2016–17 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool
2016–17 season
Owner	Owen Oyston
Chairman	Karl Oyston
Manager	Gary Bowyer
Stadium	Bloomfield Road; Blackpool, England; (Capacity: 17,338)
League Two	7th (promoted to League One)
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
Football League Trophy	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mark Cullen; (13 goals); All: ; Mark Cullen; Brad Potts; Kyle Vassell; (13 each)
Highest home attendance	5,471 vs Carlisle United
Lowest home attendance	760 vs Cheltenham Town (Checkatrade trophy)
Average home league attendance	3,581
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 108th season in the Football League, and their first season back in League Two following back-to-back relegations from the 2014–15 Football League Championship and 2015–16 Football League One. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	LM	Colin Daniel	Port Vale	Free transfer	^[1]
1 July 2016	CF	Jamille Matt	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	^[2]
1 July 2016	LB	Andy Taylor	Walsall	Free transfer	^[3]
1 July 2016	CF	Kyle Vassell	Peterborough United	Free transfer	^[4]
4 July 2016	RB	Kelvin Mellor	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	^[5]
18 July 2016	LB	Danny Pugh	Bury	Free transfer	^[6]
19 July 2016	GK	Sam Slocombe	Oxford United	Free transfer	^[7]
2 August 2016	CB	Eddie Nolan	York City	Free transfer	^[8]
19 August 2016	CF	Armand Gnanduillet	Leyton Orient	Undisclosed	^[9]
25 August 2016	CM	Jack Payne	Peterborough United	Free transfer	^[10]
31 August 2016	GK	Dean Lyness	Burton Albion	Free transfer	^[11]
21 January 2017	CF	Nathan Delfouneso	Swindon Town	Free transfer	^[12]
31 January 2017	ST	Raúl Correia	Radcliffe Borough	Undisclosed	^[13]
18 February 2017	DM	Ian Black	Shrewsbury Town	Free transfer	^[14]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	RB	Emmerson Boyce	Free agent	Released	^[15]
1 July 2016	LB	Charles Dunne	Oldham Athletic ^[a]	Released	^[15]
1 July 2016	LB	David Ferguson	Shildon	Released	^[15]
1 July 2016	CM	David Norris	Leatherhead ^[b]	Released	^[18]
1 July 2016	DM	Connor Oliver	North Ferriby United ^[c]	Released	^[15]
1 July 2016	CF	Martin Paterson	Port Vale ^[d]	Released	^[15]
1 July 2016	RM	Jarrett Rivers	Blyth Spartans ^[e]	Released	^[15]
1 July 2016	CB	Sam Roscoe	Aberdeen	Free transfer	^[22]
11 July 2016	CF	Dion Charles	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	^[23]
12 July 2016	GK	Colin Doyle	Bradford City	£1	^[24]^[25]
12 August 2016	RB	Alieu Njie	Lewes	Free transfer	^[26]
25 August 2016	GK	Kyle Letheren	York City	Free transfer	^[27]
30 January 2017	LW	Mark Yeates	Notts County	Undisclosed	^[28]
31 January 2017	LB	Danny Pugh	Port Vale	Free transfer	^[29]

^ Following Charles Dunne being released, he later signed for Oldham Athletic.^[16]
^ Following David Norris being released, he later signed for Leatherhead.^[17]
^ Following Connor Oliver being released, he later signed for North Ferriby United.^[19]
^ Following Martin Paterson being released, he later signed for Port Vale.^[20]
^ Following Jarrett Rivers being released, he later signed for Blyth Spartans.^[21]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
5 August 2016	CM	Michael Cain	Leicester City	End of Season	^[30]
20 January 2017	LW	Sanmi Odelusi	Wigan Athletic	End of Season	^[31]
30 January 2017	CM	Jordan Flores	Wigan Athletic	End of Season	^[32]
31 January 2017	CM	Neil Danns	Bury	End of Season	^[33]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
26 August 2016	RB	Macauley Wilson	Bamber Bridge	23 September 2016	^[34]
1 September 2016	AM	John Herron	Dunfermline Athletic	1 January 2017	^[35]
28 October 2016	LB	Luke Higham	Nuneaton Town	25 November 2016	^[36]
10 November 2016	RB	Macauley Wilson	AFC Fylde	End of Season ^[a]	^[38]
20 January 2017	CF	Jack Redshaw	Rochdale	End of Season	^[39]

^ On 19 January 2017, Macauley Wilson's loan deal at AFC Fylde was extended until the end of the season.^[37]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly	Blackpool	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Vassell 19'	Report	Graham 44'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Blackpool	Tranmere
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Prenton Park

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly	Blackpool	1–1	Bury	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Potts 89'	Report	Etuhu 51'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Exeter City	46	21	8	17	75	56	+19	71	Qualification for League Two play-offs^[a]
6	Carlisle United	46	18	17	11	69	68	+1	71
7	Blackpool (O, P)	46	18	16	12	69	46	+23	70
8	Colchester United	46	19	12	15	67	57	+10	69
9	Wycombe Wanderers	46	19	12	15	58	53	+5	69

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One

Results by matchday

Round	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	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	D	D	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	D	D	D	D	W	L	D	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	W
Position	2	10	11	12	17	11	15	18	16	13	16	15	17	14	15	9	7	10	7	7	8	8	8	10	12	13	14	14	11	12	14	15	15	11	10	9	8	8	5	8	8	8	7	6	7	7

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 August 2016 1	Blackpool	2–0	Exeter City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Vassell 20' Pugh 36' Brown 52' (o.g.)	Report	Woodman 35' Brown 45+1' Harley 81'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,754 Referee: John Brooks

13 August 2016 2	Morecambe	2–1	Blackpool	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Wakefield 41' Dunn 45+3' (pen.) Rose 70' 76'	Report	Taylor 4' Potts 23' Robertson 59'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 3,676 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

16 August 2016 3	Barnet	1–1	Blackpool	Canons Park
19:45 BST	Togwell 44' Dembélé 78' Akinde 90+4'	Report	Cullen 24' 64' Slocombe 53' Osayi-Samuel 67'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,502 Referee: John Busby

20 August 2016 4	Blackpool	0–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Robertson 46' Pugh 70'	Report	Hayes 81'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,144 Referee: Ollie Yates

27 August 2016 5	Blackpool	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Payne 70' Robertson 90+1'	Report	Bulvītis 50' Spencer 76' Songo'o 80'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,085 Referee: Nigel Miller

3 September 2016 6	Yeovil Town	0–3	Blackpool	Yeovil
15:00 BST	Shephard 82'	Report	Vassell 45' Daniel 59', 83' 80' Gnanduillet 87' Aldred 90+3'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,108 Referee: Graham Horwood

10 September 2016 7	Colchester United	3–2	Blackpool	Colchester
15:00 BST	Lapslie 27' Szmodics 36' Prosser 45+1' Porter 56', 84' Fosu 67'	Report	Gnanduillet 13' Aldred 40' Potts 89'	Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 3,077 Referee: Brendan Malone

17 September 2016 8	Blackpool	2–2	Carlisle United	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Vassell 59' Payne 62' Gnanduillet 74'	Report	Wyke 51' Raynes 58'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,471 Referee: James Adcock

24 September 2016 9	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Blackpool	Crewe
15:00 BST	Lowe 71' Guthrie 85'	Report	Guthrie 10' (o.g.) Mellor 65' Aldred 69' McAlister 87'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,185 Referee: Carl Boyeson

27 September 2016 10	Blackpool	3–1	Portsmouth	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Mellor 18' Potts 49' Vassell 65' Gnanduillet 76'	Report	Chaplin 34' Bennett 70' Doyle 86'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,055 Referee: David Webb

1 October 2016 11	Crawley Town	1–0	Blackpool	Crawley
15:00 BST	Connolly 50' 69'	Report		Stadium: Checkatrade.com Stadium Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Brett Huxtable

8 October 2016 12	Blackpool	1–1	Cambridge United	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Robertson 29' Philliskirk 33' Vassell 86' Taylor 90+2'	Report	Berry 17' Dunk 33'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,070 Referee: Richard Clark

15 October 2016 13	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Blackpool	Accrington
15:00 BST	Brown 80' Boco 89' (pen.), 90+4' Conneely 90'	Report	Cain 81'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,754 Referee: Andy Haines

22 October 2016 14	Blackpool	4–2	Doncaster Rovers	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Potts 25', 47' 35' Mellor 39' Vassell 48' 72' Slocombe 87'	Report	Taylor 1' (o.g.) Rowe 66' (pen.) Mason 82'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,623 Referee: Dean Whitestone

29 October 2016 15	Cheltenham Town	2–2	Blackpool	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Dickie 9' Dayton 18' Downes 34' Storer 43' Wright 45+3' Cranston 53' Pell 75'	Report	Slocombe 16' Vassell 45', 47' Payne 45+3' Aldred 90+5'	Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 3,162 Referee: Gavin Ward

12 November 2016 16	Blackpool	4–0	Notts County	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Vassell 20', 87' Daniel 48' Matt 52' Taylor 63' Gnanduillet 80'	Report	Milsom 60' Oliver 79' Duffy 90+2'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,443 Referee: Robert Jones

19 November 2016 17	Leyton Orient	1–2	Blackpool	Leyton, London
15:00 GMT	Weir 64' McCallum 89'	Report	Matt 30' Aldred 51' 57' Daniel 59' Taylor 80'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,376 Referee: Brendan Malone

22 November 2016 18	Mansfield Town	1–0	Blackpool	Mansfield
19:45 GMT	Clements 55' Green 66' Rose 90+3' 90+4'	Report	Pugh 37' Daniel 77'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 2,801 Referee: Darren Handley

26 November 2016 19	Blackpool	4–1	Newport County	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Potts 4' Matt 26' Taylor 55' Payne 61' Vassell 72' Mellor 83'	Report	Healey 21' Jebb 40' Randall 45' Rigg 55' Sheehan 80' Jones 85'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,062 Referee: Mark Heywood

10 December 2016 20	Stevenage	0–2	Blackpool	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Pett 64' Schumacher 83'	Report	Aldred 38' Philliskirk 51' Osayi-Samuel 77' Cullen 84'	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,513 Referee: John Brooks

17 December 2016 21	Blackpool	0–2	Luton Town	Blackpool
15:00 GMT		Report	Marriott 31' McGeehan 48'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,992 Referee: Peter Bankes

26 December 2016 22	Hartlepool United	0–1	Blackpool	Hartlepool
15:00 GMT		Report	Cullen 64'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,767 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

31 December 2016 23	Grimsby Town	0–0	Blackpool	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT		Report	Osayi-Samuel 41' Aldred 89'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,637 Referee: Darren England

2 January 2017 24	Blackpool	0–1	Mansfield Town	Blackpool
15:00 GMT		Report	Green 29' Byrom 64' Hamilton 83'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2,948 Referee: Rob Jones

14 January 2017 25	Cambridge United	0–0	Blackpool	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Berry 77'	Report	Potts 43' McAlister 57' Payne 68' Aldred 76' Aimson 90+3'	Stadium: The R Costings Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,248 Referee: Darren Drysdale

21 January 2017 26	Blackpool	2–2	Yeovil Town	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Mellor 70' Delfouneso 90+5'	Report	Zoko 34' Ward 80'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2,885 Referee: Carl Boyeson

4 February 2017 27	Blackpool	1–1	Colchester United	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Matt 12' Taylor 67' Daniel 90+6'	Report	Guthrie 18' Eastman 68' Briggs 77' Murray 90+5'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2,772 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

7 February 2017 28	Blackpool	0–0	Crawley Town	Blackpool
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2,080 Referee: Nigel Miller

11 February 2017 29	Carlisle United	1–4	Blackpool	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Raynes 64' Ibehre 69'	Report	Potts 33' Daniel 50' Flores 56' Robertson 62' Odelusi 83' Delfouneso 86' Matt 89'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,170 Referee: Mark Haywood

14 February 2017 30	Portsmouth	2–0	Blackpool	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Burgess 11' Evans 27' Roberts 36' Bennett 81' Doyle 90+5'	Report	Mellor 21'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,132 Referee: Darren Deadman

18 February 2017 31	Blackpool	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Delfouneso 8' Aldred 27'	Report	Dagnall 62' Turton 88'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,389 Referee: Ben Toner

25 February 2017 32	Exeter City	2–2	Blackpool	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Brown 28' Watkins 45+5' J. Taylor 57' Reid 90+1'	Report	Daniel 18' 47' Potts 39' Matt 45+2' Flores 55' Black 69'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Kevin Johnson

28 February 2017 33	Blackpool	2–2	Barnet	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Delfouneso 59' Vassell 90'	Report	Akinde 13' Clough 47'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

4 March 2017 34	Blackpool	3–1	Morecambe	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Cullen 14' Potts 54' Edwards 80' (o.g.)	Report	Evans 83'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,453 Referee: Tony Harrington

7 March 2017 35	Plymouth Argyle	0–3	Blackpool	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Threlkeld 52' Spencer 52'	Report	Cullen 27' Potts 30' Aldred 32' Daniel 53' Flores 62'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,568 Referee: John Busby

11 March 2017 36	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Blackpool	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Bean 68' O'Nien 82'	Report	Flores 73'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,774 Referee: Chris Sarginson

14 March 2017 37	Blackpool	1–0	Stevenage	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Cullen 15' (pen.) Payne 83' Daniel 89' Delfouneso 90+4'	Report	Franks 62' Pett 88' Wilkinson 90+5'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2,456 Referee: Ross Joyce

18 March 2017 38	Newport County	1–3	Blackpool	Newport
15:00 GMT	Bennett 23' Pipe 59' Samuel 74' Butler 90+2'	Report	Osayi-Samuel 16', 90+5' 90+2' Cullen 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,427 Referee: Brett Huxtable

25 March 2017 39	Blackpool	2–1	Hartlepool United	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Osayi-Samuel 21' Danns 64' Vassell 80'	Report	Alessandra 18' Donnelly 36' Featherstone 45+1' Thomas 74'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,374 Referee: Darren England

1 April 2017 40	Luton Town	1–0	Blackpool	Luton
15:00 GMT	Lee 76' Palmer 90'	Report	Danns 52'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,968 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

8 April 2017 41	Blackpool	1–3	Grimsby Town	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Boyce 43' (o.g.) Potts 86' Black 89' Aldred 90+1'	Report	Collins 17' Jones 45+3', 70' Gunning 86'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,668 Referee: Darren Deadman

14 April 2017 42	Blackpool	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Robertson 57' Odelusi 72'	Report	Hughes 66' Rodgers 86' McCartan 89'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Mark Brown

17 April 2017 43	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Blackpool	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Blair 4' 52' Wright 35' Baudry 87' Marquis 90+7'	Report	Flores 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,914 Referee: Carl Boyeson

22 April 2017 44	Blackpool	3–0	Cheltenham Town	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Cullen 28' Robertson 34' Daniel 59' Danns 62'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,775 Referee: Robert Jones

29 April 2017 45	Notts County	1–0	Blackpool	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Duffy 34' Milsom 74'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,108 Referee: Dean Whitestone

6 May 2017 46	Blackpool	3–1	Leyton Orient	Blackpool
17:30 BST	Danns 11' Cullen 36' Taylor 65'	Report	Janse 50'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,602 Referee: David Webb

Play-offs

14 May 2017 Semi-final first leg	Blackpool	3–2	Luton Town	Blackpool
18:30 BST	Cullen 19', 47', 67' (pen.)	Report	Potts 26' Vassell 28' Sheehan 63' D'Ath 77'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,882 Referee: Nigel Miller

18 May 2017 Semi-final second leg	Luton Town	3–3 (5–6 agg.)	Blackpool	Luton
19:45 BST	Mellor 36' (o.g.) Cuthbert 45' Hylton 56' (pen.) D'Ath 60' Lee 80'	Report	Delfouneso 22' Mellor 36' Taylor 44' Gnanduillet 62' 76' Moore 90+4' (o.g.)	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,032 Referee: Darren Deadman

28 May 2017 Final	Blackpool	2–1	Exeter City	Wembley, London
15:00 BST	Potts 3' Cullen 58' 64' Osayi-Samuel 65' Slocombe 90+1' Flores 90+3' Daniel 90+5'	Report	Wheeler 40'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 23,380 Referee: Darren England

FA Cup

6 November 2016 First round	Blackpool	2–0	Kidderminster Harriers	Blackpool
14:00 GMT	Matt 27' Potts 37' Vassell 63'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,963 Referee: Martin Coy

3 December 2016 Second round	Blackpool	1–0	Brackley Town	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Matt 6' Potts 56'	Report	Armson 65'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,764 Referee: Ross Joyce

7 January 2017 Third round	Blackpool	0–0	Barnsley	Blackpool
15:00 GMT		Report	Scowen 63'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,875 Referee: Chris Sarginson

17 January 2017 Third round replay	Barnsley	1–2	Blackpool	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Scowen 45+1' MacDonald 49' 112' Hammill 65'	Report	Mellor 30' Aldred 66' Osayi-Samuel 80' 120+1'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 5,558 Referee: Roger East

28 January 2017 Fourth round	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Blackpool	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Gallagher 9' Bennett 22'	Report	McAllister 59' Mellor 61' 65'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,327 Referee: Peter Bankes

EFL Cup

9 August 2016 First round	Blackpool	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Bolton Wanderers	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Potts 73' 78' Mellor 74' McAlister 109' Herron 115'	Report	Proctor 45+2' Davies 84' Woolery 90+5'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,633 Referee: Darren Bond

23 August 2016 Second round	Crystal Palace	2–0	Blackpool	Selhurst
19:45 BST	Dann 25' Wickham 47'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 7,533 Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Trophy

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Cheltenham Town	3	2	0	0	1	4	3	+1	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Blackpool	3	1	1	0	1	3	3	0	5	Advance to Round 2
3	ACA	Everton U21	3	1	0	1	1	4	3	+1	4
4	L1	Bolton Wanderers	3	1	0	0	2	1	3	−2	3

Source: Sky Sports

30 August 2016 Group Stage Game 1	Blackpool	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Higham 38' Vassell 56', 58'		Smith 11' Jennings 20' Arthur 81'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 760

4 October 2016 Group Stage Game 2	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Blackpool	Bolton
19:00 BST	Sammy Ameobi 4' Vela 63'	Report		Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 1,589

8 November 2016 Group Stage Game 3	Everton U-23	1–1 (4–5 p)	Blackpool	Liverpool
19:30 BST	Charsley 79' Duffus 81'	Report	Gnanduillet 48' Yeates 65' Cullen 66' Daniel 72'	Stadium: Goodison Park Referee: Chris Kavanagh
	Penalties
	Gibson Charsley Jones Henen Yarney		Philliskirk Cain Wilson Cullen Gnanduillet

6 December 2016 Second round	Doncaster Rovers	1–1 (7–8 p)	Blackpool	Doncaster
19:00 GMT	Williams 52'	Report	Gnanduillet 24'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,549 Referee: David Coote
	Penalties
	Middleton Beestin Keegan Mandeville Houghton Calder Mason Baudry Longbottom		Philliskirk Cullen Redshaw Roache Yeates Nolan Cameron Aimson Higham

10 January 2017 Third round	Blackpool	1–1 (4–5 p)	Wycombe Wanderers	Blackpool
19:00 GMT	Mellor 9' Philliskirk 33'	Report	Stewart 77' O'Nien 84'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 766 Referee: Eddie Ilderton
	Penalties
	Philliskirk Cain Redshaw Gnanduillet Aimson		Jacobson O'Nien de Havilland Akinfenwa Thompson

Statistics

As of 7 May 2017

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Sam Slocombe	46	0	37+0	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Kelvin Mellor	56	7	48+0	4	5+0	1	2+0	1	1+0	1
3	DF	ENG	Andy Taylor	45	2	40+0	2	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	SCO	Jim McAlister	32	1	18+4	0	4+1	0	2+0	1	3+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Clark Robertson	56	0	47+0	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Will Aimson	31	0	18+3	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	5+0	0
7	FW	ENG	Kyle Vassell	42	13	29+7	11	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	2
8	MF	ENG	Brad Potts	52	13	45+0	11	3+0	1	1+1	1	2+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Mark Cullen	40	13	20+10	13	3+1	0	1+0	0	5+0	0
11	MF	NZL	Henry Cameron	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
12	MF	ENG	Jordan Flores	21	3	14+7	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	SCO	John Herron	2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	1	0+0	0
15	DF	SCO	Tom Aldred	52	2	47+0	2	4+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	IRL	Eddie Nolan	10	0	1+2	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0
18	FW	ENG	Danny Philliskirk	24	0	10+8	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	3+1	0
19	FW	JAM	Jamille Matt	38	5	14+18	3	2+2	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
21	MF	NGA	Bright Osayi-Samuel	42	5	13+20	4	2+2	1	0+1	0	3+1	0
23	MF	ENG	Colin Daniel	41	4	28+7	4	0+1	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Luke Higham	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
25	GK	ENG	Myles Boney	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
26	MF	ENG	Michael Cain	14	1	2+4	1	1+0	0	2+0	0	5+0	0
27	GK	ENG	Dean Lyness	15	0	12+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
28	MF	ENG	Jack Payne	44	1	35+3	1	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
29	MF	ENG	Sanmi Odelusi	8	1	1+6	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW	ENG	Nathan Delfouneso	20	6	17+3	6	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	FW	CIV	Armand Gnanduillet	26	6	9+11	4	0+1	0	1+0	0	4+0	2
32	FW	IRL	Rowan Roache	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
33	MF	ENG	Christian N'Guessan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	MF	USA	Sebastien Des Pres	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
35	MF	GUY	Neil Danns	17	2	15+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	MF	SCO	Ian Black	13	0	1+12	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players out on loan:
10	FW	ENG	Jack Redshaw	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+3	0
20	DF	ENG	Macauley Wilson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Players that left the club:
17	MF	IRL	Mark Yeates	16	0	2+3	0	1+3	0	1+1	0	4+1	0
22	DF	ENG	Danny Pugh	23	0	18+0	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

Goals record

As of 7 May 2017

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9	CF	Mark Cullen	13	0	0	0	13
	7	CF	Kyle Vassell	11	0	0	2	13
	8	CM	Brad Potts	11	1	1	0	13
2	2	RB	Kelvin Mellor	4	1	1	1	7
3	30	CF	Nathan Delfouneso	6	0	0	0	6
3	31	CF	Armand Gnanduillet	4	0	0	2	6
5	19	CF	Jamille Matt	3	2	0	0	5
5	21	RM	Bright Osayi-Samuel	4	1	0	0	5
7	23	LM	Colin Daniel	4	0	0	0	4
8	12	CM	Jordan Flores	3	0	0	0	3
9	3	LB	Andy Taylor	2	0	0	0	2
	15	CB	Tom Aldred	2	0	0	0	2
	35	CM	Neil Danns	2	0	0	0	2
12	4	CM	Jim McAlister	0	0	1	0	1
	14	AM	John Herron	0	0	1	0	1
	26	CM	Michael Cain	1	0	0	0	1
	28	CM	Jack Payne	1	0	0	0	1
	29	LW	Sanmi Odelusi	1	0	0	0	1
Own Goals				4	0	0	0	4
Total				77	5	4	5	90

Disciplinary record

As of 7 May 2017

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	23		LM	Colin Daniel	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	0	0
2	15		CB	Tom Aldred	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	1
3	3		LB	Andy Taylor	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	5		CB	Clark Robertson	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	21		RM	Bright Osayi-Samuel	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
6	7		CF	Kyle Vassell	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	8		CM	Brad Potts	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	28		CM	Jack Payne	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
9	1		GK	Sam Slocombe	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	2		RB	Kelvin Mellor	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
	4		CM	Jim McAlister	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
12	9		CF	Mark Cullen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	12		CM	Jordan Flores	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	19		CF	Jamille Matt	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	22		LB	Danny Pugh	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	31		CF	Armand Gnanduillet	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
17	35		CM	Neil Danns	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
17	37		DM	Ian Black	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
19	18		RW	Danny Philliskirk	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17		RW	Mark Yeates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	24		LB	Luke Higham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	29		LW	Sanmi Odelusi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	30		CF	Nathan Delfouneso	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					80	0	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	90	1	2

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[17] Following Charles Dunne being released, he later signed for Oldham Athletic.^[16]

[19] Following David Norris being released, he later signed for Leatherhead.^[17]

[22] Following Connor Oliver being released, he later signed for North Ferriby United.^[19]

[24] Following Martin Paterson being released, he later signed for Port Vale.^[20]

[26] Following Jarrett Rivers being released, he later signed for Blyth Spartans.^[21]

[43] On 19 January 2017, Macauley Wilson's loan deal at AFC Fylde was extended until the end of the season.^[37]

[table_note_res_PLPO0.54326468405466-46] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One

[1] "Deal Completed For Daniel". Blackpool Official Site. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

[2] "Seasiders Move For Jamille Matt". Blackpool Official Site. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[3] "Taylor Completes Blackpool Move". Blackpool Official Site. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

[4] "Vassell Signs Up". Blackpool Official Site. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.

[5] "Mellor Pens Blackpool Contract". Blackpool Official Site. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

[6] "Pugh Moves To Blackpool". Blackpool Official Site. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[7] "Slocombe Completes Blackpool Switch". Blackpool Official Site. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

[8] "Eddie Nolan Joins". Blackpool Official Site. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

[9] "Gnanduillet Arrives". Blackpool Official Site. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[10] "Jack Payne Joins". Blackpool Official Site. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[11] "Lyness Back At Blackpool". Blackpool Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

[12] "Delfouneso Returns". Blackpool Official Site. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[13] "Blackpool Seal Correia Deal". Blackpool Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[14] "Black Agrees Short-Term Deal". Blackpool Official Site. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[Retained_List-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Retained List Announced". Blackpool Official Site. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

[16] "Oldham sign Dunne and Jahraldo-Martin". BBC. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[18] "Tanners sign David Norris". Leatherhead Official Site. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[20] "Pool release six including skipper". Blackpool Gazette. 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[21] "Trio sign for North Ferriby United". BBC. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[23] "Vale sign former Stoke striker Paterson". BBC. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[25] "RIVERS RETURNS TO SPARTANS". Pitchero Non-League. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[27] "Paul Sheerin's new recruits". afc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[28] "Fleetwood sign young midfielder Dion Charles". SkySports. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

[29] "Doyle Completes Bradford City Switch". Blackpool FC. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

[30] "Bradford sign goalkeeper Doyle for £1". BBC. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

[31] "Lewes Community Football Club » Dixon among trio of new signings". lewesfc.com. Retrieved 5 December 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[32] "Letheren Departs For York". Blackpool Official Site. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[33] "Mark Yeates: Notts County sign Blackpool winger on permanent deal". BBC Sport. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[34] "Pugh Moves To Port Vale". Blackpool Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

[35] "Loan Deal Agreed For Cain". Blackpool Official Site. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

[36] "Odelusi Joins On Loan". Blackpool Official Site. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

[37] "Seasiders Sign Flores". Blackpool Official Site. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

[38] "Danns Arrives On Loan". Blackpool Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[39] "Wilson Heads Out On Loan". Blackpool Official Site. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

[40] "Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". www.dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[41] "Blackpool youngster loaned to Nuneaton". Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[42] "Wilson Pens Loan Extension At AFC Fylde". Blackpool Official Site. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

[44] "Blackpool youngster joins on loan | AFC Fylde". AFC Fylde. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

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