2022–23 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool

2022–23 season
Owner	Simon Sadler
Head coach	Michael Appleton (until 18 January) Mick McCarthy (19 January to 8 April)[1] Stephen Dobbie (interim; from 8 April)
Stadium	Bloomfield Road
Championship	23rd (relegated to League One)
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Jerry Yates (14) All: Jerry Yates (15)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2022–23 season is Blackpool F.C.'s 114th season in the English Football League, and the club's second-consecutive season in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English professional football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

In addition to the league, the club also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, reaching the fourth round (they entered in the third round). They were knocked out of the 2022–23 EFL Cup in the first round.

It was Michael Appleton's first season as head coach.^[2] He was sacked on 18 January, and replaced by Mick McCarthy. McCarthy left by mutual consent on 8 April, and was replaced in an interim capacity by Stephen Dobbie.^[3]

On 28 April 2023, Blackpool were relegated to League One.

Blackpool announced their first pre-season friendly on 16 May, with a trip to Southport scheduled for 2 July.^[4] A week later, a second fixture, against Salford City was added.^[5] A home match against UEFA Europa League finalists Rangers was next added to the calendar.^[6] A friendly against Leeds United, at York City's LNER Stadium on 7 July, was announced on 28 June.^[7] A second home pre-season tie against Everton was also part of the preparations.^[8]

On 4 July 2022, Daniel Grimshaw signed a three-year extension to his contract plus an option for a fourth year.^[9] The following day, Oliver Casey was loaned out to Forest Green Rovers for the season. Reece James was loaned to Sheffield Wednesday for the duration of the campaign on 7 July.^[10]

16 July saw the club's first signing of the summer, Lewis Fiorini joining on a season-long loan from Manchester City.^[11] Three days later, Rhys Williams joined on loan, also for the season, from Liverpool.^[12]

On July 21, the Seasiders added one final pre-season fixture against local side AFC Fylde.^[13]

The club made its first permanent signing of the summer on 25 July, left back Dominic Thompson joining from Brentford for an undisclosed fee.^[14]

Three days later, forward Theo Corbeanu joined on a season-long loan from Wolves.^[15]

The club opened their competitive pre-season with a 2–0 win at Southport. The first half was stopped for around ten minutes after young Southport fans baited the visiting fans, and then retreated quickly when a few Blackpool fans made their way into that stand from their own. CJ Hamilton put Blackpool ahead on fifteen minutes with a low strike. Beryly Lubala doubled their advantage eight minutes later with a header.

On 7 July, Blackpool were beaten 4–0 by Leeds United in their friendly, although the Premier League side played a stronger team than Blackpool manager Michael Appleton expected.^[16]

Nine days later, they lost 2–1 to Rangers. Bez Lubala got Blackpool's goal, to halve the deficit.^[17]

A Jerry Yates goal gave the Seasiders a victory at Salford City on 19 July.

Frank Lampard brought his Everton team to the seaside on 24 July. The Toffees won 4–2.

Pre-season was rounded off with a 2–0 win at AFC Fylde. Jerry Yates and Beryly Lubala got the goals.^[18]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Southport v Blackpool

2 July 2022 Friendly	Southport	0–2	Blackpool	Blowick
15:00 BST		Report	Hamilton 15' Lubala 23'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,451

Leeds United v Blackpool

7 July 2022 Friendly	Leeds United	4–0	Blackpool	York
19:00 BST	Koch 10' Firpo 22' Rodrigo 30' Joseph 85'	Report		Stadium: LNER Stadium

Blackpool v Everton

24 July 2022 Friendly	Blackpool	2–4	Everton	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Madine 44' Connolly 51'	Report	Mykolenko 6' Davies 11' Alli 48', 64'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road

On 30 July, Blackpool hosted Reading. A Callum Connolly goal was the difference, giving the Seasiders an opening-day three points.

On 2 August, midfielder Donovan Lescott signed for the club from Salford City for an undisclosed fee. The following day, another midfielder, Charlie Patino, joined on season-long loan from Arsenal.

Blackpool travelled to Stoke City on 6 August, and were defeated 2–0.

Barrow visited the seaside in the EFL Cup three days later. The match went to extra-time after finishing goalless. No scoring ensued, and the visitors won the resulting penalty shootout.

Defender Richard Keogh departed the seaside for Ipswich Town on 10 August, while left-back Alex Lankshear joined from St Albans City on 12 August.

Back in the league, on 13 August, Blackpool lost at home to Swansea City by virtue of an 87th-minute strike.

Blackpool faced Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on 16 August, and returned home with all three points after Josh Bowler's goal in first-half injury time.

On 20 August, Blackpool met Burnley in the league for the first time in nine years. The Clarets went two goals up inside twelve minutes, before Theo Corbeanu got his first goal for Blackpool midway through the first half. Burnley restored their two-goal advantage on 33 minutes. Shayne Lavery opened his goalscoring account for the season, with sixteen minutes remaining, to make it 3–2. Jerry Yates levelled matters two minutes later, also with his first goal of the campaign. Sonny Carey was sent off for the visitors with six minutes of normal time remaining. With the point, their seventh from a possible fifteen, Blackpool sat in eleventh place in the Championship.

Another 3–3 draw followed on 27 August against Bristol City at Bloomfield Road. Josh Bowler opened the scoring, while Blackpool's other goals came from Jerry Yates and Theo Corbeanu for the second-successive game. Blackpool sat in thirteenth place. Earlier in the day, attacking midfielder Ian Poveda joined on a season-long loan from Leeds United.

A single-goal defeat to Lancashire rivals Blackburn Rovers ended August's fixtures. Blackpool had played eight league games, winning three, drawing two and losing three.

On 30 August, Scottish winger Owen Moffat joined the club from Celtic for an undisclosed fee.

The second full month of the campaign began with two new signings: forward Zak Emmerson from Brighton & Hove Albion and midfielder Callum Wright from Leicester City, both for undisclosed fees. Winger Josh Bowler, meanwhile, departed the club for Nottingham Forest. Also leaving, on loan, were forward Ewan Bange (to Queen of the South until January) and midfielder Matty Virtue (to Lincoln City until the end of the campaign).

On 4 September, Blackpool secured a 1–0 victory at Huddersfield Town. Theo Corbeanu, with his third goal of the season, gave the visitors the three points, lifting them to eleventh in the table.

After a postponement of the planned 10 September home fixture with Middlesbrough, Blackpool lost 3–0 at Rotherham United four days later.

On 17 September, Blackpool lost 2–1 at Millwall, leaving the club 19th in the table before a two-week international break.

Free-agent midfielder Liam Bridcutt signed for the club on 30 September. He had been a free agent since leaving Lincoln City, where he had played under Michael Appleton.

A third-successive defeat followed on 1 October, 1–0 at home to Norwich City. A Dominic Thompson own-goal was the difference. Blackpool remained 19th, with eleven points from as many games.

A goalless draw at Sunderland on 4 October was followed by a 3–1 victory over Watford at Bloomfield Road, with Jerry Yates scoring twice. Blackpool remained 19th.

Blackpool travelled to Bramall Lane to face Sheffield United on 15 October, and left with a point after a 3–3 draw. The visitors' goals came from Jerry Yates (2) and Kenny Dougall. Three players were sent off, including Blackpool's Marvin Ekpiteta and Dominic Thompson.

Hull City were victorious in their visit to Bloomfield Road on 19 October. Blackpool's goal in the 1–3 scoreline came from Kenny Dougall.

The following day, Blackpool beat Preston North End 4–2 in the 97th West Lancashire derby. Jerry Yates scored his third brace in four games, while Charlie Patino and CJ Hamilton also found the net. Blackpool climbed three places to eighteenth with the three points.

Seven days later, Blackpool closed out the month with a second-successive victory, 2–1 at Coventry City. Jerry Yates (seven goals in five games) and Gary Madine scored the goals for the visitors, who climbed another three places, to fifteenth, with the victory.

A single-goal defeat at West Bromwich Albion on 1 November dropped Blackpool one place to sixteenth.

A third defeat in five games ensued, 1–0 at home to Luton Town.

Middlesbrough inflicted a third-straight defeat as Blackpool dropped to 21st in the table.

A fourth followed at Wigan Athletic on 12 November, dropping the Seasiders to second from bottom.

Three consecutive draws — at home to Birmingham City and away to Cardiff City and Hull City — began the month.

A home defeat to Sheffield United rounded out the year.

Full-back Andy Lyons completed his move from Shamrock Rovers on New Year's Day. On the same day, the Seasiders achieved a 1–1 draw at home to Sunderland. Callum Connolly was sent off in injury time for a second booking.

Midfielder Callum Wright joined Plymouth Argyle for an undisclosed fee on 4 January, while Morgan Rogers signed on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season.

After an unsuccessful loan to Olympiacos, winger Josh Bowler returned to the seaside on loan from Nottingham Forest until the end of the campaign.

On 11 January, German midfielder Tom Trybull joined the club on a free transfer from SV Sandhausen.

A 2–0 defeat at Watford on 14 January, leaving Blackpool second-bottom, was Michael Appleton's final game in charge. After one win in eleven games, he was sacked, and replaced by Mick McCarthy.

McCarthy's planned first game in charge, at home to Huddersfield Town on 21 January, was postponed due to a frozen pitch. Grant Ward was released to free agency later in the day.

Central defender Charlie Goode signed on loan from Brentford on 23 January.

Blackpool were knocked out of the FA Cup by Southampton at the fourth-round stage on 28 January. Earlier in the day, the club signed defender Curtis Nelson from Cardiff City on a free transfer.

Forward Ewan Bange joined Radcliffe on a free transfer on 31 January.

A 3–0 defeat at Middlesbrough meant Blackpool had lost seven of their last eleven games.

Two draws at home followed, against Huddersfield Town and Rotherham United, the latter result, a goalless draw, leaving Blackpool bottom of the table, after Wigan Athletic picked up three points.

On 15 February, Blackpool lost 2–1 at Swansea City.

Three days later, Blackpool beat Stoke City by a single goal at Bloomfield Road, Ian Poveda with the strike. It was their first win in the league since 29 October,^[19] and lifted them off the bottom of the table, on goal difference, at the expense of Wigan Athletic.

A single-goal defeat followed at Blackburn Rovers on 21 February. Blackpool sat 23rd in the table.

February was closed out with a tenth defeat in seventeen games. Blackpool remained 23rd, four points adrift of safety, but bottom club Wigan Athletic had a game in hand.

A goalless draw at home to Burnley on 5 March was followed six days later by a 2–0 defeat at Bristol City.

An eighth victory of the campaign occurred on 14 March, with a 6–1 scoreline at home to Queens Park Rangers. Andy Lyons scored a brace.

This was followed by a 4–1 home defeat by Coventry City.

On 1 April, Preston won the West Lancashire derby 3–1.

Six days later, a 3–1 home defeat to Cardiff City, a sixth defeat in eight games and a third-consecutive loss, sealed Mick McCarthy's fate. He left the club by mutual consent the following day. Blackpool appointed Stephen Dobbie as interim head coach until the end of the season.

A fourth-straight defeat followed at Luton Town on 10 April. 3–1 was the scoreline, with Andy Lyons getting Blackpool's goal.

On 15 April, Blackpool beat fellow relegation candidates Wigan Athletic by a single goal.

This was followed three days later by a 2–0 home defeat by West Bromwich Albion.

Blackpool travelled to Birmingham City on 22 April, and an Ian Poveda goal on 74 minutes proved decisive. With two games remaining, Blackpool sat second-bottom, one point above Wigan Athletic and two points behind Reading.

A 3–2 home defeat to Millwall confirmed Blackpool's relegation to League One after two seasons in the Championship.

On 3 May, Simon Sadler announced that chief executive officer Ben Mansford, who joined the club with the owner in 2019, would be leaving the club to pursue new opportunities.^[20]

Five days later, Blackpool ended the season with a single-goal victory at Norwich City, with Morgan Rogers scoring the goal in the fifteenth minute.

After 46 league fixtures, Blackpool had picked up 44 points from a possible 138.

On 16 May, the club announced its retained list for the following season. Released were goalkeepers Chris Maxwell and Stuart Moore, defenders Luke Garbutt, Curtis Nelson and Jordan Thorniley, midfielders Keshi Anderson, Kevin Stewart and Liam Bridcutt, and forwards Beryly Lubala and Gary Madine. Contract extensions were triggered on defenders Callum Connolly and James Husband, midfielders Kenny Dougall, CJ Hamilton, Luke Mariette, Tayt Trusty and Matty Virtue, and forwards Shayne Lavery and Will Squires.^[21]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.^[25]

Blackpool v Reading

30 July 2022 1	Blackpool	1–0	Reading	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Connolly 9' Dougall  78'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 10,831 Referee: David Webb

Stoke City v Blackpool

6 August 2022 2	Stoke City	2–0	Blackpool	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Clarke 33' Baker  74' Brown 75' Laurent  90+5'	Report	Dougall  78' Connolly  90+2'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 23,612 Referee: Bobby Madley

Blackpool v Swansea City

13 August 2022 3	Blackpool	0–1	Swansea City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Lavery  47' Yates 50'	Report	Grimes  63' Ntcham  77', 87' Allen  90+3'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,519 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool

16 August 2022 4	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	Blackpool	London
15:00 BST		Report	Bowler 45+1'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,575 Referee: Andy Davies

Burnley v Blackpool

20 August 2022 5	Burnley	3–3	Blackpool	Burnley
15:00 BST	Brownhill 3' Tella 11', 33' Cullen  47' Maatsen  85'	Report	Corbeanu 21' Thompson  45+1' Connolly  61' Lavery 74' Yates 76' Carey  84' Dougall  90+5'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,620 Referee: Keith Stroud

Blackpool v Bristol City

27 August 2022 6	Blackpool	3–3	Bristol City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Bowler 7' Yates 55' Lawrence-Gabriel  65' Corbeanu 90'	Report	Conway 44' Scott  51' Semenyo 63',  77' Ekpiteta 70' (o.g.) Atkinson  85' Williams  87' King  90+3'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 10,804 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Blackpool v Blackburn Rovers

31 August 2022 (2022-08-31) 7	Blackpool	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Thompson  63' Ekpiteta  84'	Report	Brereton Díaz 16',  24' Travis  70' Vale  73'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,383 Referee: Matt Donohue

Huddersfield Town v Blackpool

4 September 2022 8	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Blackpool	Huddersfield
15:00 BST		Report	Corbeanu 38' Connolly  58' Williams  63' Yates  65'	Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 18,195 Referee: John Busby

Rotherham United v Blackpool

14 September 2022 (2022-09-14) 9	Rotherham United	3–0	Blackpool	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Ogbene 34' Rathbone  73' Harding 82' Kelly 85'	Report	Thorniley  80'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,105 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Millwall v Blackpool

17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 10	Millwall	2–1	Blackpool	Bermondsey
15:00 BST	Cooper  7' Grimshaw 14' (o.g.) Afobe 63' Wallace  68'	Report	Patino 33',  60' Corbeanu  90+1'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,463 Referee: Darren Bond

Blackpool v Norwich City

1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 11	Blackpool	0–1	Norwich City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Lawrence-Gabriel  10' Dougall  39' Ekpiteta  90+2'	Report	Pukki 21'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,594 Referee: David Coote

Sunderland v Blackpool

4 October 2022 (2022-10-04) 12	Sunderland	0–0	Blackpool	Sunderland
19:45 BST	Michut  85'	Report	Patino  56' Thorniley  64' Dougall  83'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 35,900 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Blackpool v Watford

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 13	Blackpool	3–1	Watford	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Madine 10' Thompson  51' Yates 81' 85'	Report	Louza 29'  88'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,567 Referee: Robert Madley

Sheffield United v Blackpool

15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 14	Sheffield United	3–3	Blackpool	Sheffield
15:00 BST	McAtee 8'  45+1' Ndiaye 24' Baldock  56' Ahmedhodžić  72' Norwood  72' 90+8' Doyle  77' Brewster 88' Foderingham  90+9'	Report	Yates 30' 42' Dougall 50' Ekpiteta  55'  78' Thompson  66'  81'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,458 Referee: David Webb

Blackpool v Hull City

19 October 2022 (2022-10-19) 15	Blackpool	1–3	Hull City	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Dougall 31' Wright  45+2' Madine  48' Connolly  81'	Report	Longman 26'  38' Slater  43' 79' Docherty 45+3' Greaves  51' Pelkas  78'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 9,884 Referee: Josh Smith

Blackpool v Preston North End

22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 16	Blackpool	4–2	Preston North End	Blackpool
12:30 BST	Yates 30' 81' Patino  45+1' 68' Hamilton 90+5'	Report	Fernández  27' Whiteman 38' (pen.) Storey  45' Connolly 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,632 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Coventry City v Blackpool

29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 17	Coventry City	1–2	Blackpool	Coventry
15:00 BST	Sheaf  13' Palmer 40'	Report	Madine 53'  90+3' Dougall  56' Patino  65' Yates 80'  90+3'	Stadium: The Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 8,924 Referee: Darren Bond

West Bromwich Albion v Blackpool

1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) 18	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Blackpool	West Bromwich
20:00 BST	O'Shea  51' Bartley  52' Wallace  58' Yokuşlu 85'  90+4'	Report	Thorniley  28' Yates  47'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 19,786 Referee: Gavin Ward

Blackpool v Luton Town

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) 19	Blackpool	0–1	Luton Town	Blackpool
3:00 BST	Connolly  51'	Report	Berry 57'  64'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,452 Referee: Tim Robinson

Blackpool v Middlesbrough

8 November 2022 (2022-11-08) 20	Blackpool	0–3	Middlesbrough	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Husband  7' Thompson  34' Maxwell  47' Corbeanu  52'	Report	Jones 15' Forss 48' (pen.) Akpom 65' Hackney  90+4'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 12,191 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Wigan Athletic v Blackpool

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 21	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Blackpool	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Lang  45+4' McClean 54' Bennett  80' Shinnie  84' Tilt 88'	Report	Ekpiteta  17' Madine 34' Carey  58' Thompson  90+1'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 14,059 Referee: Andy Davies

Blackpool v Birmingham City

10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) 22	Blackpool	0–0	Birmingham City	Blackpool
15:00 GMT		Report	Mejbri  80'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 12,854 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Cardiff City v Blackpool

17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) 23	Cardiff City	1–1	Blackpool	Leckwith
15:00 GMT	Robinson  15' Etete 36' O'Dowda  41' Whyte  47'	Report	Madine  51', 67' Patino  62' Williams  88'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,544 Referee: Josh Smith

Hull City v Blackpool

26 December 2022 24	Hull City	1–1	Blackpool	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Seri  47' Estupiñán 77' Greaves  86'	Report	Garbutt  21' Carey 28' Thorniley  53' Grimshaw  90+3'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 19,170 Referee: John Brooks

Blackpool v Sheffield United

29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 25	Blackpool	1–2	Sheffield United	Blackpool
20:15 GMT	Ekpiteta 55'	Report	Berge 18' McAtee 49'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 14,395 Referee: Peter Bankes

Blackpool v Sunderland

1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 26	Blackpool	1–1	Sunderland	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Connolly  8'  90+2' Lavery 21',  71' Poveda  28' Beesley  85'	Report	Michut  19' Stewart 66' O'Nien  72'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 14,117 Referee: Tim Robinson

Watford v Blackpool

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 27	Watford	2–0	Blackpool	Watford
15:00 GMT	Gaspar  41' Ferreira  64' Adeyemo 72' Sarr 87' (pen.)	Report	Husband  86' Maxwell  86' Patino  88'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,679 Referee: Gavin Ward

Middlesbrough v Blackpool

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 28	Middlesbrough	3–0	Blackpool	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Hackney  7' Akpom 32', 59' McNair 69'	Report	Yates  26' Madine  79'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,299 Referee: Tim Robinson

Blackpool v Huddersfield Town

7 February 2023 (2023-02-07) 29	Blackpool	2–2	Huddersfield Town	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Madine  45+4' Lyons 82' Dougall  84' Bowler 90'	Report	High  28' Pearson 36' Rudoni  45+2' Koroma 86' Knockaert  87'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,164 Referee: Graham Scott

Blackpool v Rotherham United

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 30	Blackpool	0–0	Rotherham United	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Dougall  81'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 12,262 Referee: Josh Smith

Swansea City v Blackpool

15 February 2023 (2023-02-15) 31	Swansea City	2–1	Blackpool	Landore
19:45 GMT	Sorinola 21' Darling  49' Connolly 73' (o.g.) Manning  81'	Report	Connolly  1' Patino  39'  57' Carey 70'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 15,345 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Blackpool v Stoke City

18 February 2023 32	Blackpool	1–0	Stoke City	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Poveda 7',  27' Dougall  24' Thompson  81' Husband  86'	Report	Wilmot  90+3'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,238 Referee: Matt Donohue

Blackburn Rovers v Blackpool

21 February 2023 33	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Blackpool	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Dolan 31',  49' Brittain  80' Buckley  90'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,483 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Reading v Blackpool

25 February 2023 34	Reading	3–1	Blackpool	Reading
15:00 GMT	Ince 13', 72' Mbengue  57' Carroll 70' (pen.)	Report	Carey 90+4'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 17,013 Referee: John Brooks

Blackpool v Burnley

5 March 2023 35	Blackpool	0–0	Burnley	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Connolly  44'	Report	Tella  79'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 14,134 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Bristol City v Blackpool

11 March 2023 36	Bristol City	2–0	Blackpool	Ashton Gate
12:30 GMT	Weimann 58' Scott 81'	Report	Rogers  75'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 19,070 Referee: Darren Bond

Blackpool v Queens Park Rangers

14 March 2023 37	Blackpool	6–1	Queens Park Rangers	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Yates 3' (pen.),  65' Lyons 11', 48' Nelson 14' Thorniley 36' Dougall 88'	Report	Martin 43' Dunne  45' Amos  75' Dickie  87'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 10,051 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Blackpool v Coventry City

18 March 2023 38	Blackpool	1–4	Coventry City	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Yates 35' (pen.)	Report	Gyökeres  14' Sheaf 20' McFadzean  34', 50' Nelson 45+2' (o.g.) Godden 73' Hamer  83'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 14,055 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Preston North End v Blackpool

1 April 2023 39	Preston North End	3–1	Blackpool	Preston
12:30 BST	Potts 12',  15' Lindsay  21' Whiteman 26' Cannon 51' Johnson  74'	Report	Connolly  76' Patino  82' Yates 89' Nelson  90+2'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,834 Referee: Andre Marriner

Blackpool v Cardiff City

7 April 2023 40	Blackpool	1–3	Cardiff City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Patino  25' Bowler 74' Connolly  76'	Report	Wickham 21' Kaba 37' Ralls 40' Philogene  67'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,462 Referee: Josh Smith

Luton Town v Blackpool

10 April 2023 41	Luton Town	3–1	Blackpool	Luton
15:00 BST	Mpanzu 45+2', 76' Morris 72',  81'	Report	Lyons 29' Thorniley  42' Fiorini  47'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,772 Referee: Andy Davies

Blackpool v Wigan Athletic

15 April 2023 42	Blackpool	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Yates 2' Anderson  90+7'	Report	Lang  66' Pearce  90+7'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 12,027 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Blackpool v West Bromwich Albion

18 April 2023 43	Blackpool	0–2	West Bromwich Albion	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Fiorini  63'	Report	Thomas-Asante 18' Chalobah  32' Furlong  55' Gardner-Hickman 60' Albrighton  80'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 10,705 Referee: Stephen Martin

Birmingham City v Blackpool

22 April 2023 44	Birmingham City	0–1	Blackpool	Bordesley
15:00 BST	Roberts  22'	Report	Lyons  44' Poveda 74'	Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 16,636 Referee: Keith Stroud

Norwich City v Blackpool

8 May 2023 46	Norwich City	0–1	Blackpool	Norwich
15:00 BST	Hernández  73'	Report	Rogers 15'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,147 Referee: James Bell

The Seasiders were drawn at home to Nottingham Forest in the third round^[28] and away to Southampton in the fourth round.^[29]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Southampton v Blackpool

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) Fourth round	Southampton	2–1	Blackpool	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Mara  10' Perraud 22', 62' Diallo  90+4'	Report	Hamilton  20' Patino 67' Dougall  80'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 20,665 Referee: Craig Pawson

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Blackpool were drawn at home to Barrow in the first round.^[30]

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref
25 July 2022	LB	Dominic Thompson	Brentford	Undisclosed	[14]
2 August 2022	MF	Donovan Lescott	Salford City	Undisclosed	[31]
12 August 2022	LB	Alex Lankshear	St Albans City	Undisclosed	[32]
30 August 2022	LW	Owen Moffat	Celtic	Undisclosed	[33]
1 September 2022	CF	Zak Emmerson	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed	[34]
1 September 2022	CM	Callum Wright	Leicester City	Undisclosed	[35]
30 September 2022	CM	Liam Bridcutt	Free agency	–	[36]
21 October 2022	RM	Grant Ward	Free agency	–	[37]
1 January 2023	RB	Andy Lyons	Shamrock Rovers	Undisclosed	[38]
11 January 2023	DM	Tom Trybull	Sandhausen	–	[39]
28 January 2023	CB	Curtis Nelson	Cardiff City	–	[40]

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref
30 June 2022	CM	Cameron Antwi	Released		[41]
30 June 2022	CB	Ryan Grant	Released		[41]
30 June 2022	FW	Johnny Johnston	Released		[41]
30 June 2022	MF	Matthew Liptrott	Released		[41]
30 June 2022	GK	Charlie Monks	Released		[41]
30 June 2022	CM	Ethan Robson	Released		[41]
30 June 2022	MF	Sky Sinclair	Released		[41]
30 June 2022	RM	Grant Ward	Released		[41]
10 August 2022	CB	Richard Keogh	Ipswich Town	Undisclosed	[42]
1 September 2022	RW	Josh Bowler	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed	[43]
4 January 2023	CM	Callum Wright	Plymouth Argyle	Undisclosed	[44]
21 January 2023	RM	Grant Ward	Released		[45]
31 January 2023	CF	Ewan Bange	Radcliffe	–	[46]

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Until	Ref
16 July 2022	MF	Lewis Fiorini	Manchester City	End of season	[11]
19 July 2022	DF	Rhys Williams	Liverpool	23 January 2023[a]	[12][47]
28 July 2022	FW	Theo Corbeanu	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3 January 2023[b]	[15][48]
3 August 2022	MF	Charlie Patino	Arsenal	End of season	[49]
27 August 2022	MF	Ian Poveda	Leeds United	End of season	[50]
4 January 2023	LW	Morgan Rogers	Manchester City	End of season	[51]
5 January 2023	RW	Josh Bowler	Nottingham Forest	End of season	[52]
23 January 2023	CB	Charlie Goode	Brentford	End of season	[53]

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Until	Ref
5 July 2022	CB	Oliver Casey	Forest Green Rovers	End of season	[54]
7 July 2022	LB	Reece James	Sheffield Wednesday		[10]
6 August 2022	CF	Brad Holmes	AFC Fylde	4 September 2022	[55]
7 August 2022	RW	Owen Dale	Portsmouth	End of season	[56]
12 August 2022	LB	Harvey Hughes	Bamber Bridge	9 September 2022	[57]
	AM	Tayt–Lemar Trusty	Hyde United
15 August 2022	CB	Doug Tharme	Accrington Stanley	End of season	[58]
28 August 2022	RW	Rob Apter	Scunthorpe United	2 January 2023	[59]
30 August 2022	LW	Beryly Lubala	Colchester United	3 January 2023[a]	[60][61]
1 September 2022	CF	Ewan Bange	Queen of the South	8 January 2023	[62]
	CM	Matty Virtue	Lincoln City	End of season	[63]
23 September 2022	CF	Brad Holmes	Hyde United	January 2023	[64]
5 November 2022	MF	Donovan Lescott	Bamber Bridge	5 December 2022	[65]
27 January 2023	RB	Jack Moore	Chorley	24 February 2023	[66]
	AM	Tayt-Lemar Trusty	Hartlepool United	End of season	[67]
18 March 2023	GK	Stuart Moore	Doncaster Rovers	25 March 2023	[68]