2024–25 Blackpool F.C. season

116th season in existence of Blackpool F.C.

Blackpool 2024–25 football season

Blackpool
2024–25 season
Owner	Simon Sadler
Head Coach	Neil Critchley
Stadium	Bloomfield Road
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 116th season in the history of Blackpool Football Club, and their second-consecutive season in League One,^[1] the third tier of English professional football. The club will also participate in three cup competitions: the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.

The club is managed by Neil Critchley,^[2] in his second season of his second spell at the club.

Pre-season

On 17 May, Blackpool announced their first four pre-season matches, against AFC Fylde, Sunderland, Tranmere Rovers and Crewe Alexandra.^[3]

Two new signings occurred in June, to become official on 1 July: Jordan Rhodes,^[4] who was on loan at the club the previous season, joined on a free transfer, as did fellow striker Ashley Fletcher.^[5] They were followed by defenders Zac Ashworth and Hayden Coulson, the latter of whom was at Blackpool on loan the previous season.

Fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

AFC Fylde v Blackpool

12 July 2024 Friendly	AFC Fylde	v	Blackpool	Medlar-with-Wesham
19:00 BST				Stadium: Mill Farm Sports Village

Blackpool v Sunderland

27 July 2024 Friendly	Blackpool	v	Sunderland	Blackpool
15:00 BST				Stadium: Bloomfield Road

Tranmere Rovers v Blackpool

30 July 2024 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	v	Blackpool	Birkenhead
19:45 BST				Stadium: Prenton Park

Crewe Alexandra v Blackpool

3 August 2024 Friendly	Crewe Alexandra	v	Blackpool	Crewe
15:00 BST				Stadium: Gresty Road

Season proper

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Barnsley	Promotion to EFL Championship
2	Birmingham City	Promotion to EFL Championship
3	Blackpool	Qualification for League One play-offs
4	Bolton Wanderers
5	Bristol Rovers
6	Burton Albion

First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[6]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 9 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.^[7]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Crawley Town v Blackpool

10 August 2024 1	Crawley Town	v	Blackpool	Crawley
17:30 BST				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Blackpool being drawn away against Burton Albion.^[8]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Burton Albion v Blackpool

13 August 2024 First round	Burton Albion	v	Blackpool	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Blackpool were drawn into Northern Group E alongside Crewe Alexandra, Harrogate Town and Liverpool U21.^[9]^[10]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Qualification
1	L1	Blackpool	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Crewe Alexandra	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Harrogate Town
4	ACA	Liverpool U21

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
27 June 2024	LB	Zac Ashworth	West Bromwich Albion	Undisclosed	^[11]
27 June 2024	LB	Hayden Coulson	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	^[12]
1 July 2024^[a]	CF	Ashley Fletcher	Watford	Free	^[5]
1 July 2024^[b]	CF	Jordan Rhodes	Huddersfield Town	Free	^[4]

^ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on 1 July once his Watford contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 3 June, and would become official on 1 July once his Huddersfield Town contract expired

Out

Date	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Ref

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Ref

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	To	Until	Ref

Released / out of contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
14 June 2024	LW	Owen Moffat	Greenock Morton	18 June 2024	^[13]
30 June 2024	DM	Callum Connolly	Stockport County	1 July 2024	^[14]^[15]
30 June 2024	CM	Matty Virtue	Fleetwood Town	1 July 2024	^[14]^[16]
30 June 2024	GK	Mackenzie Chapman	None by 1 July 2024		^[14]
30 June 2024	CB	Marvin Ekpiteta	Hibernian	28 June 2024	^[14]^[17]
30 June 2024	CM	Dannen Francis	None by 1 July 2024		^[14]
30 June 2024	CF	Brad Holmes	None by 1 July 2024		^[14]
30 June 2024	CF	Shayne Lavery	None by 1 July 2024		^[14]
30 June 2024	CM	Donovan Lescott	None by 1 July 2024		^[14]
30 June 2024	CM	Luke Mariette	None by 1 July 2024		^[14]
30 June 2024	CB	Will Squires	None by 1 July 2024		^[14]
30 June 2024	AM	Tayt Trusty	None by 1 July 2024		^[14]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
—	GK	ENG	Daniel Grimshaw	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	GK	ENG	Richard O'Donnell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
—	DF	WAL	Zac Ashworth	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Oliver Casey	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Hayden Coulson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Kwaku Donkor	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	James Husband	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Alex Lankshear	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	IRL	Andy Lyons	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Jack Moore	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Johnson Opawole	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Matthew Pennington	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Dan Sassi	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Dominic Thompson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Midfielders
—	MF	ENG	Sonny Carey	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Ryan Finnigan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	IRL	CJ Hamilton	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Albie Morgan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	GRN	Oliver Norburn	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Forwards
—	FW	SCO	Rob Apter	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Jake Beesley	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Jake Daniels	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Zak Emmerson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Ashley Fletcher	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Jaden Jones	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	SCO	Kyle Joseph	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Kylian Kouassi	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Josh Miles	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	SCO	Jordan Rhodes	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

References

^ "The six things Blackpool need to quickly address this summer following play-off disappointment" – Blackpool Gazette, 2 May 2024
^ "Current odds for next season reveals the work Blackpool have ahead of them with Wrexham and Rotherham United already highly tipped" – Blackpool Gazette, 2 May 2024
^ "Pre-Season Details: 2024/25". Blackpool FC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Rhodes Signs Permanently". Blackpool FC. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Pool Bring In Ashley Fletcher". Blackpool FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "Birmingham start League One campaign against Reading". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "Seasiders Sign Zac Ashworth". Blackpool FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "Coulson Joins On Permanent Basis". Blackpool FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "Owen Moffat Departs". Blackpool FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Retailed List Confirmed". Blackpool FC. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ "Connolly signs two year deal with County". Stockport County FC. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
^ "Matty Virtue becomes Town's first signing of the summer!". Fleetwood Town FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ "Marvin Ekpiteta Joins Hibs!". Hibernian FC. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

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League
competitions

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Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
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