2025–26 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
2025–26 season
OwnerSimon Sadler
Head coachSteve Bruce
StadiumBloomfield Road

The 2025–26 season is the 117th season in the history of Blackpool Football Club, and their third-consecutive season in League One, the third tier of English professional football. They will also participate in three cup competitions: the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.[1]

It is Steve Bruce's first full season as head coach, having been appointed on 3 September 2024, during the previous season.[2]

Pre-season

Transfers which were announced in June and became official on 1 July:

On 25 June, forward Jake Beesley joined Burton Albion and defender Matthew Pennington signed for Bradford City, both for an undisclosed fee. The same day, forward Niall Ennis, who had been on loan with the club the previous season, signed from Stoke City for an un undisclosed fee on a two-year contract.

Fixtures

The first two pre-season friendlies to be announced was against Squires Gate and AFC Fylde on 12 July.[3] On 5 June, Blackpool announced a home friendly with West Bromwich Albion had been arranged for 19 July.[4] A friendly against Salford City at the Manchester club's Peninsula Stadium was scheduled for 22 July.[5] On 20 June, a fifth friendly was announced against Doncaster Rovers.[6]

A behind-closed-doors friendly against Accrington Stanley was also announced.[7]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 July 2025 Friendly Squires Gate 1–0 Blackpool XI Squires Gate
15:00 BST Report Stadium: The Brian Addison Stadium
8 July 2025 Friendly Blackpool 0–1 Accrington Stanley Squires Gate
12:30 BST Report
  • Woods
Stadium: Blackpool FC Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
12 July 2025 Friendly AFC Fylde 3–4 Blackpool Medlar-with-Wesham
15:00 BST
  • Ustabaşı 6'
  • Ormerod 30'
  • Mohammed 70'
 Report
Stadium: Mill Farm Sports Village
19 July 2025 Friendly Blackpool v West Bromwich Albion Blackpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Bloomfield Road
22 July 2025 Friendly Salford City v Blackpool Salford
19:30 BST Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
26 July 2025 Friendly Doncaster Rovers v Blackpool Doncaster
15:00 BST Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2025–26 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2025. 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[8]

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: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were released, with Blackpool hosting Stevenage on the opening weekend.[9]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 1 Blackpool v Stevenage Blackpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Bloomfield Road
9 August 2025 2 Exeter City v Blackpool Exeter
15:00 BST Stadium: St James Park
16 August 2025 3 Blackpool v Huddersfield Town Blackpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Bloomfield Road
19 August 2025 4 Mansfield Town v Blackpool Mansfield
19:45 BST Stadium: Field Mill
23 August 2025 5 Plymouth Argyle v Blackpool Plymouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Home Park
30 August 2025 6 Blackpool v Bolton Wanderers Blackpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Bloomfield Road
6 September 2025 7 Blackpool v Luton Town Blackpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Bloomfield Road
13 September 2025 8 Northampton Town v Blackpool Sixfields
12:30 BST Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[10]
20 September 2025 9 Blackpool v Barnsley Blackpool
12:30 BST Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[10]

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Trophy

Blackpool were drawn against Barrow, Tranmere Rovers and Nottingham Forest U21 in the group stage.[11]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Barrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L2 Tranmere Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Nottingham Forest U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
25 June 2025 CF  Niall Ennis (ENG)  Stoke City (ENG) Undisclosed [12]
1 July 2025[a] CB  Fraser Horsfall (ENG)  Stockport County (ENG) Bosman [13]
1 July 2025[b] CB  Michael Ihiekwe (ENG)  Sheffield Wednesday (ENG) [14]
1 July 2025[c] CM  George Honeyman (ENG)  Millwall (ENG) [15]
1 July 2025[d] GK  Franco Ravizzoli (ARG)  Wycombe Wanderers (ENG) [16]
8 July 2025 DM  Jordan Brown (ENG)  Leyton Orient (ENG) Undisclosed [17]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 3 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Stockport had expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 4 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Sheffield Wednesday had expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Millwall had expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Wycombe Wanderers had expired

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
25 June 2025 CF  Jake Beesley (ENG)  Burton Albion (ENG) Undisclosed [18]
CB  Matthew Pennington (ENG)  Bradford City (ENG) [19]

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.
30 June 2025 CM  Sonny Carey (ENG)  Charlton Athletic (ENG) 1 July 2025 [20]
RB  Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (ENG)  Port Vale (ENG) [21][22]
CM Oliver Norburn  Notts County (ENG) [21][23]
GK Richard O'Donnell  Derby County (ENG) [21][24]
GK Mackenzie Chapman [21]
LW Jake Daniels [21]
RB Kwaku Donkor [21]
CB Tyler Hill [21]
CM Jaden Jones [21]
LB Alex Lankshear  Boston United (ENG) 3 July 2025 [21]
RB Jack Moore [21]
CM Josh Onomah [21]
CF Jordan Rhodes [21]


New contract

Date Pos. Player Length End date Ref.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

Only players with appearances are included in the list
Italics indicate a loaned-in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF  IRL Andy Lyons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF  ENG James Husband 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF  WAL Lee Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF  ENG Albie Morgan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW  ENG Ashley Fletcher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW  ENG Tom Bloxham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF  ENG Hayden Coulson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF  ENG Oliver Casey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF  IRL CJ Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW  SCO Rob Apter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF  WAL Zac Ashworth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF  ENG Kylian Kouassi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF  ENG Ryan Finnigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF  ENG Dan Sassi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF  ENG Josh Miles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF  ENG Theo Upton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 FW  ENG Terry Bondo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF  ENG Spencer Knight 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 DF  ENG Johnson Opawole 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— GK  ENG Harvey Bradley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW  ENG Niall Ennis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF  ENG George Honeyman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— DF  ENG Fraser Horsfall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— DF  ENG Michael Ihiekwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF  ENG Josh Miles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— GK  ARG Franco Ravizzoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  2. ^ "Steve Bruce Appointed As Head Coach". www.blackpoolfc.co.uk. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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  6. ^ "Blackpool To Face Doncaster In Pre-Season". Blackpool FC. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  7. ^ @BlackpoolFC (8 July 2025). "We will take on Accrington Stanley in a behind-closed-doors friendly this afternoon, kick-off 12:30pm" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 July 2025 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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  17. ^ "Jordan Brown Signs For Pool!". Blackpool FC. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
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