2016–17 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.

2016–17 season

Chairman

Karl Oyston

Manager

Gary Bowyer

Stadium

Bloomfield Road
Blackpool, England
(Capacity: 17,338)

Highest home attendance

5,471 vs Carlisle United

Lowest home attendance

760 vs Cheltenham Town (Checkatrade trophy)

Average home league attendance

3,581

← 2015–16

2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season is Blackpool F.C.'s 108th season in the Football League, and their first season back in League Two following relegation from the 2015–16 Football League One.^[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club is also participating 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	^[2]
1 July 2016	CF	Jamille Matt	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	^[3]
1 July 2016	LB	Andy Taylor	Walsall	Free transfer	^[4]
1 July 2016	CF	Kyle Vassell	Peterborough United	Free transfer	^[5]
4 July 2016	RB	Kelvin Mellor	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	^[6]
18 July 2016	LB	Danny Pugh	Bury	Free transfer	^[7]
19 July 2016	GK	Sam Slocombe	Oxford United	Free transfer	^[8]
2 August 2016	CB	Eddie Nolan	York City	Free transfer	^[9]
19 August 2016	CF	Armand Gnanduillet	Leyton Orient	Undisclosed	^[10]
25 August 2016	CM	Jack Payne	Peterborough United	Free transfer	^[11]
31 August 2016	GK	Dean Lyness	Burton Albion	Free transfer	^[12]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	RB	Emmerson Boyce	Free agent	Released	^[13]
1 July 2016	LB	Charles Dunne	Oldham Athletic ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Released	^[13]
1 July 2016	LB	David Ferguson	Shildon	Released	^[13]
1 July 2016	CM	David Norris	Leatherhead	Released	^[15]
1 July 2016	DM	Connor Oliver	North Ferriby United ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Released	^[13]
1 July 2016	CF	Martin Paterson	Port Vale ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Released	^[13]
1 July 2016	RM	Jarrett Rivers	Blyth Spartans ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Released	^[13]
11 July 2016	CF	Dion Charles	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	^[19]
12 July 2016	GK	Colin Doyle	Bradford City	£1	^[20]^[21]
25 August 2016	GK	Kyle Letheren	York City	Free transfer	^[22]

↑ Following Charles Dunne being released, he later signed for Oldham Athletic.^[14]
↑ Following Connor Oliver being released, he later signed for North Ferriby United.^[16]
↑ Following Martin Paterson being released, he later signed for Port Vale.^[17]
↑ Following Jarrett Rivers being released, he later signed for Blyth Spartans. ^[18]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
5 August 2016	CM		Michael Cain	Leicester City	End of Season	^[23]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
26 August 2016	RB		Macauley Wilson	Bamber Bridge	23 September	^[24]

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

Main article: 2016–17 Football League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Yeovil Town	19	8	4	7	24	23	+1	28	Qualification for League Two play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
7	Wycombe Wanderers	19	8	4	7	23	22	+1	28	Qualification for League Two play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
8	Blackpool	19	7	6	6	33	22	+11	27
9	Barnet	19	6	9	4	27	27	0	27
10	Grimsby Town	19	7	5	7	27	25	+2	26

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

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

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 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

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 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	South Norwood
19:45 BST	Dann 25' Wickham 47'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 7,533 Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Pos	Lge	Team	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 Academy	3	1	0	1	1	4	3	+1	4
4	L1	Bolton Wanderers	3	1	0	0	2	1	3	−2	3

Source: EFL.com

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

4 October 2016 Group A	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 A	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	v	Blackpool	Doncaster
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 24 September

Place	Position	Number	Name	League Two	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	FW	7	Kyle Vassell	3	0	2	5
2	FW	31	Armand Gnanduillet	3	0	0	3
2	MF	8	Brad Potts	3	1	0	4
4	MF	23	Colin Daniel	2	0	0	2
5	FW	9	Mark Cullen	1	0	0	1
	MF	14	John Herron	0	1	0	1
	MF	4	Jim McAlister	0	1	0	1
	DF	2	Kelvin Mellor	1	1	0	2

References

↑ "History". Statto.
↑ "Deal Completed For Daniel". Blackpool Official Site. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
↑ "Seasiders Move For Jamille Matt". Blackpool Official Site. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
↑ "Taylor Completes Blackpool Move". Blackpool Official Site. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
↑ "Vassell Signs Up". Blackpool Official Site. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
↑ "Mellor Pens Blackpool Contract". Blackpool Official Site. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
↑ "Pugh Moves To Blackpool". Blackpool Official Site. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
↑ "Slocombe Completes Blackpool Switch". Blackpool Official Site. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
↑ "Eddie Nolan Joins". Blackpool Official Site. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
↑ "Gnanduillet Arrives". Blackpool Official Site. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
↑ "Jack Payne Joins". Blackpool Official Site. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
↑ "Lyness Back At Blackpool". Blackpool Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Retained List Announced". Blackpool Official Site. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
↑ "Oldham sign Dunne and Jahraldo-Martin". BBC. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
↑ "Pool release six including skipper". Blackpool Gazette. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
↑ "Trio sign for North Ferriby United". BBC. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
↑ "Vale sign former Stoke striker Paterson". BBC. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ "RIVERS RETURNS TO SPARTANS". Pitchero Non-League. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
↑ "Fleetwood sign young midfielder Dion Charles". SkySports. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
↑ "Doyle Completes Bradford City Switch". Blackpool FC. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
↑ "Bradford sign goalkeeper Doyle for £1". BBC. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
↑ "Letheren Departs For York". Blackpool Official Site. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
↑ "Loan Deal Agreed For Cain". Blackpool Official Site. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
↑ "Wilson Heads Out On Loan". Blackpool Official Site. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

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National teams

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League competitions

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Under 23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup

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