.........and all of the teams they will face and how they fared in 2023-2024
Founded: 1887
Manager: Neil Critchley (since 23rd May 2023 - P: 59 W: 29 D:12 L: 18)
Address: Bloomfield Road Ground, Blackpool, FY1 6JJ
Capacity: 16,220
Website www.blackpoolfc.co.uk
2023-2024:
W: 21 D: 10 L: 15 F: 65 A: 48 GD: +17 Points: 73
Home Record: W: 14 D: 6 L: 3 F: 43 A: 19 (Division rank: 4th)
Away Record: W: 7 D: 4 L: 12 F: 22 A: 29 (Division rank: 13th)
Final League Position: 8th
FA Cup: Third Round Replay; Blackpool (Albie Morgan 61, Kyle Joseph 78) 2-3 Nottingham Forest (Andrew Omobamidele 16, Danilo 46, Chris Wood 110) following a 2-2 draw
League Cup: Second Round; Wolves (Sasa Kalajdzic 10, Fabio Silva 25, Matt Doherty 60, 66, Nathan Fraser 84) 5-0 Blackpool
Football League Trophy: Semi-Final; Blackpool 0-3 Peterborough (Malik Mothersille 37, Harrison Burrows pen 80, 90)
Most Appearances: CJ Hamilton - 49
Top Scorer: Jordan Rhodes - 15
Most Assists: Karamoko Dembele - 14
Most Yellow Cards: Oliver Norburn - 11
Most Red Cards: Oliver Casey/Oliver Norburn/Jordan Rhodes – 1
Last Five League Positions:
8th (League One)
23rd (Championship)
16th (Championship)
3rd (League One)
13th (League One)
Head to Head Record
Barnsley Wins: 46
Draws: 25
Blackpool Wins: 37
Most Recent League Meetings
30/09/2023 Barnsley 0-1 Blackpool (Jordan Rhodes pen 24) (League One)
20/04/2024 Blackpool (Sonny Carey 12, James Husband 45, Hayden Coulson 47) 3-2 Barnsley (John McAtee 67, Adam Phillips 90) (League One)
Last Five Results v Barnsley:
WON 3-2
WON 2-1 (cup)
WON 1-0
WON 2-0
WON 1-0
Meet in 2024-2025 on: 19th October at Bloomfield Road & 8th March at Oakwell
2024-2025
Up to 4th August 2024
Odds to win the League: 16/1
Odds for Promotion: 9/2
Top Six Finish: 7/4
Odds for Relegation: 11/1
Summer 2024 Transfers: (Up to 6th August)
In
- Ashley Fletcher (from Watford)
- Lee Evans (from Portsmouth)
- Jordan Rhodes (from Huddersfield Town)
- Hayden Coulson (from Middlesbrough)
- Zac Ashworth (from West Bromwich Albion)
- Elkan Baggott (from Ipswich Town, loan)
Out
- Marvin Ekpiteta (to Hibernian)
- Callum Connolly (to Stockport County)
- Shayne Lavery (to Cambridge United)
- Matty Virtue (to Fleetwood Town)
- Luke Mariette (released)
Pre-Season Results:
12/7/24 AFC Fylde 3–1 Blackpool
19/7/24 Cadiz 0-0 Blackpool
23/7/24 West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Blackpool
27/7/24 Blackpool 0–1 Sunderland
30/7/24 Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Blackpool
30/7/24 Blackpool 1-3 Accrington Stanley
3/8/24 Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Blackpool
W: 2 D: 1 L: 4