2012–13 Blackpool F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Blackpool F.C.'s second-consecutive season in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English professional football, and their 104th overall season in the Football League. They finished in 15th position. Tom Ince was the club's top scorer, with eighteen goals in all competitions.

Blackpool F.C.
2012–13 season
ChairmanKarl Oyston
ManagerIan Holloway (until 3 November)
Steve Thompson (caretaker) (3 November – 7 November & 11 January – 18 February)
Michael Appleton (7 November – 11 January)
Paul Ince (18 February)
StadiumBloomfield Road
Blackpool, England
(Capacity: 17,338)
Football League Championship15th
FA CupRound Three1
League CupRound One
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tom Ince (18)
All:
Tom Ince (18)

Ian Holloway, in his fourth season, was manager until 3 November. He left to join Crystal Palace, at which point his assistant, Steve Thompson, took over in a caretaker capacity. On 7 November, after a second game in charge for Thompson, Blackpool appointed Michael Appleton in the role in a permanent capacity, on a one-year rolling contract. He became Blackpool's thirtieth full-time manager. Appleton, in turn, left the club for Blackburn Rovers on 11 January. Steve Thompson again took over as caretaker. One month and one week later, Paul Ince was appointed manager, again on a rolling contract.

Season summary

Pre-season

Over the summer, the club released five players: forwards Lomana LuaLua, Daniel Bogdanović, Roman Bednář and Brett Ormerod, and defender Matt Hill. In addition, four loan players returned to their parent clubs: defender Danny Wilson, midfielder John Fleck, and forwards Nouha Dicko and Stephen Dobbie. Elliot Grandin, however, returned from an extended loan to Nice in his native France.

Blackpool made right-back Jake Caprice their first signing on 9 July. He arrived on a free transfer from Crystal Palace.

On 20 July, midfielder Isaiah Osbourne joined from Hibernian for a fee of £250,000.

Five days later, Portuguese midfielder Tiago Gomes was signed on a free transfer.

The following day, midfielder Keith Southern, the club's longest-serving current player, was sold to Huddersfield Town for £300,000, reuniting with his former manager at Blackpool, Simon Grayson. A testimonial match in honour of Southern's ten years of service to the Tangerines took place on 5 August. Everton were the visitors to Bloomfield Road, and Southern played the first fifteen minutes and the last fifteen minutes of the tie. The hosts won 2–0.

On 27 July, Ian Holloway made his fourth signing in Dundee United's 27-year-old Scotland international midfielder Scott Robertson. He arrived on a free transfer, and became the eighth Scot in the Blackpool squad.

As of 28 July, Ian Holloway had a first-team squad of 34 at his disposal. This included the four former Youth players who were handed professional contracts. They were forward Alex Addai, defender Matt Challoner, and midfielders Jamie Menagh and Curtis Thompson. While the squad were at their pre-season training camp in Portugal, Craig Sutherland suffered a knee injury that will put him out of action for twelve months.[1]

The first of Blackpool's three pre-season friendlies took place at Wrexham, managed by former 'Pool striker Andy Morrell, on 28 July. Goals from Kevin Phillips and new signing Scott Robertson gave the visitors a 2–1 victory. Recent departure Brett Ormerod started for Wrexham, while Morrell came on as a second-half substitute after being urged on by the visiting support.[2]

Season proper

On 18 June, the Football League fixtures were published. Blackpool had four Lancashire-derby fixtures this campaign, with Blackburn Rovers having been relegated from the Premier League last season. They joined Burnley as Blackpool's rivals in the Red Rose County.

Blackpool officially kicked off their season on 12 August, with a League Cup first-round fixture against Morecambe at Bloomfield Road. The first-ever competitive meeting between the two Fylde Coast clubs ended with victory for the visitors. The Shrimps took the lead inside six minutes via Lewis Alessandra. Andrew Fleming doubled their lead eleven minutes into the second half. Alex Baptiste scored what proved to be a consolation for the hosts with thirteen minutes remaining.[3]

On 14 August, Blackpool completed a trio of signings. Danish-Algerian striker Adda Djeziri, who had played under Ian Holloway at Leicester City, joined from Viborg. Spaniard Alberto Noguera, a midfielder, signed from Atlético Madrid, while fellow midfielder, Englishman James Caton, also put pen to paper. All three had been on trial with the club.[4]

On the eve of their first League game of the season, striker Nouha Dicko re-joined the club on a season-long loan from Wigan Athletic,[5] thus making the first-team squad total 38.

The following day, a 2–0 victory at Millwall put Blackpool joint-top of the table with Burnley.[6]

Blackpool maintained their 100% start to the League campaign with a 2–1 win at home to Leeds United. Tom Lees put the visitors ahead in the 16th minute. The score remained the same until fifteen minutes from time, when Nouha Dicko opened his account for the season. Substitute Matt Phillips, reinstated to the matchday squad after submitting a transfer request at the weekend, netted the winner five minutes later. The win kept the Seasiders top of the table, two points clear of Sheffield Wednesday.[7]

On 23 August, Ivorian forward Anderson Banvo and Frenchman Brice Irie-Bi joined the club on one-year contracts. They will start out in the Seasiders' development squad.[8]

They made it three wins out of three with a 6–0 whitewash of Ipswich Town four days later.[9]

On 31 August, transfer-deadline day, Blackpool signed Nathan Eccleston from Liverpool for an undisclosed fee and Nathan Delfouneso from Aston Villa on a season-long loan.[10]

Blackpool's 100% start to the League campaign was ended on 1 September, with a single-goal defeat at Ian Holloway's former club Leicester City — a disputed penalty the difference. Blackpool remained top despite the defeat, however.[11]

On 4 September, former Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot joined the club on a free transfer, becoming the ninth Scot at Ian Holloway's disposal.[12]

After a two-week break due to internationals, Blackpool travelled to Barnsley on 15 September. They came away with a draw — Tom Ince scoring his fifth goal in as many League games — and were knocked off the top of the table by Blackburn Rovers. Nathan Delfouneso became the 22nd player used by Ian Holloway in the club's five games thus far.[13]

Three days later, the Seasiders hosted Middlesbrough at Bloomfield Road. A double from Nathan Delfouneso, on his full debut, inside 40 minutes put Blackpool into the driving seat. Andre Bikey pulled one back on the stroke of half-time. Tom Ince made it 3–1 ten minutes into the second half, in the process making himself the division's leading scorer, with six goals. Elliot Grandin made it 4–1 from the penalty spot after he was fouled. The win kept Blackpool in second place, behind Blackburn Rovers, in what was their best start to a League season in 57 years.[14]

Two successive defeats ensued – 3–1 at home to Huddersfield Town, managed by former Blackpool boss Simon Grayson, and 3–0 at Cardiff City.

A victory, at Hull City on 2 October, followed, but a third defeat in four games occurred at home to Charlton Athletic. After that result, Blackpool lay in eighth position, six points behind leaders Cardiff City.

Four days later, Charlton Athletic dealt Blackpool their second-consecutive home defeat.

A fourth loss in five outings occurred two weeks later, after an international break. It was a Lancashire derby against Burnley at Turf Moor. Charlie Austin netted the only goal of the game inside twenty minutes.

Two successive home draws followed — against Nottingham Forest on 23 October and against Brighton & Hove Albion four days later.

Ian Holloway resigned as manager on the morning of 3 November, a match day at Derby County, to become the new manager of Crystal Palace. Assistant manager Steve Thompson took charge in a caretaker capacity for the fixture, but Holloway's team selection stuck. Blackpool lost 4–1, their sixth defeat of their fourteen League games.

Thompson remained in charge for the following game, in which Blackpool balanced their win/loss record with a 2–0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday.

Portsmouth manager Michael Appleton was named as Holloway's successor on 7 November. His first game in charge was at home to Bolton Wanderers three days later. The match finished 2–2.

A week later, Blackpool travelled to Bristol City and came home with a point after a 1–1 draw. A Tom Ince penalty — his tenth goal of the campaign — in the closing seconds of the game kept Appleton's unbeaten start intact. Blackpool climbed to 12th place in the table with the result.

A third-successive draw followed, at home to Watford on 24 November. The Hornets went two goals ahead before the half-hour mark, but the hosts fought back to take a point with second-half strikes from Kevin Phillips and, in the final seconds of the game, Isaiah Osbourne.

Three days later, Blackpool hosted Birmingham City. Tom Ince opened the scoring on 17 minutes, but Curtis Davies put City level three minutes into the second half. Blackpool sat sixteenth with the point.

Into December, and Michael Appleton notched his first win with a 4–1 scoreline at Peterborough United. Wes Thomas, on loan from Bournemouth, put the visitors ahead on 51 minutes with his first goal for the Tangerines. Seven minutes later, Tom Ince doubled Blackpool's lead from the penalty spot. Dwight Gayle pulled one back for the Posh on 71 minutes, but Nouha Dicko restored Blackpool's two-goal cushion ten minutes later. Two minutes from time, Ince scored his second and Blackpool's fourth. The win lifted Blackpool to eleventh.

On 8 December, Blackpool travelled to Ian Holloway's Crystal Palace. Nathan Delfouneso gave Blackpool the lead on 37 minutes. Owen Garvan equalised seven minutes in the second half. Glenn Murray put Palace ahead for the first time just after the hour mark, but substitute Nouha Dicko scored in the final minute to maintain Michael Appleton's unbeaten start to his Blackpool career.

On 15 December, Blackpool faced Blackburn Rovers at Bloomfield Road. Wes Thomas scored his second goal of the season on 22 minutes. Kirk Broadfoot opened his scoring account for Blackpool with an 81st-minute header to give Blackpool the three points and extend their unbeaten run to eight.

Wolves visited the seaside on 21 December, and came out the victors 2–1 in what was the halfway point of the campaign. Captain Alex Baptiste was Blackpool's scorer.

Blackpool crossed the Pennines on Boxing Day to face Huddersfield Town. The spoils were shared in a 1–1 draw, Nathan Delfouneso scoring for the visitors.

For their last fixture of 2012, Blackpool travelled north-east to take on Middlesbrough. They lost 4–2, with Wes Thomas and Chris Basham getting their goals.

New Year's Day saw Hull City switch coasts. They returned to Yorkshire with a point after a goalless draw.

On 11 January, after just two months in charge of the Seasiders, Michael Appleton quit to take over at Blackburn Rovers, leaving Karl Oyston the task of looking for a new manager for the second time this season.

Steve Thompson was again put in temporary charge for the trip to Charlton Athletic the following day. The Tangerines lost 2–1, with Nathan Eccleston netting his first Blackpool goal.

A week later, eventual champions Cardiff City travelled up the coast, looking to complete a double over Blackpool. They succeeded, with a 2–1 scoreline. gary Taylor-Fletcher scored the hosts' goal. Blackpool had now gone six games without a victory.

This was remedied on 26 January with a victory at Wolves. Tom Ince scored both Blackpool goals in the 2–1 scoreline.

Another defeat followed, however — this time at home to Barnsley, who went on to finish bottom of the table. Ince scored Blackpool's goal.

On 9 February, Blackpool beat Millwall 2–1 at Bloomfield Road. Ince, with his fourth goal in three games, and Nathan Delfouneso did the damage for Blackpool.

A long trip to Ipswich Town on 16 February proved fruitless, the Seasiders going down by a single goal.

Paul Ince was named as Michael Appleton's successor on 18 February, and his first match in charge was at Leeds United two days later. They lost 2–0.

Two goalless home draws followed — against Leicester City and Bristol City — leaving Blackpool without a goal to their name in 360 minutes of football.

Another draw, this time 1–1, at Birmingham City occurred on 5 March. Kirk Broadfoot opened his scoring account for Blackpool.

Paul Ince's first victory came on 9 March, at Watford, thanks to goals from Ince junior and Gary MacKenzie.

This was cancelled out, however, with a defeat the following week, at home to Peterborough United, another side relegated at the end of the campaign.

Blackpool made the short trip to Blackburn Rovers on 29 March. They would have expected to face former manager Michael Appleton, but he was relieved of his duties the previous week after 67 days in charge. The match finished 1–1. Gary MacKenzie found the net for the second-successive game.

They did face a former manager in the next game, when Ian Holloway brought his Crystal Palace side to Bloomfield Road. Despite having Barry Ferguson sent off just before half time, Matt Phillips' goal was enough to give the hosts a valuable three points.

A visit to Nottingham Forest on 6 April resulted in a point from a 1–1 draw. Ludovic Sylvestre scored for the Seasiders.

Local rivals Burnley visited the seaside on 13 April. Blackpool exacted revenge for the defeat at Turf Moor in the reverse fixture with a single-goal victory. Ludovic Sylvestre scored the goal.

A third clean sheet in four games followed with a goalless draw at home to Sheffield Wednesday.

Blackpool travelled to the south coast to face Brighton on 20 April, and they suffered their heaviest defeat in recent memory after Gus Poyet's men ran out 6–1 winners. The hosts scored all seven goals: Hammond put through his own goal.

Paul Ince got his fourth win the following week with a 2–1 scoreline against Derby County. Gary Taylor-Fletcher and Ludovic Sylvestre were on the mark for the hosts.

Blackpool's season was brought to a close with a 2–2 draw at Bolton Wanderers on 4 May. They led 2–0 before Bolton struck twice just before half time to level matters. Matt Phillips scored Blackpool's first, before Ludovic Sylvestre, with his fourth goal in six games, doubled the lead. The draw resulted in Wanderers' dropping out of the play-off zone in favour of Leicester City.

Results

Pre-season
28 July 2012 FriendlyWrexham1 – 2BlackpoolWrexham, Wales
15:00 Report K. Phillips
Robertson		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
4 August 2012 FriendlyHyde1 – 1BlackpoolHyde, England
15:00 BST Spencer  58' Report M. Phillips  60' Stadium: Ewen Fields
5 August 2012 Keith Southern
Testimonial		Blackpool2 – 0EvertonBlackpool, England
15:00 BST Baptiste  63'
Caton  90'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,208
7 August 2012 FriendlySwansea City4 – 2BlackpoolSwansea, Wales
19:00 BST Graham  1', 45', 67'
Michu  16'		 Sylvestre  24'
Ince  87' (pen.)		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 8,631

The Championship
Main article: 2012–13 Football League Championship
18 August 2012 1Millwall0 – 2BlackpoolLondon, England
15:00 BST Report Ince  32', 60' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 11,010
Referee: Langford
21 August 2012 2Blackpool2 – 1Leeds UnitedBlackpool, England
20:00 Dicko  75'
M. Phillips  80'		 Report Lees  16' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 14,315
Referee: Whitestone
25 August 2012 3Blackpool6 – 0Ipswich TownBlackpool, England
15:00 Cresswell  13' (o.g.)
Taylor-Fletcher  45'
Ince  49', 58'
Cathcart  62'
Dicko  90'		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 14,266
Referee: Miller
1 September 2012 4Leicester City1 – 0BlackpoolLeicester, England
17:20 Marshall  54' (pen.) Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 18,655
Referee: Michael Jones
15 September 2012 5Barnsley1 – 1BlackpoolBarnsley, England
15:00 Davies  14' Report Ince  30' Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 14,134
Referee: Woolmer
18 September 2012 6Blackpool4 – 1MiddlesbroughBlackpool, England
20:00 Delfouneso  10', 36'
Ince  56'
Grandin  86' (pen.)		 Report Bikey  45' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 12,746
Referee: Madley
24 September 2012 7Blackpool1 – 3Huddersfield TownBlackpool, England
19:45 Taylor-Fletcher  27' Report Novak  13'
Vaughan  45'
Norwood  48'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,886
Referee: Anthony Bates
29 September 2012 8Cardiff City3 – 0BlackpoolCardiff, Wales
15:00 Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,216
Referee: Boyeson
2 October 2012 9Hull City2 – 3BlackpoolHull, England
19:45 Report M. Phillips  11'
K. Phillips  71'
Dicko  83'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 14,919
Referee: Mathieson
6 October 2012 10Blackpool0 – 2Charlton AthleticBlackpool, England
15:00 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,482
Referee: Eltringham
20 October 2012 11Burnley1 – 0BlackpoolBurnley, England
17:20 Austin  19' Report Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,925
Referee: Oliver
23 October 2012 12Blackpool2 – 2Nottingham ForestBlackpool, England
20:00 Grandin  70'
Taylor-Fletcher  75'		 Report Sharp  25'
Blackstock  90'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
27 October 2012 13Blackpool1 – 1BrightonBlackpool, England
15:00 Grandin  72' Report Barnes  56' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
3 November 2012 14Derby County4 – 1BlackpoolDerby, England
15:00 Report Ince (pen.) Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 22,272
Referee: Russell
6 November 2012 15Sheffield Wednesday0 – 2BlackpoolSheffield, England
19:30 Report Ince
Sylvestre		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 19,978
Referee: D'Urso
10 November 2012 16Blackpool2 – 2Bolton WanderersBlackpool, England
15:00 Ince
Delfouneso		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 15,525
Referee: Moss
17 November 2012 17Bristol City1 – 1BlackpoolBristol, England
15:00 Report Ince (pen.) Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 12,009
Referee: Ward
24 November 2012 18Blackpool2 – 2WatfordBlackpool, England
15:00 K. Phillips
Osbourne		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,076
Referee: Wright
27 November 2012 19Blackpool1 – 1Birmingham CityBlackpool, England
20:00 Ince Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,111
Referee: Pawson
1 December 2012 20Peterborough United1 – 4BlackpoolPeterborough, England
15:00 Gayle Report Thomas
Ince 2
Dicko		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 5,633
Referee: Webb
8 December 2012 21Crystal Palace2 – 2BlackpoolLondon, England
15:00 Zaha
Murray		 Report Delfouneso
Dicko		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,594
Referee: Stroud
15 December 2012 22Blackpool2 – 0Blackburn RoversBlackpool, England
15:00 Thomas
Broadfoot		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 15,907
Referee: Scott
21 December 2012 23Blackpool1 – 2Wolverhampton WanderersBlackpool, England
19:45 Baptiste Report Ebanks-Blake (2) Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 14,556
Referee: Coote
26 December 2012 24Huddersfield Town1 – 1BlackpoolHuddersfield, England
15:00 Report Delfouneso Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 16,832
Referee: Miller
29 December 2012 25Middlesbrough4 – 2BlackpoolMiddlesbrough, England
15:00 Report Thomas
Basham		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 18,164
Referee: Attwell
1 January 2013 26Blackpool0 – 0Hull CityBlackpool, England
15:00 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,691
Referee: Taylor
12 January 2013 27Charlton Athletic2 – 1BlackpoolCharlton, England
15:00 Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 16,846
Referee: Jones
19 January 2013 28Blackpool1 – 2Cardiff CityBlackpool, England
17:20 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,998
Referee: Naylor
26 January 2013 29Wolverhampton Wanderers1 – 2BlackpoolWolverhampton, England
15:00 Report Ince (2) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,100
Referee: Mathieson
2 February 2013 30Blackpool1 – 2BarnsleyBlackpool, England
15:00 Ince Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,695
Referee: Eltrigham
9 February 2013 31Blackpool2 – 1MillwallBlackpool, England
15:00 Ince
Delfouneso		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 12,653
Referee: Webb
16 February 2013 32Ipswich Town1 – 0BlackpoolIpswich, England
15:00 Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,673
Referee: Madley
20 February 2013 33Leeds United2 – 0BlackpoolLeeds, England
20:00 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 25,532
Referee: Boyeson
23 February 2013 34Blackpool0 – 0Leicester CityBlackpool, England
15:00 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 14,509
Referee: Hooper
2 March 2013 35Blackpool0 – 0Bristol CityBlackpool, England
15:00 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 12,934
Referee: Russell
5 March 2013 36Birmingham City1 – 1BlackpoolBirmingham, England
19:45 Report Broadfoot Stadium: St Andrews Stadium
Attendance: 13,532
Referee: Phillips
9 March 2013 37Watford1 – 2BlackpoolWatford, England
15:00 Report Ince
MacKenzie		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,857
Referee: Madley
16 March 2013 38Blackpool0 – 1Peterborough UnitedBlackpool, England
15:00 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,037
Referee: Haywood
29 March 2013 39Blackburn Rovers1 – 1BlackpoolBlackburn, England
15:00 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 17,764
Referee: Russell
1 April 2013 40Blackpool1 – 0Crystal PalaceBlackpool, England
15:00 M. Phillips Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 14,373
Referee: Haines
6 April 2013 41Nottingham Forest1 – 1BlackpoolNottingham, England
15:00 Report Sylvestre Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,814
Referee: Pawson
13 April 2013 42Blackpool1 – 0BurnleyBlackpool, England
15:00 Sylvestre Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 14,437
Referee: Whitestone
16 April 2013 43Blackpool0 – 0Sheffield WednesdayBlackpool, England
20:00 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,845
Referee: Wright
20 April 2013 44Brighton & Hove Albion6 – 1BlackpoolBrighton, England
15:00 Report Stadium: Amex Stadium
Attendance: 28,499
Referee: Bates
27 April 2013 45Blackpool2 – 1Derby CountyBlackpool, England
15:00 Taylor-Fletcher
Sylvestre		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 14,775
Referee: Ward
4 May 2013 46Bolton Wanderers2 – 2BlackpoolBolton, England
12:30 M. Phillips
Sylvestre		 Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 24,844
Referee: East

League Cup
Main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup
12 August 2012 Round OneBlackpool1 – 2MorecambeBlackpool, England
15:00 BST Baptiste  77' Report Alessandra  6'
Fleming  56'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,083
Referee: Tierney

FA Cup
5 January 2013 Round ThreeFulham1 – 1BlackpoolFulham, England
15:00 BST Report Sylvestre  60' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 14,473
Referee: Mason
15 January 2013 Round Three replayBlackpool1 – 2FulhamBlackpool, England
20:00 BST Delfouneso  84' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,706
Referee: Marriner

Statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 4 May 2013
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Matt Gilks 47044+002+001+00
2 DF Paul Bignot 000+000+000+00
3 DF Stephen Crainey 45042+001+101+00
4 MF Scott Robertson 101+000+000+00
4 DF Reece Wabara (loan) 100+100+000+00
5 DF Neal Eardley 26020+302+001+00
6 DF Ian Evatt 12011+000+001+00
7 MF Matt Phillips 35428+640+001+00
8 MF Tiago Gomes 26020+400+100+10
9 FW Kevin Phillips 1829+821+000+00
10 MF Elliot Grandin 1336+630+000+10
11 MF Tom Ince 461841+2182+001+00
12 MF Gary Taylor-Fletcher 36527+751+001+00
14 MF Ludovic Sylvestre 31521+741+111+00
15 DF Alex Baptiste 45242+012+001+01
16 MF Barry Ferguson 20019+000+001+00
17 MF Chris Basham 27123+212+000+00
18 MF Isaiah Osbourne 29122+512+000+00
19 MF Alberto Noguera 100+100+000+00
20 DF Craig Cathcart 26122+310+100+00
21 GK Mark Halstead 201+100+000+00
22 DF Ashley Eastham 000+000+000+00
23 MF Gerardo Bruna 100+100+000+00
24 FW Craig Sutherland 000+000+000+00
25 GK Chris Kettings 000+000+000+00
26 MF Liam Tomsett 000+000+000+00
27 FW Tom Barkhuizen 100+000+000+10
28 MF Adam Dodd 000+000+000+00
29 MF Jamie Menagh 000+000+000+00
30 FW Louis Almond 000+000+000+00
31 MF Ángel Martínez 22017+400+001+00
32 MF Curtis Thompson 000+000+000+00
33 DF Bob Harris 503+101+000+00
34 FW Alex Addai 000+000+000+00
35 DF Jake Caprice 000+000+000+00
36 DF Matt Challoner 000+000+000+00
37 MF James Caton 000+000+000+00
38 FW Nouha Dicko (loan) 2152+1950+000+00
38 FW Matt Derbyshire (loan) 1204+800+000+00
39 FW Wes Thomas (loan) 836+230+000+00
39 FW Gary MacKenzie (loan) 12212+020+000+00
40 FW Nathan Delfouneso (loan) 41722+1762+010+00
41 FW Nathan Eccleston 810+611+100+00
42 DF Kirk Broadfoot 33131+012+000+00
43 FW Márkó Futács (loan) 300+300+000+00
— FW Anderson Banvo 000+000+000+00
— FW Adda Djeziri 000+000+000+00

Players used: 32
Goals scored: 65 (62 League; 2 FA Cup; 1 League Cup) (includes two own-goals)

Note: Players in italics are no longer with Blackpool

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Leeds United 46 17 10 19 57 66 −9 61
14 Ipswich Town 46 16 12 18 48 61 −13 60
15 Blackpool 46 14 17 15 62 63 −1 59
16 Middlesbrough 46 18 5 23 61 70 −9 59
17 Blackburn Rovers 46 14 16 16 55 62 −7 58
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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