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The 2006–07
2006-07 in English football
The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...

season was Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...

's 100th season (97th consecutive) in the Football League

The Football League

The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...

. It was also their sixth consecutive season in the third tier

Football League One

Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....

of English football

Football in England

Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...

. They finished third, and were promoted via the play-offs to The Championship

Football League Championship

The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

.

Andy Morrell

Andy Morrell

Andrew Jonathan "Andy" Morrell is an English footballer who is currently player-manager of Wrexham. Initially handed the role on an interim basis after Dean Saunders left to manage Doncaster Rovers, Morrell was given the job until the end of the season after a run of seven wins in nine...

was the club's top scorer, with twenty goals (sixteen in the league, three in the FA Cup

FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

and one in the League Trophy

Football League Trophy

The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...

2006

Blackpool's league season began on 5 August 2006, with a long trip to Brentford

Brentford F.C.

Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....

. Olafur Ingi Skulason

Ólafur Ingi Skúlason

Ólafur Ingi Skúlason is an Icelandic footballer and a midfielder, currently playing for Belgian club S.V. Zulte Waregem.-Club career:...

's 74th-minute strike — what turned out to be his only goal of the season — gave all three points to the hosts.

Three days later, Blackpool faced Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...

in an evening game at Bloomfield Road

Bloomfield Road

Bloomfield Road is an all-seater football stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It has been the permanent home of Blackpool F.C. since 1901 and is named after the road on which the stadium's main entrance used to stand. The stadium has been in a process of redevelopment since 2000...

. A double from Forest's Jack Lester

Jack Lester

Jack William Lester is an English professional footballer, currently playing for English Football League One side Chesterfield. He plays either as a striker or an attacking midfielder...

, one in either half, sealed a win for the visitors.

Another home game followed on 12 August, against Rotherham United

Rotherham United F.C.

Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...

. A single goal, scored by Will Hoskins

Will Hoskins

William Richard "Will" Hoskins is an English football player who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion as a striker. He came through the youth scheme at Rotherham United and has represented England at many levels up to under-20....

in the 78th minute, gave the U's the points, and left Blackpool without a point from a possible nine.

Blackpool's second away game, at Bristol City

Bristol City F.C.

Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...

on 19 August, provided them with their first win. Goals from Scott Vernon

Scott Vernon

Scott Malcolm Vernon is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.-Early career:...

(27'), Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson (footballer)

Michael James Jackson is a retired English professional football defender.-Career:Jackson started his career as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra in 1992. During his development at Crewe, Jackson went on to play for his home town club Runcorn FC, during a loan spell and played several key games for...

(50'), Keigan Parker

Keigan Parker

Keigan Parker is a Scottish footballer who plays for non-league A.F.C. Fylde.-St. Johnstone:Parker, a striker, started his career with Scottish club St. Johnstone, where he made a promising start to his career and was being tipped by many to have a big future. While at St. Johnstone, he gained...

(77') and Danny Graham

Danny Graham (footballer)

Daniel Anthony William "Danny" Graham is an English footballer who plays for Premier League side Swansea City as a striker. He started his professional career at Middlesbrough in 2003, making his debut for the club in a Premier League match against Manchester United the following year...

(89') gave the Tangerines a 4–2 victory.

League Cup

Football League Cup

The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...

duties began on 22 August, and Barnsley

Barnsley F.C.

Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...

travelled to the Fylde Coast

The Fylde

The Fylde ; Scandinavian: "field") is a coastal plain in western Lancashire, England. It is roughly a 13-mile square-shaped peninsula, bounded by Morecambe Bay to the north, the Ribble estuary to the south, the Irish Sea to the west, and the Bowland hills to the east...

for what turned out to be a long affair. The score was tied 1–1 at the end of normal time, Scott Vernon's 70th minute goal cancelling out Robbie Williams' earlier penalty. The match went to extra time, during which each side scored one more goal — Vernon, in the final minute, again equalising proceedings. To penalties it went, and Barnsley came out on top 4–2.

Focus returned to the league, and on 26 August Gillingham

Gillingham F.C.

Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...

were the visitors to Bloomfield Road. The Gills took the lead after just three minutes, through Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu

Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu

Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu is a Congolese professional footballer, formerly an under-21 international.He has played for Amiens SC, Sheffield Wednesday, Preston North End, Colchester United, Cardiff City, Gillingham, Bradford City and had two spells at Darlington.-Career:Ndumbu-Nsungu started his...

. Scott Vernon again came to the Seasiders' rescue with a goal, scored ten minutes before the break, and 1–1 was how the scoreline remained.

Into September, and Blackpool travelled to the New Den

New Den Stadium

The Den , is a football stadium and the home of Millwall FC. It is situated in South Bermondsey, South East London, almost directly adjacent to the railway line between London Bridge and New Cross Gate, plus the SELCHP incinerator. It is under a quarter of a mile away from original Den...

to face Millwall

Millwall F.C.

Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...

on the second of the month and returned with another point in a goalless draw.

Another away game a week later saw the Tangerines return empty-handed from Port Vale

Port Vale F.C.

Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...

. Keith Southern

Keith Southern

Keith William Southern is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackpool. He is a central midfielder and is the longest-serving player currently at Bloomfield Road.-Early career: Everton and loan move to Blackpool:...

's last-minute goal halving Vale's lead established by Leon Constantine

Leon Constantine

Leon Charles Constantine is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Isthmian League side Lewes. A journeyman of lower league English football, he has had fifteen separate spells at fourteen different clubs within the space of just ten years...

and Akpo Sodje

Akpo Sodje

Idoro Akpoeyere Ujoma "Akpo" Sodje is an English footballer of Nigerian heritage, currently playing for Scottish club Hibernian...

.

Blackpool welcomed Chesterfield

Chesterfield F.C.

Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...

to town on 12 September. Simon Gillett

Simon Gillett

Simon James Gillett is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Doncaster Rovers.-Career:From August 2006, he spent three months on loan to Blackpool. It was with the Fylde Coast club that he scored his first league goal, on 12 September, in a 1–1 draw with Chesterfield at Bloomfield Road...

, who arrived at the club the previous month on a three-month loan from Southampton

Southampton F.C.

Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...

, opened the scoring after 33 minutes; however, Kevan Hurst

Kevan Hurst

Kevan James D. Hurst is a footballer who currently plays for Walsall FC.A versatile player, he can play all across the midfield or forward line though his preferred position is left-wing...

equalised on the hour-mark, and the game finished 1–1.

Oldham

Oldham Athletic A.F.C.

Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...

were the next visitors to Bloomfield Road, on 16 September, and held Blackpool to their fourth stalemate in five games. Scott Vernon opened the scoring four minutes before half time. The score was brought level twenty minutes after the interval by former Blackpool midfielder Richie Wellens

Richie Wellens

Richard Paul "Richie" Wellens is an English footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Leicester City.-Manchester United:...

. Oldham then took the lead on 72 minutes through Chris Porter

Chris Porter (footballer born 1983)

Christopher John "Chris" Porter is an English footballer, who currently plays for Sheffield United. Born in Wigan, England he has also played for Bury, Oldham Athletic, Motherwell and Derby County.-Early career:...

, but substitute Andy Morrell

Andy Morrell

saved the home side's blushes with an equaliser in injury time.

For their tenth league game, on 23 September, Blackpool returned to the road and travelled to South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...

to face Doncaster Rovers

Doncaster Rovers F.C.

Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...

. They kept a clean sheet in a goalless draw.


Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
10	1	5	4	9	12

The Seasiders travelled north to Carlisle United

Carlisle United F.C.

Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....

the following midweek. Goals from former Blackpool loanee Chris Lumsdon

Chris Lumsdon

Christopher 'Chris' Lumsdon is an English footballer who had to retire through a back injury in July 2010.. He played for Sunderland, Barnsley, Carlisle United and Darlington...

and Karl Hawley

Karl Hawley

Karl Leon Hawley is an English professional footballer who plays for Notts County as a striker. Hawley has represented England C.-Career:...

gave the Cumbrians victory.

On 30 September, Blackpool faced Leyton Orient

Leyton Orient F.C.

Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...

at Bloomfield Road. Andy Morrell opened the scoring after 21 minutes, and that's how matters remained for the next hour. On 81 minutes, Orient were reduced to ten men when Adam Tann

Adam Tann

Adam John Tann is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently playing for Chelmsford City.-Career:Born in Fakenham, Tann started his career with Cambridge United, after being awarded a professional contract at the beginning of the 1999–2000 season...

was sent off. Wes Hoolahan

Wes Hoolahan

Wesley "Wes" Hoolahan is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Norwich City.-Early career:...

converted the resulting penalty, and Keigan Parker found the net four minutes later for Blackpool's third and final goal.

Blackpool travelled to the south coast on 8 October to face Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....

, and recorded their second successive win, again by a 3–0 margin. Keith Southern scored his second goal of the season after seventeen minutes, and a double by Scott Vernon (61' and 87'), either side of Alexandre Frutos

Alexandre Frutos

Alexandre Frutos is a French professional football player currently playing for RFC Tournai after leaving Brighton and Hove Albion. He is a left-footed winger.Frutos began his football career with Metz in 2000...

's dismissal for the home side, sealed the three points for the visitors.

Six days later, Blackpool hosted Yeovil Town

Yeovil Town F.C.

Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...

. Scott Vernon's 56th-minute opener was equalised by Marcus Stewart

Marcus Stewart

William Marcus Paul Tubb) known as Marcus Stewart is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward from 1991 until 2011...

four minutes from time.

Crewe Alexandra

Crewe Alexandra F.C.

Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...

were the opponents the following weekend, and Blackpool returned to Lancashire the victors after a 2–1 victory over Dario Gradi

Dario Gradi

Dario Gradi MBE is an Italian-born English football manager and former player, who was serving as manager of the Crewe Alexandra F.C. Academy. He is a former manager of Crewe Alexandra, with whom he has been associated for almost thirty years.Gradi is notable for his 24-year first spell as manager...

's men. Andy Morrell's third-minute strike was cancelled out by Nicky Maynard

Nicky Maynard

Nicholas David "Nicky" Maynard is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bristol City.-Crewe Alexandra:...

after 67 minutes. Shaun Barker

Shaun Barker

Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...

scored the winner in injury time for Blackpool, who had Simon Gillett dismissed ten minutes earlier.

On 28 October, Bradford City

Bradford City A.F.C.

Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....

were the visitors to Bloomfield Road. David Fox

David Fox (footballer)

David Lee Fox is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Norwich City, having signed from Colchester United on 4 June 2010....

scored the game's first goal after 38 minutes. Wes Hoolahan doubled the lead on the stroke of half-time from the penalty spot. Twenty minutes into the second half, Keigan Parker made it three without reply, and added another six minutes later. The Bantams scored what proved to be a consolation goal six minutes from time, before having Joe Brown

Joe Brown (footballer born 1988)

Joseph William "Joe" Brown is an English footballer, currently playing for Bradford Park Avenue.-Career:...

sent off in injury time.

Cup action intervened on 31 October, this time the League Trophy

Football League Trophy

, and Blackpool travelled to Accrington Stanley

Accrington Stanley F.C.

Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system....

. Simon Gillett opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark, only to see Ian Craney

Ian Craney

Ian Thomas William Craney is an English footballer. He is currently playing for Accrington Stanley.-Career:After starting his career as a junior at Everton, he got his first break in senior football at Conference National side Altrincham, before moving to Accrington Stanley in 2004...

bring Stanley level a minute before the break. Shaun Barker restored the Seasiders' lead on 54 minutes, but this was again cancelled out by Andy Todd five minutes later. The hosts took the lead for the first time, through Paul Mullin

Paul Mullin

Paul Mullin is a former English professional footballer. He is the brother of Accrington player John Mullin.-Career:Born in Bury to Bernard and Mary Mullin, Mullin started his career with Accrington in 1995, making his first-team debut before being released...

, after 64 minutes, but Ben Burgess

Ben Burgess

Benjamin Kieron "Ben" Burgess is an English-born Irish footballer who currently plays for Notts County. He has been capped twice by the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.-Early career:...

restored parity with his first goal of the season fifteen minutes from time. Burgess doubled his tally ten minutes later, and Robbie Williams tied the game at 4–4 in injury time. The game went to a penalty shootout, which Stanley won 4–2.

Back in the league, Blackpool travelled to Northampton Town

Northampton Town F.C.

Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...

on 4 November. Andy Morrell put the Tangerines ahead after twenty minutes. Blackpool maintained their lead until just after the hour mark, when Eoin Jess

Eoin Jess

Eoin Jess is a former Scottish football player. He was capped 18 times by Scotland, scoring two goals.His career started at Aberdeen, helping the Dons to finish second in the Scottish Premier League in the 1993–94 season...

pulled the scores level. The match ended 1–1, Blackpool's seventh draw of the league season.

Blackpool's FA Cup

FA Cup

campaign began in Huddersfield

Huddersfield Town F.C.

Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...

on 11 November. Wes Hoolahan's 70th-minute penalty was enough to see the Seasiders through to the second round.

Blackpool and Huddersfield met again, this time in the league, seven days later at Bloomfield Road. Keigan Parker (20') and Keith Southern (30') put the hosts 2–0 up, before future 'Pool player Gary Taylor-Fletcher

Gary Taylor-Fletcher

Gary Taylor-Fletcher is an English footballer. He plays for Blackpool and is a midfielder who can also play as a forward...

pulled one back for Town on the stroke of half-time. Andy Morrell put the game out of reach for Blackpool on the hour mark. Goalkeeper Paul Rachubka

Paul Rachubka

Paul Stephen Rachubka is an American-English professional Association football goalkeeper who plays for Leeds United after joining the club from Blackpool ....

, who was on Huddersfield's bench for both games, joined Blackpool on loan in January.

On 24 November, Simon Grayson

Simon Grayson

Simon Nicholas Grayson is a retired English footballer and current manager of Leeds United. He is the elder brother of cricketer Paul Grayson....

's men made the short trip down the coast to face Tranmere Rovers

Tranmere Rovers F.C.

Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...

. Former Blackpool loan player Chris Greenacre

Chris Greenacre

Chris Greenacre is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.-Club career:...

put Rovers ahead inside two minutes. Steve Davies

Steve Davies (footballer)

Steven Gary "Steve" Davies is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Derby County.-Tranmere Rovers:...

extended the lead on 67 minutes, and Blackpool's seven-game unbeaten league run was ended.

The FA Cup intervened again on 2 December, and Blackpool travelled to face MK Dons

Milton Keynes Dons F.C.

.Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire...

for their second-round tie. Keigan Parker put Blackpool ahead after half an hour, and Andy Morrell doubled their lead just after the break. Blackpool progressed to the third round.

Cheltenham Town

Cheltenham Town F.C.

Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...

were the visitors to Bloomfield Road for a league game on 5 December. Damian Spencer gave Town the lead after thirteen minutes, but Andy Morrell (29') and Wes Hoolahan (80') combined to give the Tangerines all three points.


Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
20	7	7	6	28	22

Four days later, Swansea City travelled to the seaside. Carl Dickinson

Carl Dickinson

Carl Matthew Dickinson is an English footballer who currently plays for Watford. He is a left back.-Stoke City:...

's 21st-minute own goal

Own goal

An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....

gave the Swans the lead. Scott Vernon levelled proceedings with just seven minutes left on the referee's watch.

Blackpool travelled to Scunthorpe United

Scunthorpe United F.C.

Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....

on 15 December, and recorded their second victory in three games. Andy Morrell put Blackpool in the lead just before the half-hour mark; Wes Hoolahan doubled the scoreline from the penalty spot on 58 minutes (fifteen minutes before he was sent off); and Keigan Parker made it three on 88 minutes. Ian Baraclough

Ian Baraclough

Ian Robert Baraclough is a former English professional footballer who was most recently the manager of Scunthorpe United, where he notably appeared as a player between 2004 and 2008...

pulled one back for the Iron in injury time.

The following week saw Blackpool visiting the south coast again, this time to face Bournemouth

A.F.C. Bournemouth

A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....

. After a scoreless first half, Keigan Parker put Blackpool ahead two minutes after the restart. He scored his and the Seasiders' second five minutes later. Bournemouth were reduced to ten men on 69 minutes when Darren Anderton

Darren Anderton

Darren Robert Anderton is a retired English footballer who spent most of his career with Tottenham Hotspur as a midfielder. He played 30 times for the England national football team, scoring 7 goals.-Career:...

was dismissed. Simon Gillett, who had been on loan to Blackpool the previous month, pulled one back for the home side, but David Fox restored Blackpool's two-goal lead two minutes from time.

Blackpool began the second half of the league season with a Boxing Day

Boxing Day

Boxing Day is a bank or public holiday that occurs on 26 December, or the first or second weekday after Christmas Day, depending on national or regional laws. It is observed in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth nations. In Ireland, it is recognized as...

home game against Carlisle. An own goal by the visitors' Peter Murphy after five minutes gave the Seasiders the lead. Keigan Parker added a second on 29 minutes. Karl Hawley

Karl Hawley

Karl Leon Hawley is an English professional footballer who plays for Notts County as a striker. Hawley has represented England C.-Career:...

scored a consolation goal for Carlisle seventeen minutes from time.

2006 was closed out with a home game against Doncaster Rovers

Doncaster Rovers F.C.

on 30 December. Scott Vernon (77') put the hosts ahead ten minutes after coming on as a substitute, and his goal was followed in quick succession by Shaun Barker ('81) and one more from himself ('83). Paul Heffernan

Paul Heffernan

Paul Heffernan is an Irish professional footballer, currently playing for Scottish side Kilmarnock after being released by Sheffield Wednesday...

pulled one back for Rovers in injury time.

Simon Grayson was named League One

Football League One

Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....

Manager of the Month for December.

2007

The calendar was turned with a trip to Chesterfield

Chesterfield F.C.

on New Year's Day

New Year's Day

New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome...

. A 2–0 defeat ensued, Blackpool's first loss in seven games.

Focus turned to the FA Cup

FA Cup

again on 6 January, with Aldershot

Aldershot F.C.

Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable...

visiting Bloomfield Road

Bloomfield Road

for the first time in fifteen years. Scott Vernon

Scott Vernon

Scott Malcolm Vernon is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.-Early career:...

found the net after just four minutes. This was followed three minutes later by an Andy Morrell

Andy Morrell

strike. John Grant

John Grant (footballer)

John Anthony Carlton Grant is an English footballer and plays as a striker for Macclesfield Town.-Crewe Alexandra:...

netted for Aldershot just before the half-hour mark, and the score remained 2–1 at half-time. Morrell scored his second and Blackpool's third on 73 minutes, and Ben Burgess

Ben Burgess

Benjamin Kieron "Ben" Burgess is an English-born Irish footballer who currently plays for Notts County. He has been capped twice by the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.-Early career:...

made it four with ten minutes remaining. Mark Pritchard

Mark Pritchard (footballer)

Mark Owen Pritchard is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Oxford City.-Career:Pritchard began his career at Swansea City, making his professional debut on 21 October 2003 during a 2-0 defeat to Cambridge United...

scored a second for the visitors, but the game ended 4–2, and Blackpool had made it to the fourth round for the first time in seventeen years.

Back in League One

Football League One

Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....

, Port Vale were the Seasiders' opposition at Bloomfield Road on 13 January. All three goals in the game came in the final eighteen minutes. Andy Morrell put the Tangerines in front after 72 minutes, and David Fox

David Fox (footballer)

David Lee Fox is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Norwich City, having signed from Colchester United on 4 June 2010....

followed his lead four minutes later. Akpo Sodje

Akpo Sodje

Idoro Akpoeyere Ujoma "Akpo" Sodje is an English footballer of Nigerian heritage, currently playing for Scottish club Hibernian...

halved Vale's deficit from the penalty spot in injury time, but the visitors couldn't muster an equaliser and Blackpool bagged the points.

Blackpool travelled to London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

seven days later to face Leyton Orient

Leyton Orient F.C.

. Keith Southern

Keith Southern

's 85th-minute goal gave the Seasiders the victory.

On 27 January, Norwich City

Norwich City F.C.

Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...

were Blackpool's opponents in the fourth round of the FA Cup. A full house at Bloomfield Road looked on as Darren Huckerby

Darren Huckerby

Darren Huckerby is a former English footballer who played as a forward.-Early career:Huckerby was born in Nottingham, England. His mother is of partial Georgian descent. Huckerby started playing professionally for Lincoln City, before signing for Newcastle United in a £400,000 deal in 1995...

put the Canaries ahead in the dying seconds of the first half. Ian Evatt

Ian Evatt

Ian Ross Evatt is an English footballer who currently plays for Blackpool.He began his professional career in 1999 at Derby County and has also played for Northampton Town , Chesterfield and Queens Park Rangers.-Early life:...

levelled the score seven minutes after the interval. Norwich had Chris Brown sent off eight minutes from time, but they held on for a replay at Carrow Road

Carrow Road

Carrow Road is a football stadium in Norwich, England, and is the home of Norwich City Football Club. The stadium is located toward the easterly end of the city, not far from Norwich railway station and the River Wensum....

.

For their sixth home date in eight games, Blackpool faced Brentford

Brentford F.C.

Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....

on 3 February. The Bees went three goals ahead in the first half hour, and Blackpool did not reply until Scott Vernon's injury-time strike.

For their FA Cup fourth-round replay ten days later, 'Pool travelled to Norwich. Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson (footballer)

put the visitors ahead with just under ten minutes of the first half remaining. That goal separated the teams for the next forty minutes, until Darren Huckerby evened things up. The score remained 1–1 at full time, and the match went into extra time. Five minutes into extra time, Huckerby scored his second goal of the game and the third of the tie. Shaun Barker

Shaun Barker

Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...

levelled matters again just over ten minutes later, but Chris Martin hit what proved to be the winner with eight minutes remaining, putting Norwich through to face Chelsea

Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

in the next round.

With just the league to focus on, Blackpool met Bristol City

Bristol City F.C.

Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...

at Bloomfield Road on 17 February, and Wayne Andrews' strike ten minutes into the second half was enough to give the Robins the points.


Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
30	13	8	9	44	34

On 20 February, Blackpool travelled to Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...

. Junior Agogo

Junior Agogo

Manuel "Junior" Agogo is a Ghanaian professional footballer. He is a striker and currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Hibernian. He has spent most of his career in England, as well as spells in the United States, Egypt and most recently Cyprus. He attended St...

put Colin Calderwood

Colin Calderwood

Colin Calderwood is a Scottish football player and coach. In November 2011 he was appointed as Chris Hughton's assistant manager at Birmingham City....

's men ahead after sixteen minutes, and that's how it remained until Wes Hoolahan

Wes Hoolahan

Wesley "Wes" Hoolahan is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Norwich City.-Early career:...

, Blackpool's resident penalty-taker, equalised with an injury-time spot-kick.

Millwall

Millwall F.C.

made a trip to the seaside on 24 February, and they returned to London with all three points thanks to Dave Brammer

David Brammer

David "Dave" Brammer is an English former football midfielder. In a sixteen year career he scored 27 goals in 496 games in the Football League....

's strike just shy of the thirty-minute mark.

Oldham

Oldham Athletic A.F.C.

hosted Blackpool on 27 February, with three former Seasiders players in their team (Les Pogliacomi

Les Pogliacomi

Les Pogliacomi currently plays for Campbelltown City SC in the FFSA Super League.-Club career:He was dropped for Chris Day by Ronnie Moore in the 2005-2006 season, and went to Blackpool FC. However, John Sheridan brought him back to Oldham in the 2006/2007 season...

, Richie Wellens

Richie Wellens

Richard Paul "Richie" Wellens is an English footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Leicester City.-Manchester United:...

and Paul Edwards

Paul Edwards (footballer born 1980)

Paul Edwards is an English footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Conference National side Fleetwood Town. He has made 254 appearances in the Football League....

). A single goal, scored by Andy Morrell after 67 minutes, resulted in a Blackpool victory.

Into March, Blackpool travelled to Gillingham

Gillingham F.C.

on the third of the month. Dean McDonald

Dean McDonald

Dean Louis McDonald is an English professional footballer who signed for Carshalton Athletic in June 2011.-Career:McDonald was noticed for his skill rather than size when signed by Ipswich Town from Arsenal where he started his career as a youth player...

put the home side ahead inside the first ten minutes, only to see Ben Burgess

Ben Burgess

Benjamin Kieron "Ben" Burgess is an English-born Irish footballer who currently plays for Notts County. He has been capped twice by the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.-Early career:...

level the score three minutes later. Andrew Crofts

Andrew Crofts (footballer)

Andrew Lawrence Crofts is a Wales international footballer who plays for Norwich City as a midfielder.He started his career with Gillingham, for whom he made his Football League debut at the age of 16, and made over 190 appearances for the Kent-based club...

(34') struck to put the Gills ahead at the interval. David Fox

David Fox (footballer)

David Lee Fox is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Norwich City, having signed from Colchester United on 4 June 2010....

scored the game's fourth goal just under twenty minutes into the second half, and the game ended 2–2.

Bournemouth

A.F.C. Bournemouth

made the long midweek trip to Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

on 6 March. Adrian Forbes

Adrian Forbes

Adrian Emmanuel Forbes is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Isthmian League Premier Division side Lowestoft Town. His primary position is as a right midfielder, but he also capable of playing as a forward...

opened his league account with a goal on 36 minutes. This was doubled ten minutes into the second half by Ben Burgess, with his second goal in as many games.

Another south-coast club, this time Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

, were the visitors to Bloomfield Road four days later, and they returned to East Sussex

East Sussex

East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...

with a point after a goalless draw.

On 17 March, Blackpool faced Yeovil Town

Yeovil Town F.C.

Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...

at Huish Park

Huish Park

Huish Park is a football ground in the suburbs of Yeovil, Somerset, England and is the home ground of Yeovil Town Football Club. The stadium replaced the club's previous ground, The Huish famous for numerous FA Cup giant-killings was officially opened on 4 August 1990, with a match against then...

. Andy Morrell put Blackpool ahead after 56 minutes, and they held on for the win despite having Shaun Barker

Shaun Barker

Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...

sent off two minutes later.

Bradford City

Bradford City A.F.C.

Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....

were the Seasiders' opponents on 24 March. Robbie Williams, who joined Blackpool on loan from Barnsley

Barnsley F.C.

Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...

two days earlier, opened the scoring on six minutes. A second goal did not arrive until the 77th minute, and it was Andy Morrell who doubled Blackpool's lead. Omar Daley

Omar Daley

Omar Daley is a Jamaican footballer, who plays as a winger for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell. He has also played for the Jamaican national side winning more than 50 caps. Daley was born in Kingston, Jamaica...

pulled one back for the Bantams, but they were reduced to ten men when Steven Schumacher

Steven Schumacher

Steven Thomas Schumacher is an English footballer who plays for Bury. His position is central midfielder.-Everton:...

was dismissed eight minutes later. Scott Vernon sealed the game for Blackpool with a third goal, in injury time.

Rotherham United

Rotherham United F.C.

, then bottom of the table, hosted the Tangerines on 27 March, and Chris O'Grady

Chris O'Grady

Christopher James "Chris" O'Grady is an English footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday in League One.-Leicester City:...

's strike on the hour mark was enough to seal the points for the Millers.

On 31 March, Blackpool welcomed Crewe Alexandra

Crewe Alexandra F.C.

to Bloomfield Road. Wes Hoolahan put the home side ahead after fourteen minutes. Robbie Williams added a second just short of an hour. Shaun Miller

Shaun Miller

Shaun Robert Miller is an English football player for Crewe Alexandra. He plays as a striker.-Career:Born in Alsager, Cheshire, Miller joined Crewe Alexandra at the age of 7, he signed a professional contract with the club in June 2006 and his début followed as a substitute in an FA Cup match...

scored an injury-time consolation for the Railwaymen.


Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
40	18	11	11	56	41

Tranmere Rovers

Tranmere Rovers F.C.

Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...

made the short trip up the coast from the Wirral on 7 April. Keigan Parker

Keigan Parker

put the Tangerines ahead after eight minutes, a lead which lasted twenty minutes — Calvin Zola scoring; however, Wes Hoolahan restored Blackpool's lead nine minutes before half-time. Zola equalised for a second time one minute after the break, but Andy Morrell scored what proved to be the winner on 73 minutes. Rovers had John Mullin

John Mullin (footballer)

John Michael Mullin is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Accrington Stanley and is the brother of Morecambe player , Paul Mullin, sons of Bernard and Mary Mullin.-Career:...

and Jason McAteer

Jason McAteer

Jason Wynne McAteer is a retired Irish footballer, who represented the Republic of Ireland at international level. He announced his retirement from professional football on 12 June 2007,...

dismissed on 52 and 53 minutes, respectively.

Blackpool met Huddersfield Town for the third time this season, at the Galpharm Stadium

Galpharm Stadium

The Galpharm Stadium, formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, is a multi-use sports in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Since 1994, it has been the home ground of Huddersfield Town and Super League side, Huddersfield Giants.-The Stadium:...

on 9 April. Claus Bech Jørgensen

Claus Bech Jørgensen

Claus Bech Jørgensen is a Danish-born Faroese international footballer currently without a team following his release from Tamworth on 11 August 2010....

scored his first league goal of the season after 28 minutes to put Blackpool ahead. Robbie Williams doubled the lead after 58 minutes, and the game finished 2–0.

On 14 April, Blackpool faced Northampton Town

Northampton Town F.C.

at Bloomfield Road. Simon Cox gave the visitors the lead at half-time with a strike on 42 minutes. Chris Brandon, who joined Blackpool on loan from Huddersfield the previous month, equalised four minutes after coming on as a half-time substitute. A Wes Hoolahan penalty on 55 minutes put the Seasiders ahead for the first time, and seven minutes later Brandon scored his second and Blackpool's third. A Sean Dyche

Sean Dyche

Sean Dyche is an English former footballer. Dyche played for six clubs in his career, with his longest spell being with Chesterfield. He is currently the manager at Watford having previously been assistant manager to Malky Mackay. Dyche cites current Sheffield Wednesday manager Gary Megson as an...

own goal six minutes from time sealed a 4–1 victory for the hosts.

Blackpool travelled to Cheltenham seven days later. Robbie Williams scored his fourth goal in seven games to give the Seasiders the lead six minutes before half-time. John Finnigan

John Finnigan

John Francis Finnigan is an English footballer. He is currently with non-league side Shortwood United. He has previously featured in the Football League for Lincoln City and Cheltenham Town after starting his career with Nottingham Forest....

equalised from the penalty spot on 51 minutes, but Keith Southern

Keith Southern

scored his fifth goal of the season with five minutes remaining to give Blackpool all three points. Blackpool's victory guaranteed them at least a place in the play-offs

Football League One play-offs

The Football League One Playoffs are a series of playoff matches, contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the NPower Football League One table to determine the third spot for promotion to the second tier of English football, the Championship....

.

On 28 April, Blackpool hosted Scunthorpe United

Scunthorpe United F.C.

Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....

at Bloomfield Road. Claus Bech Jørgensen opened the scoring after seven minutes in front of a crowd of over 9,000. Keigan Parker scored a second on 26 minutes, and twelve minutes later Chris Brandon was sent off. Billy Sharp

Billy Sharp

William Louis "Billy" Sharp is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Doncaster Rovers. He is now widely known for playing in a game for Doncaster Rovers against Middlesbrough two days after his two-day-old son's death...

halved Scunthorpe's deficit four minutes before half-time. Shaun Barker made it 3–1 on 56 minutes, and ten-man Blackpool held on for the win and moved just two points behind the second automatic-promotion position. Scunthorpe, despite their defeat, were crowned champions.

Simon Grayson

Simon Grayson

Simon Nicholas Grayson is a retired English footballer and current manager of Leeds United. He is the elder brother of cricketer Paul Grayson....

was named League One

Football League One

Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....

Manager of the Month for April, his second such accolade of the season.

The final game of the regular season occurred on 5 May, with Blackpool's visiting Swansea City. Izzy Iriekpen

Izzy Iriekpen

Izzy Iriekpen is a retired English footballer who played as a defender-West Ham United:Iriekpen joined West Ham United as a trainee in August 1998 and was part of West Ham's Youth Cup winning team of 1999 that included the likes of Michael Carrick and Joe Cole...

put the Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

club ahead on 14 minutes. The lead lasted only eleven minutes, however — Andy Morrell scoring the equaliser. Keigan Parker completed the turnaround just after the half-hour mark, and Blackpool led 2–1 at half-time. Two minutes into the second period, Lee Trundle

Lee Trundle

Lee Christopher Trundle is an English footballer who currently plays for Neath.-Career:Trundle was a late entrant into professional and league football, playing for non-league teams Burscough, Stalybridge Celtic, Southport, Bamber Bridge and Chorley before joining Welsh Premier League club Rhyl in...

put the Swans back on level terms. Iriekpen put the home side back in the lead on 55 minutes. Andy Morrell evened matters up again two minutes later, and then put Blackpool ahead on 61 minutes, completing his hat-trick in the process. He scored his fourth and Blackpool's fifth on 78 minutes, and Keigan Parker completed the rout with his second in the final minute. Blackpool won 6–3, and cemented their place in the play-offs with a third-placed finish in the table. The result also ended Swansea's play-off hopes and meant Blackpool finished as the division's top scorers.

Table

38
			P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
C	1	Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....	46	26	13	7	73	35
91
P	2	Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...	46	25	10	11	63	39
85
P	3	Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...	46	24	11	11	76	49	+27	83
	4	Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...	46	23	13	10	65	41
82
	5	Yeovil Town Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...	46	23	10	13	55	39
79
	6	Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...	46	21	12	13	69	47
75
	7	Swansea City Swansea City A.F.C. Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...	46	20	12	14	69	53
72
	8	Carlisle United Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....	46	19	11	16	54	55	−1	68
	9	Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...	46	18	13	15	58	53
67
	10	Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...	46	19	9	18	59	62	−3	66
	11	Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...	46	16	15	15	52	47
63
	12	Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...	46	18	6	22	64	65	−1	60
	13	Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...	46	17	9	20	66	72	−6	60
	14	Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...	46	15	14	17	48	51	−3	59
	15	Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...	46	14	17	15	60	69	−9	59
	16	Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...	46	17	8	21	56	77	−21	59
	17	Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town F.C. Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...	46	15	9	22	49	61	−12	54
	18	Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....	46	14	11	21	49	58	−9	53
	19	Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....	46	13	13	20	50	64	−14	52
	20	Leyton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...	46	12	15	19	61	77	−16	51
R	21	Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...	46	12	11	23	45	53	−8	47
R	22	Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....	46	11	14	21	47	65	−18	47
R	23	Rotherham United Rotherham United F.C. Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...	46	13	9	24	58	75	−17	38*
R	24	Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....	46	8	13	25	40	79	−39	37

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

* Deducted ten points for going into administration

Semi-finals

Blackpool and Oldham Athletic

Oldham Athletic A.F.C.

met in the two-legged semi-finals of the play-offs. Blackpool won both legs — 2–1 at Boundary Park

Boundary Park

Boundary Park is the main sports stadium of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies at the northwestern extremity of Oldham, with the towns of Royton and Chadderton lying immediately north and west respectively, giving rise to the name Boundary Park....

on 13 May and 3–1 at Bloomfield Road six days later.

Final

On 27 May, Blackpool met Yeovil Town

Yeovil Town F.C.

Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...

in the final at the new Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium

The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...

, their first appearance at England

England national football team

The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...

's national stadium in fifteen years. Blackpool won 2–0, a club-record tenth-consecutive victory, and were promoted to The Championship

Football League Championship

The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

Yeovil Town

1Mildenhall

Steve Mildenhall

Stephen James "Steve" Mildenhall is an English professional football goalkeeper, currently playing for Millwall in the Championship.-Career:...

16Lindegaard

Andy Lindegaard

Andrew Rindom "Andy" Lindegaard is an English footballer who is most famous for his time at Yeovil Town. He played as a defender, but was used in most positions on the pitch....

6T. Forbes

Terrell Forbes

Terrell Dishan Forbes is an English professional footballer who plays for Leyton Orient. He was a member of the West Ham United 1999 FA Youth Cup winning team and gained promotion from Division Two with Queens Park Rangers in 2004.-Club career:Forbes was born in Southwark, London in 1981 and began...

5Guyett

Scott Guyett

Scott Barry Guyett is an Australian professional football defender. Although born in England, he is of Australian nationality, having spent most of his childhood there and been on the books of Brisbane City....

3Jones

10Gray

8Barry

Anthony Barry

Anthony Barry was an Irish businessman and Fine Gael politician from Cork.-Early life and career:He was born one of 11 children, his family had a small grocery business at Bridge Street in Cork. The firm specialised in teas and wines and later moved to Princes Street...

11Cohen

Chris Cohen

Christopher 'Chris' David Cohen is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest. Notionally a midfielder, able to operate equally at centre-midfield or left-midfield, he has also been employed for periods as an emergency left-back...

9Davies

Arron Davies

Arron Rhys Davies is a Welsh international footballer who currently plays for Northampton Town.-Southampton:Davies was brought up in Llantwit Major, where he attended Llantwit Major Comprehensive School....

29Stewart

Marcus Stewart

William Marcus Paul Tubb) known as Marcus Stewart is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward from 1991 until 2011...

25Morris

Lee Morris (footballer)

Lee Morris is a professional footballer, was player-coach at Eastwood Town, but on 19 October 2011 Solihull Moors F.C. announced they had signed him as a player....

Substitutes:

14Kalala

Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala

Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala , often referred to as Jean-Paul Kalala or JP Kalala, is a Congolese footballer, who plays a midfielder for Southend United. He started his career in France playing for Nice before moving to Grimsby Town in 2005...

30Knights

Darryl Knights

Darryl James Knights is an English professional footballer who plays for as a striker.-Career:Born in Ipswich, Knights was a product of the youth system at Ipswich Town and played for England at youth and Under-17 level. He made his debut for the club as a 16 year old in November 2004 but did not...

24Lynch

4Skiverton

Terry Skiverton

Terence "Terry" John Skiverton is a former English footballer who enjoyed a long playing career at Yeovil Town for 11 years, appearing 382 times in all competitions, before becoming their current manager....

32Rose

Matthew Rose (footballer)

Matthew Rose, , is a former English professional footballer who currently is working as a Financial Advisor....

Manager:

Russell Slade

Russell Slade

Russell Slade is an English football manager currently in charge of League One side Leyton Orient.-Notts County:Slade was assistant manager to Mick Walker at Notts County, and took over as caretaker manager when Walker was sacked in September 1994. When County appointed Howard Kendall as manager...

Blackpool

1Rachubka

Paul Rachubka

Paul Stephen Rachubka is an American-English professional Association football goalkeeper who plays for Leeds United after joining the club from Blackpool ....

25Barker

Shaun Barker

Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...

5Jackson

Michael Jackson (footballer)

29Evatt

Ian Evatt

6Williams

8A. Forbes

Adrian Forbes

26Jørgensen

Claus Bech Jørgensen

Claus Bech Jørgensen is a Danish-born Faroese international footballer currently without a team following his release from Tamworth on 11 August 2010....

4Southern

Keith Southern

27Hoolahan

Wes Hoolahan

Wesley "Wes" Hoolahan is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Norwich City.-Early career:...

7Parker

Keigan Parker

18Morrell

Andy Morrell

Substitutes:

20Fox

David Fox (footballer)

David Lee Fox is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Norwich City, having signed from Colchester United on 4 June 2010....

10Vernon

Scott Vernon

Scott Malcolm Vernon is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.-Early career:...

30Gillett

Simon Gillett

2Coid

Danny Coid

Daniel John "Danny" Coid is an English professional footballer who plays for Accrington Stanley.-Blackpool:Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Coid started his career with Blackpool in 1995, when he was in the youth team. He was then a trainee before signing his first professional contract in 1998...

28Burgess

Ben Burgess

Benjamin Kieron "Ben" Burgess is an English-born Irish footballer who currently plays for Notts County. He has been capped twice by the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.-Early career:...

Manager:

Simon Grayson

Simon Grayson

Simon Nicholas Grayson is a retired English footballer and current manager of Leeds United. He is the elder brother of cricketer Paul Grayson....

Appearances

Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
	45	5	1	4	55
	44	5	1	4	54
Keigan Parker Keigan Parker Keigan Parker is a Scottish footballer who plays for non-league A.F.C. Fylde.-St. Johnstone:Parker, a striker, started his career with Scottish club St. Johnstone, where he made a promising start to his career and was being tipped by many to have a big future. While at St. Johnstone, he gained...	45	4	1	4	54
	43	5	1	3	52
	42	3	1	3	49
	40	4	1	3	48
Keith Southern Keith Southern Keith William Southern is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackpool. He is a central midfielder and is the longest-serving player currently at Bloomfield Road.-Early career: Everton and loan move to Blackpool:...	39	5	1	3	48
	37	5	1	2	45
	38	4	1	1	44
	34	5	0	4	43
	32	5	1	1	39
Claus Bech Jørgensen Claus Bech Jørgensen Claus Bech Jørgensen is a Danish-born Faroese international footballer currently without a team following his release from Tamworth on 11 August 2010....	31	4	0	4	39
	31	0	0	3	34
	27	3	0	2	32
	18	0	1	0	19
Kaspars Gorkšs Kaspars Gorkšs Kaspars Gorkšs is a Latvian footballer who plays for Reading as a defender. He is also a regular with the Latvia national team.-Club career:...	10	3	0	0	13
	10	2	1	0	13
	9	0	0	3	12
	8	0	0	3	11
	6	2	1	1	10
	7	2	0	1	10
	8	0	0	1	9
Andy Wilkinson Andy Wilkinson Andrew Gordon "Andy" Wilkinson is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City.Wilkinson joined Stoke City's academy from his local club Stone Dominoes and made his professional debut in October 2001...	7	0	0	0	7
	5	0	1	0	6
Chris Brandon	5	0	0	0	5
	5	0	0	0	5
	4	0	0	0	4
	2	0	0	1	3
	1	1	0	0	2
	1	1	0	0	2
	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Clancy	0	0	0	0	0
Ciaran Donnelly Ciaran Donnelly Ciaran Donnelly is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.He has played for England at Under-16, Under-18 and Under-19 levels.-Background:...	0	0	0	1	1
	1	0	0	0	1
	0	0	0	0	0
Matty Kay Matty Kay Matthew "Matty" Kay is an English footballer who plays for AFC Fylde as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, Kay made his debut for Blackpool against Scunthorpe United on 13 November 2005, in front of the Sky Sports cameras, setting a new club record as the youngest player, at 16...	0	0	0	0	0

Players used: 36

Goals

League	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
16	3	0	1	20
13	1	0	2	16
11	1	2	0	14
8	1	0	1	10
3	1	0	2	6
5	0	0	1	6
2	1	0	2	5
4	0	0	1	5
4	0	0	0	4
2	0	0	0	2
1	0	0	1	2
1	1	0	0	2
2	0	0	0	2
0	1	0	0	1
1	0	0	0	1
1	0	0	0	1

Total goals scored: 97

In

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!width=25% |Player
!width=30% |From
!width=15% |Fee
|-
| 21 July 2006 ||Wes Hoolahan

Wes Hoolahan

Wesley "Wes" Hoolahan is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Norwich City.-Early career:...

||Livingston

Livingston F.C.

Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...

||Season-long loan
|-
| 1 August 2006 ||Ian Evatt

Ian Evatt

||Q.P.R.

Queens Park Rangers F.C.

Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...

||Season-long loan
|-
| 2 August 2006 ||Danny Graham

Danny Graham (footballer)

||Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

||One-month loan
|-
| 2 August 2006 ||Shaun Barker

Shaun Barker

Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...

||Rotherham United

Rotherham United F.C.

||Unknown
|-
| 9 August 2006 ||Simon Gillett

Simon Gillett

||Southampton

Southampton F.C.

||Three-month loan
|-
| 15 August 2006 ||Andy Morrell

Andy Morrell

||Coventry City

Coventry City F.C.

Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...

||Unknown
|-
| 31 August 2006 ||Ben Burgess

Ben Burgess

Benjamin Kieron "Ben" Burgess is an English-born Irish footballer who currently plays for Notts County. He has been capped twice by the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.-Early career:...

||Hull City

Hull City A.F.C.

Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...

||Unknown
|-
| 20 October 2006 ||Carl Dickinson

Carl Dickinson

Carl Matthew Dickinson is an English footballer who currently plays for Watford. He is a left back.-Stoke City:...

||Stoke City

Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...

||Two-month loan
|-
| 23 November 2006 ||Andy Wilkinson

Andy Wilkinson

Andrew Gordon "Andy" Wilkinson is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City.Wilkinson joined Stoke City's academy from his local club Stone Dominoes and made his professional debut in October 2001...

||Stoke City

Stoke City F.C.

||Two-month loan
|-
| 23 November 2006 ||Vincent Fernandez

Vincent Fernandez (footballer born 1986)

Vincent Santiago Georges Fernandez is a French footballer; he plays either as a right-back or central defender...

||Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...

||Two-month loan
|-
| 1 January 2007 ||Kaspars Gorkšs

Kaspars Gorkšs

Kaspars Gorkšs is a Latvian footballer who plays for Reading as a defender. He is also a regular with the Latvia national team.-Club career:...

||Ventspils

FK Ventspils

FK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. FK Ventspils plays in the Latvian Virsliga. They are the current champions of the tournament....

||Unknown
|-
| 30 January 2007 ||Simon Gillett

Simon Gillett

||Southampton

Southampton F.C.

||Four-month loan
|-
| 31 January 2007 ||Paul Rachubka

Paul Rachubka

Paul Stephen Rachubka is an American-English professional Association football goalkeeper who plays for Leeds United after joining the club from Blackpool ....

||Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield Town F.C.

Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...

||Four-month loan
|-
| 21 March 2007 ||Chris Brandon||Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield Town F.C.

Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...

||Two-month loan
|-
| 22 March 2007 ||Robbie Williams||Barnsley

Barnsley F.C.

Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...

||Two-month loan
|-
| 8 April 2007 ||Joe Hart

Joe Hart

Charles Joseph John "Joe" Hart is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national football team and was previously a regular for the England under-21 team....

||Manchester City

Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...

||One-month loan
|-
| 1 June 2007 ||Ian Evatt

Ian Evatt

||Q.P.R.

Queens Park Rangers F.C.

||Free
|-
| 3 June 2007 ||Paul Rachubka

Paul Rachubka

Paul Stephen Rachubka is an American-English professional Association football goalkeeper who plays for Leeds United after joining the club from Blackpool ....

||Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield Town F.C.

Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...

||Free
|-
| 5 July 2007 ||Michael Flynn

Michael Flynn (footballer)

Michael John Flynn is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Football League Two side Bradford City. He is predominantly an attacking midfielder.-Career:...

||Gillingham

Gillingham F.C.

||Free
|-
| 5 July 2007 ||John Hills||Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...

||Free
|}

Out

Tony Butler (footballer)

Anthony Butler is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Alfreton Town.-Playing career:...

||Forest Green

Forest Green Rovers F.C.

Forest Green Rovers Football Club is an English football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, currently the longest-serving members of the Conference National. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-Early years:...

||Free
|-
|27 July 2006||Neil Wood

Neil Wood

Neil Anthony Wood is an English footballer who plays for Midland Football Combination Premier Division side Bolehall Swifts, where he plays as a midfielder.-Manchester United:...

||Oldham Athletic

Oldham Athletic A.F.C.

||Free
|-
|1 August 2006||Peter Clarke

Peter Clarke (footballer)

Peter Michael Clarke is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Huddersfield Town, where he is club captain....

||Southend United

Southend United F.C.

Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...

||Unknown
|-
|1 August 2006||Matt Shaw||Morecambe

Morecambe F.C.

Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park...

||Free
|-
|2 August 2006 ||Lewis Edge

Lewis Edge

Lewis John Spencer Edge is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AFC Fylde in the NPL Division One North league.-Cricket:...

||Rochdale

Rochdale A.F.C.

Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...

||One-month loan
|-
|13 October 2006 ||Lewis Edge

Lewis Edge

Lewis John Spencer Edge is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AFC Fylde in the NPL Division One North league.-Cricket:...

||Bury

Bury F.C.

Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...

||One-month loan
|-
|19 October 2006 ||Sean Paterson

Sean Paterson

Sean Paterson is a Scottish semi-professional footballer who is currently playing for Burscough F.C..-Career:...

||Southport

Southport F.C.

Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008...

||One-month loan
|-
|27 October 2006 ||John Murphy||Macclesfield Town

Macclesfield Town F.C.

Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...

||Three-month loan
|-
|31 October 2006 ||Simon Wiles

Simon Wiles

Simon Peter Wiles is an English footballer who currently plays for Barrow.-Career:Wiles signed for Blackpool in 2003 as a trainee. In October 2006, he joined Macclesfield Town under then manager, Paul Ince, on a month's loan, following teammate John Murphy who had also joined the club on loan a...

||Macclesfield Town

Macclesfield Town F.C.

||Five-month loan
|-
|22 November 2006 ||Matthew Blinkhorn

Matthew Blinkhorn

Matthew David Blinkhorn is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Sligo Rovers.-Career:...

||Macclesfield Town

Macclesfield Town F.C.

||Three-month loan
|-
|23 November 2006 ||Jamie Burns

Jamie Burns

James "Jamie" Burns is an English professional footballer who played in midfield for Morecambe, whom he joined from Blackpool on 1 July 2007. He had been on loan from his hometown club since November 2006....

||Morecambe

Morecambe F.C.

||Five-month loan
|-
|23 November 2006 ||Ciaran Donnelly

Ciaran Donnelly

Ciaran Donnelly is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.He has played for England at Under-16, Under-18 and Under-19 levels.-Background:...

||Southport

Southport F.C.

||Five-month loan
|-
|8 December 2006 ||Lee Jones

Lee Jones (goalkeeper)

Lee Jones is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Morecambe.Jones was signed in 2003 from Stockport County, and also played for Bristol Rovers and Swansea City....

||Bury

Bury F.C.

||One-month loan
|-
|6 January 2007 ||Sean Paterson

Sean Paterson

Sean Paterson is a Scottish semi-professional footballer who is currently playing for Burscough F.C..-Career:...

||Southport

Southport F.C.

||Three-month loan
|-
|8 January 2007||Lee Jones

Lee Jones (goalkeeper)

Lee Jones is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Morecambe.Jones was signed in 2003 from Stockport County, and also played for Bristol Rovers and Swansea City....

||Darlington

Darlington F.C.

Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

||Free
|-
|16 January 2007||John Murphy||Macclesfield Town

Macclesfield Town F.C.

||Free
|-
|22 January 2007||Rory Prendergast

Rory Prendergast

Rory Prendergast is an English footballer who plays for Tiverton Town. He joined the club in November 2009 on a free transfer following a brief spell at Bradford Park Avenue.-External links:...

||Rochdale

Rochdale A.F.C.

||Free
|-
|31 January 2007||Lewis Edge

Lewis Edge

Lewis John Spencer Edge is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AFC Fylde in the NPL Division One North league.-Cricket:...

||Rochdale

Rochdale A.F.C.

||Three-month loan
|-
|16 February 2007||Dean Gordon

Dean Gordon

Dean Dwight Gordon is a former English professional footballer who played in the position of left back between 1991 and 2009 in his native England as well as Cyprus and New Zealand...

||Torquay United

Torquay United F.C.

Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...

||Unknown
|-
|2 March 2007||Matthew Blinkhorn

Matthew Blinkhorn

Matthew David Blinkhorn is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Sligo Rovers.-Career:...

||Morecambe

Morecambe F.C.

||Two-month loan
|-
|22 March 2007||Stuart Anderson||Livingston

Livingston F.C.

||Free
|-
|31 May 2007||Sean Paterson

Sean Paterson

Sean Paterson is a Scottish semi-professional footballer who is currently playing for Burscough F.C..-Career:...

||||Released
|-
|31 May 2007||Ciaran Donnelly

Ciaran Donnelly

Ciaran Donnelly is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.He has played for England at Under-16, Under-18 and Under-19 levels.-Background:...

||||Released
|-
|31 May 2007||Gareth Farrelly

Gareth Farrelly

Gareth Farrelly is an Irish footballer. He currently plays for Warrington Town and Paul Hastings FC ....

||||Released
|-
|31 May 2007||Kyle Clancy||||Released
|-
|21 June 2007||Marc Joseph

Marc Joseph

Marc Ellis Joseph is an English professional footballer who is currently playing for Kendal Town. He is an Antigua and Barbuda international.He attended Linden Primary school, the same school as Emile Heskey....

||Rotherham United

Rotherham United F.C.

||Free
|-
|28 June 2007||Matthew Blinkhorn

Matthew Blinkhorn

Matthew David Blinkhorn is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Sligo Rovers.-Career:...

||Morecambe

Morecambe F.C.

||Free
|}

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League	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
16	3	0	1	20
13	1	0	2	16
11	1	2	0	14
8	1	0	1	10
3	1	0	2	6
5	0	0	1	6
2	1	0	2	5
4	0	0	1	5
4	0	0	0	4
2	0	0	0	2
1	0	0	1	2
1	1	0	0	2
2	0	0	0	2
0	1	0	0	1
1	0	0	0	1
1	0	0	0	1

League	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
16	3	0	1	20
13	1	0	2	16
11	1	2	0	14
8	1	0	1	10
3	1	0	2	6
5	0	0	1	6
2	1	0	2	5
4	0	0	1	5
4	0	0	0	4
2	0	0	0	2
1	0	0	1	2
1	1	0	0	2
2	0	0	0	2
0	1	0	0	1
1	0	0	0	1
1	0	0	0	1

League	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
16	3	0	1	20
13	1	0	2	16
11	1	2	0	14
8	1	0	1	10
3	1	0	2	6
5	0	0	1	6
2	1	0	2	5
4	0	0	1	5
4	0	0	0	4
2	0	0	0	2
1	0	0	1	2
1	1	0	0	2
2	0	0	0	2
0	1	0	0	1
1	0	0	0	1
1	0	0	0	1