 2 | 2+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 37 | GK | Christoffer Mafoumbi | 9 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 39 | DF | 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 | Paudie O'Connor | 14 | 2 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| 17 | DF | Ryan McLaughlin | 10 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 26 | FW | Steve Davies | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
Blackpool announced pre-season friendlies withNantwich Town,Port Vale,AFC Fylde andCrewe Alexandra.[61]
| 21 July 2018 | Nantwich Town | 1–2 | Blackpool | Nantwich |
| 12:00BST | Lawrie | Cullen Bola | Stadium:Weaver Stadium |
| 21 July 2018Friendly | Port Vale | 0–1 | Blackpool | Burslem |
| 15:00BST | Report | Delfouneso | Stadium:Vale Park |
| 24 July 2018 (2018-07-24)Friendly | AFC Fylde | 1–1 | Blackpool | Medlar-with-Wesham |
| 19:30BST | Rowe | Report | Delfouneso | Stadium:Mill Farm |
| 28 July 2018 (2018-07-28)Friendly | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Blackpool | Crewe |
| 15:00BST | Nicholls | Report | Taylor | Stadium:Gresty Road |
| 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 |
| 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]
On 21 June 2018, theLeague Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[63][64]
| 4 August 2018 (2018-08-04)1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–0 | Blackpool | High Wycombe |
| 15:00BST | Harriman | Report | Stadium:Adams Park Attendance: 5,115 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 11 August 2018 (2018-08-11)2 | Blackpool | 1–2 | Portsmouth | Blackpool |
| 15:00BST | O'Connor Cullen | Report | Curtis Evans Naylor | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,154 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 18 August 2018 (2018-08-18)3 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–0 | Blackpool | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00BST | Report | Taylor O'Connor Turton | Stadium:New Meadow Attendance: 5,216 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 21 August 2018 (2018-08-21)4 | Blackpool | 2–0 | Coventry City | Blackpool |
| 19:45BST | Cullen Dodoo | Report | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,656 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 25 August 2018 (2018-08-25)5 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | Blackpool |
| 15:00BST | Delfouneso | Report | Hughes | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,354 Referee:Lee Mason |
| 1 September 2018 (2018-09-01)6 | Walsall | 0–0 | Blackpool | Walsall |
| 15:00BST | Report | Turton | Stadium:Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,762 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 8 September 2018 (2018-09-08)7 | Blackpool | 3–2 | Bradford City | Blackpool |
| 15:00BST | Spearing Tilt | Report | Miller Wood Doyle Payne O'Donnell | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,393 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 15 September 2018 (2018-09-15)8 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Blackpool | Plymouth |
| 15:00BST | Report | Cullen Bola Daniels | Stadium:Home Park Attendance: 8,658 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 22 September 2018 (2018-09-22)9 | Blackpool | 0–0 | Luton Town | Blackpool |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,124 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 29 September 2018 (2018-09-29)10 | Peterborough United | 2–2 | Blackpool | Peterborough |
| 15:00BST | Bennett O'Hara | Report | Gnanduillet Delfouneso | Stadium:London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,269 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 6 October 2018 (2018-10-06)11 | Blackpool | 2–2 | Rochdale | Blackpool |
| 15:00BST | Thompson Tilt Guy Spearing | Report | Delaney Hart M.J. Williams Perkins Rathbone Andrew J. Williams | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,520 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 20 October 2018 (2018-10-20)12 | Blackpool | 2–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Blackpool |
| 15:00BST | Tilt Bola | Report | Hanson Appiah | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,246 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 23 October 2018 (2018-10-23)13 | Blackpool | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Blackpool |
| 19:45BST | Gnanduillet | Report | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2,769 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 27 October 2018 (2018-10-27)14 | Fleetwood Town | 3–2 | Blackpool | Fleetwood |
| 15:00BST | Burns Wallace Sheron Madden Eastham | Report | Thompson Delfouneso Bola Turton Gnanduillet | Stadium:Highbury Stadium Attendance: 5,035 Referee: John Brooks |
| 3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)15 | Blackpool | 0–3 | Bristol Rovers | Blackpool |
| 15:00GMT | Report | O. Clarke Upson Craig | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: Trevor Kettle Referee: 3,227 |
| 6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)16 | Gillingham | 0–1 | Blackpool | Gillingham |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Delfouneso | Stadium:Priestfield Stadium Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 17 November 2018 (2018-11-17)17 | Southend United | 1–2 | Blackpool | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00GMT | Demetriou Turner | Report | Turton Gnanduillet | Stadium:Roots Hall Attendance: 6,882 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 24 November 2018 (2018-11-24)18 | Blackpool | 3–0 | Burton Albion | Blackpool |
| 15:00GMT | Gnanduillet Thompson Dodoo | Report | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,163 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 27 November 2018 (2018-11-27)19 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–0 | Blackpool | Doncaster |
| 19:45GMT | T. Anderson Kane Marquis | Report | Pritchard Heneghan | Stadium:Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,473 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 8 December 2018 (2018-12-08)20 | Blackpool | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Blackpool |
| 15:00GMT | Gnanduillet Tilt Delfouneso | Report | Bielik Taylor Aribo | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 15 December 2018 (2018-12-15)21 | Oxford United | 2–0 | Blackpool | Oxford |
| 15:00GMT | Browne Henry | Report | Heneghan Feenery Thompson | Stadium:Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,003 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 22 December 2018 (2018-12-22)22 | Blackpool | 0–1 | Barnsley | Blackpool |
| 15:00GMT | Heneghan | Report | McGeehan Mowatt Lindsay Bähre Moore | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,054 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 26 December 2018 (2018-12-26)23 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Blackpool | Rochdale |
| 15:00GMT | Rathbone Camps Henderson | Report | Thompson Nottingham O'Connor | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 29 December 2018 (2018-12-29)24 | AFC Wimbledon | 0–0 | Blackpool | Kingston upon Thames |
| 15:00GMT | Appiah Wordsworth | Report | Bola | Stadium:Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,416 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)25 | Blackpool | 0–1 | Sunderland | Blackpool |
| 15:00GMT | O'Connor | Report | Cattermole Maja Gooch | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 10,994 Referee:Darren Drysdale |
| 12 January 2019 (2019-01-12)26 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Blackpool | Portsmouth |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Long | Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 18,403 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 19 January 2019 (2019-01-19)27 | Blackpool | 0–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Blackpool |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,186 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 26 January 201928 | Coventry City | 0–2 | Blackpool | Coventry |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Delfouneso Gnanduillet | Stadium:Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,786 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 29 January 2019 (2019-01-29)29 | Blackpool | 2–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | Blackpool |
| 19:45GMT | Heneghan Pritchard | Report | Akinfenwa Jacobson Allsop | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2,388 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 2 February 2019 (2019-02-02)P | Accrington Stanley | P–P | Blackpool | Accrington |
| 15:00GMT | 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 |
| 15:00GMT | Long Pritchard Bola | Report | Cook | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,252 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 12 February 2019 (2019-02-12)31 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Blackpool | Sunderland |
| 19:45GMT | Baldwin | Report | Gnanduillet Thompson | Stadium:Stadium of Light Attendance: 27,580 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 16 February 2019 (2019-02-16)32 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Blackpool | Charlton |
| 15:00GMT | Taylor | Report | Tilt Heneghan | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 17,267 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 23 February 2019 (2019-02-23)33 | Blackpool | 0–1 | Oxford United | Blackpool |
| 15:00GMT | Tilt Spearing Heneghan | Report | Graham Sinclair Ruffels | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,003 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 2 March 2019 (2019-03-02)34 | Bristol Rovers | 4–0 | Blackpool | Horfield |
| 15:00GMT | Clarke-Harris Nichols Sercombe | Report | Turton | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,496 Referee:Darren Drysdale |
| 5 March 2019 (2019-03-05)35 | Accrington Stanley | 1–2 | Blackpool | Accrington |
| 19:45GMT | McConville Armstrong Donacien Evtimov Wood Hughes | Report | Virtue Dodoo Spearing | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 3,792 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 9 March 2019 (2019-03-09)36 | Blackpool | 2–2 | Southend United | Blackpool |
| 15:00GMT | Gnanduillet Long Moore | Report | Kiernan Cox Turner Hyam Demetriou | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 15,871 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
| 12 March 2019 (2019-03-12)37 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Blackpool |
| 19:45GMT | Nottingham | Report | Rowe | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,404 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 16 March 2019 (2019-03-16)38 | Burton Albion | 3–0 | Blackpool | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00GMT | Boyce Allen Akins | Report | Long Thompson | Stadium:Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,715 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)39 | Bradford City | 1–4 | Blackpool | Bradford |
| 15:00GMT | Akpan Doyle O'Brien Ball | Report | Spearing Gnanduillet Tilt Virtue Mafoumbi Taylor | Stadium:Valley Parade Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 30 March 2019 (2019-03-30)40 | Blackpool | 2–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Blackpool |
| 15:00GMT | Gnanduillet Spearing Bola Tilt | Report | Ladapo Carey Edwards Songo'o | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,343 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge |
| 6 April 2019 (2019-04-06)41 | Luton Town | 2–2 | Blackpool | Luton |
| 15:00BST | Collins Cummings | Report | Kirby Delfouneso Turton Virtue Long | Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,028 Referee: Lee Collins |
| 13 April 2019 (2019-04-13)42 | Blackpool | 0–1 | Peterborough United | Blackpool |
| 15:00BST | Tilt | Report | Maddison | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,477 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 19 April 2019 (2019-04-19)43 | Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | Blackpool | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 3,795 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 22 April 2019 (2019-04-22)44 | Blackpool | 2–1 | Fleetwood Town | Blackpool |
| 15:00BST | Spearing Thompson Delfouneso | Report | Evans Eastham Sheron Hill Sowerby | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,713 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 27 April 2019 (2019-04-27)45 | Barnsley | 2–1 | Blackpool | Barnsley |
| 15:00BST | Woodrow Lindsay | Report | Pritchard Evans | Stadium:Oakwell Attendance: 14,703 Referee: John Busby |
| 4 May 2019 (2019-05-04)46 | Blackpool | 0–3 | Gillingham | Blackpool |
| 17:30BST | Tilt Mafoumbi | Report | Hanlan Eaves Garmston Lopes | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 9,571 Referee: Oliver Yates |
The first round draw was made live onBBC byDennis Wise andDion Dublin on 22 October.[66] The draw for the second round was made live onBBC andBT byMark Schwarzer andGlenn Murray on 12 November.[67] The third round draw was made live onBBC byRuud Gullit andPaul Ince fromStamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[68]
| 10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)First round | Exeter City | 2–3 | Blackpool | Exeter |
| 15:00GMT | Tillson Abrahams | Report | Dodoo Cullen Pritchard | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Alan Young |
| 30 November 2018 (2018-11-30)Second round | Solihull Moors | 0–0 | Blackpool | Solihull |
| 19:55GMT | 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 |
| 19:45GMT | Gnanduillet Dodoo Spearing | Report | Yussuf Gudger Osborne | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,441 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 5 January 2019 (2019-01-05)Third round | Blackpool | 0–3 | Arsenal | Blackpool |
| 17:30GMT | Report | Willock Kolašinac Iwobi | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,955 Referee:Mike Dean |
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made inVietnam.[69] The second round draw was made from theStadium of Light on 16 August.[70] The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 byDavid Seaman andJoleon Lescott.[71] The fourth round draw was made live onQuest byRachel Yankey andRachel Riley on 29 September.[72]
| 14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)First round | Blackpool | 3–1 | Barnsley | Blackpool |
| 19:45BST | Pritchard Nottingham Gnaduillet Tilt | Report | Moncur Dougall Walton | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,937 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)Second round | Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | Blackpool | Doncaster |
| 19:45BST | May | Report | Nottingham Pritchard | Stadium:Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 25 September 2018 (2018-09-25)Third round | Blackpool | 2–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Blackpool |
| 19:45BST | Gnanduillet Spearing | Report | Cousins | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,910 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 30 October 2018 (2018-10-30)Fourth round | Arsenal | 2–1 | Blackpool | Holloway |
| 19:45BST | Lichtsteiner Rowe Guendouzi | Report | O'Connor | Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 48,168 Referee:David Coote |
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 |
| 4 September 2018 (2018-09-04)Group stages | Macclesfield Town | 3–3 (5–3p) | Blackpool | Macclesfield |
| 19:45BST | Blissett Rose | Report | Guy O'Sullivan O'Connor | 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 |
| 19:45BST | Davies | Report | Azaz Bradley | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 717 |
| 13 November 2018 (2018-11-13)Group stages | Blackpool | 3–2 | Accrington Stanley | Blackpool |
| 19:45GMT | Dodoo Gnanduillet | Report | Hall | Stadium:Bloomfield Road |
| Games played | 35 (24League One, 3FA Cup, 4League Cup, 3League Trophy) |
| Games won | 15 (9League One, 2FA Cup, 3League Cup, 1League Trophy) |
| Games drawn | 9 (8League One, 1FA Cup, 0League Cup, 0League Trophy) |
| Games lost | 11 (8League One, 0FA Cup, 1League Cup, 2League Trophy) |
| Goals scored | 47 (26League One, 6FA Cup, 8League Cup, 7League Trophy) |
| Goals conceded | 40 (25League One, 4FA Cup, 4League Cup, 7League Trophy) |
| Goal difference | +7 |
| Clean sheets | 12 (10League One, 1FA Cup, 1League Cup, 0League Trophy) |
| Yellow cards | 39 (26League One, 4FA Cup, 6League Cup, 3League Trophy) |
| Red cards | 5 (5League One, 0FA Cup, 0League Cup, 0League Trophy) |
| Worst Discipline | Paudie O'Connor (5 |
| 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 |