The 2015–16 season was Blackpool's 107th season in the Football League, and their first season back in League One following relegation from the 2014–15 Football League Championship. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
The club was managed by Neil McDonald, in his first season in charge. Following Blackpool's relegation to League Two at the end of the season, McDonald left his role as Blackpool manager.
Blackpool finished 22nd in League One and were relegated for the second-successive season. They played the 2016–17 campaign in League Two, their first time playing in the bottom division of English professional football in fifteen years.
They were also knocked out of both the FA Cup and League up at the first-round stage.
Transfers
Transfers in Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef. 1 July 2015 FW Mark Cullen Luton Town £180,000 1 July 2015 GK Colin Doyle Free agency 1 July 2015 MF John Herron Free agency 1 July 2015 GK Kyle Letheren Free agency 1 July 2015 MF Brad Potts Carlisle United Undisclosed 1 July 2015 MF Jarrett Rivers Blyth Spartans Undisclosed 1 July 2015 DF Clark Robertson Free agency 10 July 2015 MF Jack Redshaw Morecambe £180,000 29 July 2015 MF Jim McAlister Free agency 5 August 2015 DF Emmerson Boyce Free agency 3 September 2015 MF David Norris Free agency 14 September 2015 FW Martin Paterson Free agency 7 January 2016 FW Danny Philliskirk Oldham Athletic Undisclosed 7 January 2016 MF Mark Yeates Oldham Athletic Free 14 January 2016 DF Will Aimson Hull City Undisclosed
Transfers out Date fromPositionNationalityNameToFeeRef. 1 July 2015 FW Tom Barkhuizen Released 1 July 2015 DF Andre Blackman Released 1 July 2015 DF Peter Clarke Released 1 July 2015 MF Tomasz Cywka Released 1 July 2015 FW Steve Davies Released 1 July 2015 FW Nathan Delfouneso Released 1 July 2015 DF Joël Dielna Released 1 July 2015 FW Bobby Grant Released 1 July 2015 DF Gary MacKenzie Released 1 July 2015 DF Tony McMahon Released 1 July 2015 MF Jacob Mellis Released 1 July 2015 DF Nyron Nosworthy Released 1 July 2015 DF Darren O'Dea Released 1 July 2015 GK Elliot Parish Released 1 July 2015 MF David Perkins Released 1 July 2015 DF Jeffrey Rentmeister Released 1 July 2015 FW Saër Sène Released 1 July 2015 FW François Zoko Released 20 July 2015 FW Dom Telford Stoke City To be decided by tribunal 20 July 2015 MF Mark Waddington Stoke City To be decided by tribunal 3 September 2015 MF Andrea Orlandi Anorthosis Famagusta Free transfer 19 January 2016 MF José Miguel Cubero Herediano Undisclosed
Loans in Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromUntilRef. 10 July 2015 DF Lloyd Jones Liverpool End of season 29 July 2015 FW Kwame Thomas Derby County 26 November 2015 19 October 2015 DF Hayden White Bolton Wanderers End of season 9 November 2015 DF Will Aimson Hull City 9 January 2016 12 November 2015 GK Dean Lyness Burton Albion 2 January 2016 17 November 2015 FW Andy Little Preston North End 30 January 2016 26 November 2015 FW Elliot Lee West Ham United 3 January 2016 21 January 2016 FW Uche Ikpeazu Watford End of season 13 February 2016 GK Dean Lyness Burton Albion 22 March 2016 3 March 2016 MF Liam Smith Newcastle United End of season 22 March 2016 FW Jacob Blyth Leicester City End of season
Loans out Date fromPositionNationalityNameToUntilRef. 1 March 2016 DF Charles Dunne Crawley Town End of season 24 March 2016 MF Connor Oliver Morecambe End of season
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
League One
Table
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
Lancashire Senior Cup
Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal 1 FW 9 Mark Cullen 9 0 0 0 9 2 FW 10 Jack Redshaw 7 0 0 0 7 3 MF 8 Brad Potts 6 0 0 0 6 4 FW 17 Danny Philliskirk 5 0 0 0 5DF 15 Tom Aldred 5 0 0 0 5
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