2015–16 Blackpool F.C. season

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Blackpool F.C.
2015–16 season
Chairman Karl Oyston
Manager Neil McDonald (until18 May 2016)
Stadium Bloomfield Road
Blackpool, England
(Capacity: 17,338)
League One 22nd (relegated)
FA Cup First Round
League Cup First Round
Football League Trophy Northern Quarter-Final
Top goalscorer League:
Mark Cullen (9)
All:
Mark Cullen (9)
Highest home attendance 9,226 vs. Wigan Athletic
(30 April 2016)
Lowest home attendance 5,960 vs. Chesterfield
(29 September 2015)
All statistics correct as of 8 May 2016.

The 2015–16 season is Blackpool F.C.'s 107th season in the Football League, and their first season back in League One following relegation from the 2014–15 Football League Championship.[1] 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 2015 to 30 June 2016.

The club is managed Neil McDonald, in his first season in charge.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 FW England Mark Cullen Luton Town £180,000 [2]
1 July 2015 GK Republic of Ireland Colin Doyle Free agency [3]
1 July 2015 MF Scotland John Herron Free agency [4]
1 July 2015 GK Wales Kyle Letheren Free agency [5]
1 July 2015 MF England Brad Potts Carlisle United Undisclosed [6]
1 July 2015 MF England Jarrett Rivers Blyth Spartans Undisclosed [7]
1 July 2015 DF Scotland Clark Robertson Free agency [8]
10 July 2015 MF England Jack Redshaw Morecambe £180,000 [9][10]
29 July 2015 MF Scotland Jim McAlister Free agency [11]
5 August 2015 DF Barbados Emmerson Boyce Free agency [12]
3 September 2015 MF England David Norris Free agency [13]
14 September 2015 FW Northern Ireland Martin Paterson Free agency [14]
7 January 2016 FW England Danny Philliskirk Oldham Athletic Undisclosed [15]
7 January 2016 MF Republic of Ireland Mark Yeates Oldham Athletic Free [16]
14 January 2016 DF England Will Aimson Hull City Undisclosed [17]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 FW England Tom Barkhuizen Released [18]
1 July 2015 DF England Andre Blackman Released [19]
1 July 2015 DF England Peter Clarke Released [19]
1 July 2015 MF Poland Tomasz Cywka Released [19]
1 July 2015 FW England Steve Davies Released [19]
1 July 2015 FW England Nathan Delfouneso Released [19]
1 July 2015 DF France Joël Dielna Released [19]
1 July 2015 FW England Bobby Grant Released [19]
1 July 2015 DF Scotland Gary MacKenzie Released [19]
1 July 2015 DF England Tony McMahon Released [19]
1 July 2015 MF England Jacob Mellis Released [19]
1 July 2015 DF Jamaica Nyron Nosworthy Released [19]
1 July 2015 DF Republic of Ireland Darren O'Dea Released [19]
1 July 2015 GK England Elliot Parish Released [19]
1 July 2015 MF England David Perkins Released [19]
1 July 2015 DF Belgium Jeffrey Rentmeister Released [19]
1 July 2015 FW France Saër Sène Released [19]
1 July 2015 FW Ivory Coast François Zoko Released [19]
20 July 2015 FW England Dom Telford Stoke City To be decided by tribunal [20]
20 July 2015 MF England Mark Waddington Stoke City To be decided by tribunal [20]
3 September 2015 MF Spain Andrea Orlandi Anorthosis Famagusta Free transfer [21]
19 January 2016 MF Costa Rica José Miguel Cubero Herediano Undisclosed [22]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
10 July 2015 DF England Lloyd Jones Liverpool End of season [lower-alpha 1] [23][24]
29 July 2015 FW England Kwame Thomas Derby County 26 November 2015 [lower-alpha 2] [25][26]
19 October 2015 DF England Hayden White Bolton Wanderers End of season [lower-alpha 3] [27][28]
9 November 2015 DF England Will Aimson Hull City 9 January 2016 [lower-alpha 4] [29][30]
12 November 2015 GK England Dean Lyness Burton Albion 2 January 2016 [31]
17 November 2015 FW Northern Ireland Andy Little Preston North End 30 January 2016 [lower-alpha 5] [32][33]
26 November 2015 FW England Elliot Lee West Ham United 3 January 2016 [34]
21 January 2016 FW England Uche Ikpeazu Watford End of season [35]
13 February 2016 GK England Dean Lyness Burton Albion 22 March 2016 [36]
3 March 2016 MF England Liam Smith Newcastle United End of season [37]
22 March 2016 FW England Jacob Blyth Leicester City End of season [38]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
1 March 2016 DF Republic of Ireland Charles Dunne Crawley Town End of season [lower-alpha 6] [39][40]
24 March 2016 MF England Connor Oliver Morecambe End of season [41]
  1. Jones' loan was extended on 3 August 2015.
  2. Thomas was recalled by Derby County on 26 November 2015.
  3. White's loan was extended on 6 January 2016.
  4. Aimson's loan was extended on 27 November 2015.
  5. Little's loan was extended on 5 January 2016.
  6. Dunne's loan was extended on 29 March 2016.

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

League One

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 11 22 58 79 −21 50
21 Doncaster Rovers (R) 46 11 13 22 48 64 −16 46 Relegation to Football League Two
22 Blackpool (R) 46 12 10 24 40 63 −23 46
23 Colchester United (R) 46 9 13 24 57 99 −42 40
24 Crewe Alexandra (R) 46 7 13 26 46 83 −37 34
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.

League Cup

FA Cup

Football League Trophy

Lancashire Senior Cup

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1 FW England 9 Mark Cullen 9 0 0 0 9
2 FW England 10 Jack Redshaw 7 0 0 0 7
3 MF England 8 Brad Potts 6 0 0 0 6
4 FW England 17 Danny Philliskirk 5 0 0 0 5
DF Scotland 15 Tom Aldred 5 0 0 0 5

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