2021–22 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool's visit to nearby Squires Gate on 9 July ended in a 7–0 victory for the Tangerines, the goals coming from seven different players: Harrison, Mariette, Matshazi, Francis, Bange, Yelegon and Nyame.[12]

Another local derby, at Southport, the following day saw Blackpool win 2–0. The goals came from Demetri Mitchell and new signing Shayne Lavery. The visitors, who named different starting line-ups for each half, played most of the second with ten men, after CJ Hamilton went off with an injury.[13]

A visit to Accrington Stanley on 17 July ended in a 3–1 defeat. Demetri Mitchell scored the visitors' goal, from the penalty spot.[14] The same day, veteran defender Richard Keogh joined the club on a free transfer.

Blackpool travelled north to face Carlisle United on 24 July. Demetri Mitchell scored his third goal in the four fixtures in what was the only goal of the game.[15]

On 27 July, Burnley visited Bloomfield Road, and they returned east with a single-goal victory.[16]

On 29 July, 20-year-old forward Tyreece John-Jules joined on loan from Arsenal for the season.

Pre-season continued with a 1–1 draw at Morecambe on 31 July[17] (the visitors' goal coming from CJ Hamilton) and concluded with a 4–1 defeat at Premier League champions Manchester City on 3 August. Luke Garbutt scored Blackpool's goal from the penalty spot.[18]

"It was so demanding. I was really impressed with Blackpool – they have a young side with quality. They lost two or three balls in the build-up in the first minutes, but continued to do it. They did really well. We played against a good side – they did very well in many things, especially in the build-up. We had to do things to regain the ball as quick as possible."

— Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola after the match[19]

Blackpool opened their league campaign with a 1–1 draw at Nigel Pearson's Bristol City on 7 August. Chris Martin put the hosts ahead just before the interval, and the score remained that way until the fourth minute of injury time, when second-half substitute Shayne Lavery scored on his debut. Blackpool were eighth place at the final whistle,[20] but dropped to thirteenth after the remaining fixtures were played.

Middlesbrough visited Bloomfield Road in the first round of the EFL Cup on 11 August. Blackpool won 3–0, with goals from Callum Connolly, Shayne Lavery and Keshi Anderson.[21]

On 13 August, Ewan Bange was loaned out to Bamber Bridge.[22]

Mick McCarthy's Cardiff City were next up at the seaside, and they returned to Wales with all three points after a 2–0 victory.[23]

A second-successive Championship defeat followed on 17 August, 1–0 at home at the hands of Coventry City. Blackpool did climb, to 22nd, after other results that evening.[24]

Blackpool made the long trip to Bournemouth on 21 August, and found themselves two goals down inside twenty minutes after a double from Dominic Solanke. Goals from James Husband and Jerry Yates (penalty) levelled matters,[25] giving the visitors their second point from a possible twelve since the start of the league campaign.

Three days later, Blackpool exited the EFL Cup at the second-round stage after losing 3–2 at home to Sunderland, whose Aiden O'Brien rounded out his hat-trick with a 92nd-minute winner.[26]

A third League defeat in Blackpool's opening five fixtures occurred at Millwall on 28 August. The visitors' Callum Connolly was sent off on 14 minutes, but Blackpool took the lead, with Shayne Lavery's fourth goal of the season, eleven minutes into the second half. Jed Wallace levelled for the Lions on 63 minutes from a free-kick. Jake Cooper scored the winner in the final minute.[27]

On transfer-deadline day, 31 August, Blackpool brought in four players: Jordan Gabriel (returning after being on loan at the club the previous season) in a permanent, four-year deal, while Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City), Dujon Sterling (Chelsea) and Owen Dale (Crewe Alexandra) joined on loan.

On 9 September, Blackpool named their 25-man squad. Due to injuries to Matty Virtue, Grant Ward and Gary Madine, three spaces were left open.[28]

The squad:

Goalkeepers: Daniel Grimshaw, Chris Maxwell, Stuart Moore. Defenders: Callum Connolly, Marvin Ekpiteta, Jordan Gabriel, Luke Garbutt, Daniel Gretarsson, James Husband, Reece James, Richard Keogh, Dujon Sterling (loan). Midfielders: Keshi Anderson, Josh Bowler, Owen Dale (loan), Kenny Dougall, Demetri Mitchell, Kevin Stewart, Ryan Wintle (loan). Forwards: Tyreece John-Jules (loan), Shayne Lavery, Jerry Yates.[28] Gary Madine, injured since last season, was registered just before the Huddersfield fixture on 14 September. He was named on the bench for that match.[29]

The under-21s:

Goalkeepers: Charlie Monks. Defenders: Oliver Casey, Ryan Grant, Cameron Hill, Sky Sinclair. Midfielders: Cameron Antwi, Rob Apter, Sonny Carey, Luke Mariette, Matthew Liptrott. Forwards: Ewan Bange, Brad Holmes, Johnny Johnston.[28]

Also on 9 September, youth defender Charlie Penman joined Brighton and Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.[30]

Division leaders Fulham visited Bloomfield Road on 11 September. Josh Bowler's second-half strike gave Blackpool their first League win of the season, while also handing the visitors their first League defeat. The hosts climbed three places to 19th.[31]

A 3–0 home defeat followed to Huddersfield Town on 14 September.[32]

Blackpool's second league victory of the campaign was achieved at Middlesbrough on 18 September. Marcus Tavernier put Boro ahead inside ten minutes, but a goal from Marvin Ekpiteta and own goal by former Blackpool loanee Grant Hall gave Blackpool the three points.[33]

A second consecutive victory followed at home to Barnsley on 25 September. Shayne Lavery's 32nd-minute strike was the only goal of the game. Blackpool climbed to 14th place.[34]

A trip to Hull City resulted in a 1–1 draw, after Blackpool led for over half the game and despite the hosts being reduced to ten men with twenty minutes remaining. Shayne Lavery scored for Blackpool.[35]

Blackpool opened October with a 2–1 home victory over East Lancashire neighbours Blackburn Rovers, their first victory over Tony Mowbray's side in nine years. Shayne Lavery scored his seventh goal in all domestic competitions the opening strike on four minutes. He pulled his hamstring shortly afterwards, and his substitute Jerry Yates double the hosts' lead twenty minutes later. Ben Brereton halved Rovers' deficit five minutes into the second half, but Blackpool held on for their fourth victory in their last six League fixtures. They climbed to 12th place.[36]

On 7 October 2021, Australian international Kenny Dougall signed a new two-year contract with the club.[37]

An unbeaten run of four games came to an end at the City Ground on 16 October as Nottingham Forest won their third Championship fixture in a row. Blackpool dropped three places to 15th.

Three points were picked up at Reading's Madejski Stadium on 20 October, despite being two goals down at half time. Second-half strikes from debutant Owen Dale and a double from Jerry Yates turned the scoreline around. The visitors climbed three places to 12th.[38]

A second-consecutive victory followed three days later in a West Lancashire derby clash with Preston North End at Bloomfield Road, the first such fixture since February 2010 and Blackpool's first victory over their rivals in 24 years. Goals from Keshi Anderson and Gary Madine (his first goal in nine months) gave Blackpool the three points, as they climbed to 11th in the table. There were ten bookings and one dismissal. The visitors' Alan Browne saw red deep in injury time for his part in a post-tackle scuffle.[39]

Blackpool finished October with a third-straight victory, defeating Sheffield United at Bramall Lane by a single goal. Keshi Anderson found the net for the second-consecutive match as the visitors climbed five places to sixth with the three points.[40]

The fourth month of the season began with a single-goal home defeat to Stoke City. Blackpool dropped four places to tenth.[41]

Blackpool held onto tenth place after a 1–1 draw with QPR at Bloomfield Road on 6 November. Gary Madine scored his second goal of the season (and the 100th of his career),[42] from the penalty spot, after the visitors had gone ahead.[43]

On 9 November, Ewan Bange joined AFC Telford on loan.[44]

After an international break, another draw followed at Swansea City on 20 November. Keshi Anderson levelled for the visitors in the second half with his fourth goal of the season. Blackpool remained in tenth position.[45]

A third-successive draw, this time goalless, followed on 23 November against West Bromwich Albion. Blackpool climbed one place to ninth with the result,[46] but dropped to 11th after the following evening's games.

On 25 November, assistant head coach Stuart McCall left Blackpool to become assistant manager to Paul Heckingbottom at Sheffield United.[47]

The final game of the month was a single-goal defeat at Birmingham City on 27 November. Blackpool dropped to 11th place with the result.[48]

Blackpool dropped four places to 15th after a 3–0 home defeat to Luton Town on 4 December.[49]

A third-straight defeat, at Wayne Rooney's bottom side Derby County, followed on 10 December. Their fourth defeat in their last seven games, Blackpool dropped two places to 17th.[50]

A 3–1 victory over Peterborough United on 18 December lifted the Seasiders five places to 12th, although several matches were postponed after a COVID-19 outbreak across the country.[51]

Two consecutives defeats followed — at Huddersfield Town on 27 December[52] and, two days later, at home to Middlesbrough.[53]

2022 was rung in with a single-goal victory over Hull City at Bloomfield Road, Gary Madine's penalty just after the half-hour mark proving decisive. Blackpool climbed to 12th place with the three points, although they had now played four more games than the teams immediately below them and three more than the two teams above them.[54]

On 3 January, Ryan Wintle returned to Cardiff City after being recalled. Meanwhile, fellow midfielder Rob Apter was loaned out to Chester, initially until 31 January, but this was later extended until the end of the season.[55] Four days later, another midfielder, Matthew Liptrott, joined Stalybridge Celtic, while right-back Jack Moore joined Radcliffe, both on loan.

Blackpool exited the FA Cup at the first hurdle, after losing 2–1 at Hartlepool United on 8 January in a third-round tie.[56]

Jake Beesley joined the club, for an undisclosed fee, from Rochdale on 10 January. The following day, midfielder Tayt Trusty joined Radcliffe on loan, linking up with his Blackpool teammate Jack Moore.

On 13 January, Owen Dale, having briefly returned to Crewe at the end of his four-month loan spell, made his move to Blackpool permanent.

On 17 January, Tyreece John-Jules had his loan from Arsenal ended, having not featured for several months,[57] while Ethan Robson was recalled from his season-long loan at MK Dons.[58] The following day, Teddy Howe was released by mutual consent.[59]

Ewan Bange was loaned out, for the third time, on 21 January, this time to F.C. United of Manchester.

Returning to league duty on 22 January, Blackpool beat Millwall by a single Shayne Lavery goal to make it three victories in their last five league games. Blackpool remained 12th.[60]

On 24 January, Jordan Thorniley was recalled from his loan at Oxford United. He filled the spot in Blackpool's 25-man squad that was made by Demetri Mitchell's departure to Hibernian later the same day.[61]

Two days later, Oliver Sarkic became the second player this month to have his contract mutually terminated.[62] He was one of four of-age players not registered in the club's 25-man squad. The other three being Joe Nuttall, Bez Lubala and the long-term-injured Grant Ward.

Winger Charlie Kirk joined, initially on loan until the end of the season, from Charlton Athletic on 27 January.[63]

On 29 January, Blackpool picked up a point at table-toppers Fulham. They ended the month in 14th place.[64]

Transfer-deadline day saw three outgoings: Joe Nuttall departed for Scunthorpe United for an undisclosed fee;[65] Sky Sinclair headed out on loan for the second time, this time to Nantwich Town until March;[66] and Bez Lubala went on loan to Northampton Town until the end of the season.[67] There was one arrival: centre-back Douglas Tharme from Southport. He was immediately loaned back to the Sandgrounders until the end of the season.[68]

Blackpool made it ten points out of a possible twelve over their last four matches with a 3–1 home victory over Bristol City on 5 February. CJ Hamilton opened the scoring, followed two minutes later by a header from Gary Madine. Josh Bowler, subject of a £3-million bid on transfer-deadline day, made it three just after the restart. Bristol City pulled one back five minutes from time. The match had eight bookings, evenly split between the two clubs. Blackpool climbed to 13th.[69]

A 1–1 draw at Coventry City on 8 February made it five games unbeaten. Gary Madine put the visitors ahead, his second goal in as many games. Blackpool dropped one place to 14th.[70]

The following day, 45-year-old Iain Brunskill was installed as assistant head coach to Neil Critchley. Brunskill had formerly been Liverpool's Assistant Academy Technical Director for a decade.[71]

On 12 February, Blackpool hosted second-placed Bournemouth. After taking the lead through Josh Bowler, with his third goal in four matches, the visitors scored two late goals to take the three points. It was Blackpool's first league defeat of 2022.[72]

A visit to Cardiff on 19 February resulted in a point from a 1–1 draw.[73]

A midweek visit to the capital to face QPR saw the Tangerines returning home with a defeat, after conceding a goal to Luke Amos in the final minute of normal time.[74]

On 26 February, Paul Ince and Tom Ince returned to Bloomfield Road with Reading. After going behind, the Seasiders came back to win 4–1, with goals from Marvin Ekpiteta, Gary Madine, Shayne Lavery and Josh Bowler.[75]

Josh Bowler scored the only goal of the game, and his sixth in his last eight games, as Blackpool beat Stoke City at the Bet365 Stadium. They climbed to 14th with the three points.[76]

On 12 March, Blackpool attained three consecutive league victories for the second time in the campaign with a single-goal scoreline at home Swansea City. Gary Madine scored after four minutes, lifting the Tangerines two places to 12th.[77]

Four days later, Sheffield United travelled over the Pennines for Blackpool's final game before a two-week break. In what was Neil Critchley's 100th match as Blackpool manager, the spoils were shared in a goalless draw.[78]

After a two-and-a-half-week break, Blackpool hosted Nottingham Forest on 2 April. The visitors won 4–1, with Callum Connolly scoring the Tangerines' consolation in the closing stages. Blackpool dropped one place to 14th.[79]

On 5 April, Blackpool travelled to Preston North End. They lost by a single goal, and dropped two places to 16th.

Four days later, they were involved in another Lancashire derby, this time at Blackburn Rovers. The match finished 1–1, with Blackpool's goal, an equaliser, coming from the boot of Marvin Ekpiteta. It was his fourth goal of the season. Blackpool remained 16th.[80]

A third defeat in four matches, this time at West Bromwich Albion, was followed by a 6–1 victory over Birmingham City at Bloomfield Road on 18 April. Jake Beesley, on his first start at home, scored twice, with the other four goals coming from CJ Hamilton, Kenny Dougall (his first since the play-off final of the previous season), a penalty from Jerry Yates and a 35-yard free-kick from Callum Connolly.[81]

Gary Madine signed a one-year extension to his contract on 16 April, with an option for a further twelve months.[82]

On 23 April, Blackpool drew 1–1 at Luton Town, Gary Madine scoring from the penalty spot for the visitors.[83]

Blackpool travelled to Barnsley on 26 April. Goals from Owen Dale and Oliver Casey gave Blackpool the three points. They climbed one place to 15th, above arch-rivals Preston North End, with the three points.[84] Matty Virtue made his first start for the club in over a year, having been out injured.

Four days later, Blackpool rounded off their home campaign with a 2–0 defeat to Derby County. Gary Madine missed a penalty that would have put the hosts ahead.[85]

On 7 May, Blackpool travelled to Peterborough United for their final fixture of the campaign. Posh, already relegated to League One, won 5-0. After the match, both Neil Critchley and captain Chris Maxwell apologised to the travelling fans for what was described as their "worst display" of the season.[86] Blackpool finished 16th in the Championship.

Three days later, the club announced its retained list for the following season. Released were goalkeeper Charlie Monks, defenders Ryan Grant and Sky Sinclair (son of former Seasider Trevor Sinclair), midfielders Cameron Antwi, Matthew Liptrott, Ethan Robson and Grant Ward, and forward Johnny Johnston. Contract options were exercised on goalkeeper Stuart Moore, defenders Richard Keogh and Jordan Thorniley, midfielders Keshi Anderson and Josh Bowler, and forwards Ewan Bange and Brad Holmes. Loanees Charlie Kirk (Charlton Athletic) and Dujon Sterling (Chelsea) returned to their respective clubs.[87]

The Seasiders' fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[89]

Bristol City v Blackpool

7 August 2021 1	Bristol City	1–1	Blackpool	Ashton Gate
15:00 BST	Martin 44' Baker  64' Bell  90+2'	Report	Lavery 90+3'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 18,729 Referee: Andy Davies

Blackpool v Cardiff City

14 August 2021 2	Blackpool	0–2	Cardiff City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Husband  90+2'	Report	Bacuna 52' Moore 86'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,393 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Blackpool v Coventry City

17 August 2021 3	Blackpool	0–1	Coventry City	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Lavery  6' Keogh  13' Connolly  59'	Report	O'Hare  45' Gyökeres 45+2' Maatsen  47' Clarke-Salter  70' Waghorn  80'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,608 Referee: Keith Stroud

Bournemouth v Blackpool

21 August 2021 4	Bournemouth	2–2	Blackpool	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Solanke 6', 19'	Report	Garbutt  8' John-Jules  38' Connolly  42' Husband 57' Yates 60' (pen.) Ekpiteta  84'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 9,187 Referee: Steve Martin

Millwall v Blackpool

28 August 2021 5	Millwall	2–1	Blackpool	Bermondsey
15:00 BST	Mitchell  50' Saville  62' Wallace 63' Malone  69' Kieftenbeld  74' Cooper 90'	Report	Connolly  14' Dougall  28' Lavery 56' Yates  62' Anderson  74'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,049 Referee: Gavin Ward

Blackpool v Fulham

11 September 2021 6	Blackpool	1–0	Fulham	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Bowler 49' Stewart  53' Lawrence-Gabriel  86' Garbutt  90+2'	Report	Quina  59' Reed  73' Odoi  79'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,268 Referee: John Busby

Blackpool v Huddersfield Town

14 September 2021 7	Blackpool	0–3	Huddersfield Town	Blackpool
19:45 BST		Report	Pearson  34', 54' Koroma 48' Hogg 62'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,277 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Middlesbrough v Blackpool

18 September 2021 8	Middlesbrough	1–2	Blackpool	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Tavernier 8' Fry  12' Crooks  35'	Report	Ekpiteta 62' Hall 78' (o.g.) Gabriel  90+4'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 21,022 Referee: David Webb

Blackpool v Barnsley

25 September 2021 9	Blackpool	1–0	Barnsley	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Lavery 32' Wintle  64'	Report	Moon  58' Benson  70' Leya Iseka  89'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 12,698 Referee: Steve Martin

Hull City v Blackpool

28 September 2021 10	Hull City	1–1	Blackpool	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST	Wilks  38' Coyle  45+2'  80' Eaves 84'	Report	Lavery 42',  82' Garbutt  68'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 10,189 Referee: Matt Donohue

Blackpool v Blackburn Rovers

2 October 2021 11	Blackpool	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Lavery 4' Yates 24' Ekpiteta  46' Wintle  87' Bowler  90+5'	Report	Ayala  25' Brereton 50'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,419 Referee: Josh Smith

Nottingham Forest v Blackpool

16 October 2021 12	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Blackpool	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Zinckernagel  20' Johnson 22' Grabban 61' McKenna  82'	Report	Yates 53'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,946 Referee: Kevin Friend

Reading v Blackpool

20 October 2021 13	Reading	2–3	Blackpool	Reading
20:00 BST	Dann 11' Dele-Bashiru 21'	Report	Yates  52', 73', 85' (pen) Mitchell  57' Dale 69' Grimshaw  90+2'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,587 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Blackpool v Preston North End

23 October 2021 14	Blackpool	2–0	Preston North End	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Anderson 27',  90+7' Madine 68' Grimshaw  88' Carey  90+4' Husband  90+8'	Report	Sinclair  31' Bauer  39' Browne  45+3'  90+7' Potts  84' Maguire  90+8'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,946 Referee: Tim Robinson

Sheffield United v Blackpool

30 October 2021 15	Sheffield United	0–1	Blackpool	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Davies  79' Norwood  89'	Report	Bowler  62' Anderson 76'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,304 Referee: Tony Harrington

Blackpool v Stoke City

3 November 2021 16	Blackpool	0–1	Stoke City	Blackpool
19:45 GMT		Report	Fletcher 79'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 12,297 Referee: John Busby

Blackpool v Queens Park Rangers

6 November 2021 17	Blackpool	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Blackpool
17:30 GMT	Madine  36', 54' (pen.) Anderson  60'	Report	Willock 26' Odubajo  33' Adomah  50' Dieng  53' Ball  82' Dunne  90+5'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,769 Referee: Josh Smith

Swansea City v Blackpool

20 November 2021 18	Swansea City	1–1	Blackpool	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Piroe 35' Bidwell  80'	Report	Sterling  54' Anderson 86'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 16,886 Referee: Keith Stroud

Blackpool v West Bromwich Albion

23 November 2021 19	Blackpool	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Wintle  51' Anderson  57'	Report	Kipré  45' Grant  88'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,517 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Birmingham City v Blackpool

27 November 2021 20	Birmingham City	1–0	Blackpool	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Jutkiewicz 81'	Report		Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 17,686 Referee: Matt Donohue

Blackpool v Luton Town

4 December 2021 21	Blackpool	0–3	Luton Town	Blackpool
15:00 GMT		Report	Bradley 42' Adebayo 54' Clark 90+1'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,366 Referee: Peter Bankes

Derby County v Blackpool

11 December 2021 22	Derby County	1–0	Blackpool	Derby
15:00 GMT	Plange 51' Jóźwiak  54' Lawrence  76'	Report	Carey  42' Anderson  54'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 21,663 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Blackpool v Peterborough United

18 December 2021 23	Blackpool	3–1	Peterborough United	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Anderson 27' Carey 86' Yates 90'	Report	Dembele 11'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 9,745 Referee: David Webb

Huddersfield Town v Blackpool

27 December 2021 24	Huddersfield Town	3–2	Blackpool	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Ward 3' Toffolo  33' Holmes  79' Thomas 80', 84'	Report	Yates 1' Madine 18' Lawrence-Gabriel  45+9'  61'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 18,968 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Blackpool v Middlesbrough

29 December 2021 25	Blackpool	1–2	Middlesbrough	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Connolly  31' Husband  44' Lavery 90+1'	Report	Fry  40' Šporar 60',  61' Crooks  71' Peltier  89' Watmore 90+3'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,428 Referee: Steve Martin

Blackpool v Hull City

1 January 2022 26	Blackpool	1–0	Hull City	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Madine 31' (pen.)	Report	Bernard  67' Honeyman  76'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,300 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Blackpool v Millwall

22 January 2022 27	Blackpool	1–0	Millwall	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Garbutt Lavery 55'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 10,696 Referee: David Webb

Fulham v Blackpool

29 January 2022 28	Fulham	1–1	Blackpool	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Mitrović 6',  45+1' Odoi  26' Carvalho  68' Wilson  75'	Report	Dougall  39' Bowler 57' Gabriel  90+1'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,092 Referee: Peter Bankes

Blackpool v Bristol City

5 February 2022 29	Blackpool	3–1	Bristol City	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Hamilton 36' Madine 39',  80' Bowler  44', 48' Yates  81' Connolly  84'	Report	Williams  80' Semenyo  81' Scott  84' Wells 86',  89'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,026 Referee: James Linington

Coventry City v Blackpool

8 February 2022 30	Coventry City	1–1	Blackpool	Coventry
19:45 GMT	Sheaf  14' Hyam  36' Gyökeres 42' Clarke-Salter  71' Hamer  79'	Report	Madine 24' James  46'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 15,752 Referee: Andre Marriner

Blackpool v Bournemouth

12 February 2022 31	Blackpool	1–2	Bournemouth	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Bowler 37' Sterling  89' Connolly  90+5'	Report	Solanke 27' Marcondes  85' Lowe 86' Dembélé 90+5'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,141 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Cardiff City v Blackpool

19 February 2022 32	Cardiff City	1–1	Blackpool	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Bagan 49' Flint  61' Vaulks  82' Ng  85'	BBC Report Sky report	Ekpiteta 11' Bowler  66'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,025 Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)

Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool

23 February 2022 33	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Blackpool	Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT	Dunne 31' Sanderson  40' Dieng  58' Ball  70' Amos 89' (o.g.) Field  90+3'	Report	James  40' Bowler 82',  90+2'	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 17,387 Referee: Gavin Ward

Blackpool v Reading

26 February 2022 34	Blackpool	4–1	Reading	Blackpool
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Ekpiteta 27' Madine 61' Yates  77' Lavery 86' Bowler 90'	Report	João 17'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 10,954 Referee: Peter Bankes

Stoke City v Blackpool

5 March 2022 35	Stoke City	0–1	Blackpool	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Baker  52' Vrancic  59' Harwood-Bellis  70'	Report	James  33' Bowler 86' Madine  90+6' Connolly  90+8'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 26,384 Referee: Tony Harrington

Blackpool v Swansea City

12 March 2022 36	Blackpool	1–0	Swansea City	Blackpool
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Madine 4'	Report	Downes  37' Naughton  90+3'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 12,344 Referee: Steve Martin

Blackpool v Sheffield United

16 March 2022 37	Blackpool	0–0	Sheffield United	Blackpool
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Connolly  41'	Report	Robinson  31' Sharp  90'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,915 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Blackpool v Nottingham Forest

2 April 2022 38	Blackpool	1–4	Nottingham Forest	Blackpool
12:30 GMT (UTC)	Stewart  55' Connolly 89'	Report	Zinckernagel 11' Johnson 30', 36' Surridge 82' Lolley  88'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,986 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Preston North End v Blackpool

5 April 2022 39	Preston North End	1–0	Blackpool	Preston
19:45 BST	Archer 45+3' Whiteman  45+11' Johnson  62' Hughes  64' McCann  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Referee: David Webb

West Bromwich Albion v Blackpool

15 April 2022 41	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	Blackpool	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Carroll 42' Grant 90+3'	Report	Ekpiteta 53' Husband  71'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 21,717 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Blackpool v Birmingham City

18 April 2022 42	Blackpool	6–1	Birmingham City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Beesley 3', 56' Hamilton 14' Dougall 40' Yates 85' (pen.) Connolly 90+4'	Report	Šunjić 63' Pedersen  75'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,993 Referee: Tim Robinson

Luton Town v Blackpool

23 April 2022 43	Luton Town	1–1	Blackpool	Luton
12:30 BST	Adebayo 2'	Report	Dougall  19' Madine 55' (pen.),  90+1' Hamilton  68' Lavery  90+6'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Referee: John Brooks

Barnsley v Blackpool

26 April 2022 44	Barnsley	0–2	Blackpool	Barnsley
19:45 BST	Andersen  9'	Report	Dale 39' Virtue  62' Casey 66'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 12,256 Referee: John Busby

Blackpool v Derby County

30 April 2022 45	Blackpool	0–2	Derby County	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Connolly  81'	Report	Ebiowei 73' Cashin 82' Davies  84' Ebosele  88'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 15,298 Referee: Andy Davies

Blackpool were drawn away to Hartlepool United in the third round.[90]

Hartlepool United v Blackpool

8 January 2022 Third round	Hartlepool United	2–1	Blackpool	Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Ferguson 48' Grey 61'	Report	Anderson 8'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,932 Referee: Matt Donohue

Blackpool were drawn at home against Middlesbrough in the first round[91] and Sunderland in the second round.[92][93]

Blackpool v Middlesbrough

11 August 2021 First round	Blackpool	3–0	Middlesbrough	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Ekpiteta  19' Connolly 31' Casey  33' Lavery 77' Anderson 78'	Report	Morsy  31' Payero  36'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,836 Referee: Bobby Madley

Blackpool v Sunderland

24 August 2021 Second round	Blackpool	2–3	Sunderland	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Lavery 9' Bowler 87'	Report	O'Brien 12', 57', 91'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,756 Referee: Peter Wright

Blackpool were drawn against Fleetwood Town in the first round.[94]

Blackpool v Fleetwood Town

21 September 2021 First round	Blackpool	3–0	Fleetwood Town	Blackpool
14:00 BST	Sarkic 3' Carey 45', 60'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) Referee: Richard Aspinall