2005–06 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
2005–06 season
Owner	Owen Oyston
Chairman	Karl Oyston
Manager	Colin Hendry (until 10 November); Simon Grayson (caretaker; from 10 November)
League One	19th
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	Second round
League Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Keigan Parker (12); All: Keigan Parker (13)
Highest home attendance	8,541 vs Gillingham,; League One,; 6 May 2006
Lowest home attendance	3,239 vs Wrexham,; League Cup,; 18 October 2005
Average home league attendance	5,820
	← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 98th season (95th consecutive) in the Football League. It was also their fifth consecutive season in the third tier of English football. They finished in nineteenth place.

Colin Hendry was succeeded by Simon Grayson as caretaker manager in November 2005.

Keigan Parker was the club's top scorer, with thirteen goals (twelve in the league and one in the League Cup).

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	6 August 2005	6 May 2006	Matchday 1	19th	46	12	17	17	56	64	−8	026.09
FA Cup	6 January 2006	6 January 2006	First Round	First Round	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
League Cup	23 August 2005	20 September 2005	First Round	Second Round	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
League Trophy	18 October 2005	22 November 2005	First Round	Second Round	2	1	0	1	5	5	+0	050.00
Total					51	14	17	20	65	76	−11	027.45

Source: Competitions

Football League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
17	Bournemouth	46	12	19	15	49	53	−4	55
18	Tranmere Rovers	46	13	15	18	50	52	−2	54
19	Blackpool	46	12	17	17	56	64	−8	53
20	Rotherham United	46	12	16	18	52	62	−10	52
21	Hartlepool United (R)	46	11	17	18	44	59	−15	50	Relegation to League Two

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

In summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	12	17	17	56	64	−8	53	9	8	6	33	27	+6	3	9	11	23	37	−14

Source: Sky

By matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	D	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	D	L	L	D	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	D
Position	20	20	21	21	23	19	13	18	17	17	16	19	19	19	20	21	18	22	20	21	21	21	19	22	22	21	21	21	20	16	18	19	22	21	17	19	17	18	19	18	19	18	18	17	19	19

Updated to match(es) played on 05 May 2006. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

In detail

6 August 2005 (2005-08-06) 1	Blackpool	1–3	Chesterfield	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Parker 5' Southern 26'	Report	Allison 23' Bailey 38' De Bolla 39' Blatherwick 67'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,469 Referee: Scott Mathieson

9 August 2005 (2005-08-09) 2	Tranmere Rovers	2–2	Blackpool	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Linwood 33' Hume 38' Greenacre 45' Sharps 73'	Report	Doolan 17' Southern 41' Vernon 45' Parker 39' Murphy 69'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,509 Referee: Mick Fletcher

13 August 2005 (2005-08-13) 3	Yeovil Town	1–1	Blackpool	Yeovil
15:00 BST	Gall 19' Amankwaah 45'	Report	Murphy 15' Parker 17' Coid 72' Clarke 76'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 5,698 Referee: Trevor Kettle

20 August 2005 (2005-08-20) 4	Blackpool	0–0	Swindon Town	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Parker 35' Coid 90'	Report	Ifil 68' Jenkins 72'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,661 Referee: Nigel Miller

27 August 2005 (2005-08-27) 5	Rotherham United	4–0	Blackpool	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Mullin 40' Burton 58' (pen.), 59', 86'	Report	Coid 44'	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 4,384 Referee: Grant Hegley

29 August 2005 (2005-08-29) 6	Blackpool	1–0	Bradford City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Edwards 19' 37' Coid 55' Grayson 58' Wiles 84', 85'	Report	Wetherall 83'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,468 Referee: Lee Mason

2 September 2005 (2005-09-02) 7	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Blackpool	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Ryan 70'	Report	Donnelly 67'	Stadium: Earth Stadium Attendance: 5,484 Referee: Kevin Wright

10 September 2005 (2005-09-10) 8	Blackpool	1–2	Hartlepool United	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Southern 26' Wright 70'	Report	Humphreys 31' Nelson 36' Sweeney 86' Istead 90'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,494 Referee: Paul Robinson

17 September 2005 (2005-09-17) 9	Bristol City	1–1	Blackpool	Bristol
15:00 BST	Stewart 24' Gillespie 30' Murray 37' Cotterill 85'	Report	Clarke 33' Wright 39' Butler 50' Blinkhorn 90'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 9,576 Referee: Paul Melin

24 September 2005 (2005-09-24) 10	Blackpool	3–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Clarke 17' Mills 50' (o.g.) Burns 68'	Report	Rizzo 19' (pen.) Small 34'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Andy Penn

27 September 2005 (2005-09-27) 11	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Blackpool	West Bridgford
19:45 BST	Friio 22' Breckin 79' Taylor 79'	Report	Parker 24', 45' McGregor 63'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 17,071 Referee: Mike Thorpe

1 October 2005 (2005-10-01) 12	Swansea City	3–2	Blackpool	Swansea
15:00 BST	Trundle 22' Iriekpen 30' Akinfenwa 44', 86' Ricketts 74' Britton 81'	Report	Morris 29' Parker 36' Donnelly 70', 80'	Stadium: New Stadium Swansea Attendance: 13,911 Referee: Ray Olivier

9 October 2005 (2005-10-09) 13	Blackpool	1–2	Colchester United	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Wright 20', 90' Burns 33' McGregor 44'	Report	Halford 16', 90'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,793 Referee: Chris Foy

15 October 2005 (2005-10-15) 14	Barnsley	2–2	Blackpool	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Richards 81' Howard 84'	Report	Wiles 29' Wright 68'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 7,945 Referee: Colin Webster

22 October 2005 (2005-10-22) 15	Blackpool	0–0	Brentford	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Wright 27' 34' Clarke 35' Prendergast 36' Edwards 78'	Report	Pratley 51' Tabb 90'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,041 Referee: Andy Woolmer

29 October 2005 (2005-10-29) 16	Gillingham	2–1	Blackpool	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Hope 49' Harris 65' Williams 90'	Report	Edwards 10' Parker 23', 77'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,300 Referee: Paul Armstrong

13 November 2005 (2005-11-13) 17	Blackpool	5–2	Scunthorpe United	Blackpool
16:00 GMT	Doolan 12' Morris 18', 90', 66' Clarke 35' Wright 45', 48' Murphy 84'	Report	Sharp 3', 35' (pen.) Crosby 20'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,016 Referee: Michael Jones

19 November 2005 (2005-11-19) 18	Colchester United	3–2	Blackpool	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Iwelumo 34', 54' (pen.) Halford 81'	Report	Wright 56', 90' Murphy 67' Southern 84' Doolan 89'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,031 Referee: Grant Hegley

26 November 2005 (2005-11-26) 19	Chesterfield	1–1	Blackpool	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Clingan 8', 13' Bailey 62'	Report	Donnelly 13' Harkins 58'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,585 Referee: Gary Sutton

6 December 2005 (2005-12-06) 20	Blackpool	1–3	AFC Bournemouth	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Wright 5' Edwards 67' Clarke 89'	Report	Hayter 26', 27', 68' (pen.) Hart 78'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,326 Referee: Andy Penn

10 December 2005 (2005-12-10) 21	Blackpool	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Morris 87' Clarke 90+2'	Report	Wilson 68' Facey 81'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,069 Referee: Tony Bates

17 December 2005 (2005-12-17) 22	Swindon Town	0–0	Blackpool	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Smith 39' Holgate 84'	Report	Doolan 84'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,766 Referee: Trevor Parkes

26 December 2005 (2005-12-26) 23	Port Vale	1–2	Blackpool	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Birchall 57' Fortune 58'	Report	Wiles 52' Parker 54' Wilcox 57' McGregor 64' Wright 90+2'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,666 Referee: Mike Russell

31 December 2005 (2005-12-31) 24	Walsall	2–0	Blackpool	Walsall
13:30 GMT	Taylor 42' Constable 46', 52'	Report	Parker 43'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,046 Referee: Steve Dorr

2 January 2006 (2006-01-02) 25	Blackpool	1–2	Southend United	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Southern 64' Parker 75', 85'	Report	Bentley 39' Eastwood 89'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,271 Referee: Matt Messias

10 January 2006 (2006-01-10) 26	Blackpool	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Southern 18' Gobern 48', 86'	Report	Hughes 35' Wellens 86'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,977 Referee: Phil Dowd

14 January 2006 (2006-01-14) 27	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Blackpool	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Clarke 9' Abbott 60' Schofield 73'	Report	Joseph 50' Donnelly 59' Clarke 65'	Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 11,977 Referee: Clive Oliver

21 January 2006 (2006-01-21) 28	Blackpool	1–1	Bristol City	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Murphy 5' Parker 45' Fox 90'	Report	Brooker 26' Noble 45'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,842 Referee: Michael Jones

21 January 2006 (2006-01-21) 29	Blackpool	4–2	Doncaster Rovers	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Wilcox 5' Butler 16' Morris 42' Parker 44' Clarke 54'	Report	Guy 15' McIndoe 26' (pen.) McCormack 90'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,836 Referee: Phil Joslin

28 January 2006 (2006-01-28) 30	Hartlepool United	0–3	Blackpool	Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Pittman 25' Barron 27' Nelson 73'	Report	Wood 10' Clarke 28' (pen.), 74' (pen.) Parker 47', 82' Butler 72'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,421 Referee: Carl Boyeson

4 February 2006 (2006-02-04) 31	Blackpool	2–2	Nottingham Forest	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Bean 16' Morris 35' Fox 47' Prendergast 60'	Report	Morgan 17' 67' Breckin 45' Bennett 90'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,399 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

11 February 2006 (2006-02-11) 32	Milton Keynes Dons	3–0	Blackpool	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	McLeod 26', 87' Taylor 51'	Report	Butler 14' 54' Taylor 77'	Stadium: National Hockey Stadium Attendance: 5,691 Referee: Kevin Friend

14 February 2006 (2006-02-14) 33	Blackpool	0–1	Huddersfield Town	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Wilcox 42' Blinkhorn 48' Southern 62'	Report	Brandon 43' (pen.) Taylor-Fletcher 67'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,004 Referee: Trevor Parkes

18 February 2006 (2006-02-18) 34	AFC Bournemouth	1–1	Blackpool	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Pitman 4'	Report	Murphy 61' Bean 86'	Stadium: Fitness First Stadium Attendance: 5,349 Referee: Iain Williamson

25 February 2006 (2006-02-25) 35	Blackpool	2–0	Yeovil Town	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Bean 38' Lindegaard 51' (o.g.) Murphy 54'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,747 Referee: Paul Robinson

11 March 2006 (2006-03-11) 36	Blackpool	0–0	Rotherham United	Blackpool
15:00 GMT		Report	Butler 43' Robertson 66' Hurst 71'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,934 Referee: Peter Walton

18 March 2006 (2006-03-18) 37	Blackpool	1–0	Port Vale	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Williams 66'	Report	James 20'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,494 Referee: Michael Jones

21 March 2006 (2006-03-21) 38	Bradford City	1–0	Blackpool	Bradford
19:45 GMT	Brown 52', 90'	Report		Stadium: Bradford and Bingley Stadium Attendance: 7,192 Referee: Ray Olivier

25 March 2006 (2006-03-25) 39	Oldham Athletic	3–1	Blackpool	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Beckett 45', 55', 86' (pen.)	Report	Southern 42', 43' Joseph 67' Prendergast 82'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,480 Referee: Andy Hall

1 April 2006 (2006-04-01) 40	Blackpool	2–0	Walsall	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Williams 49' Southern 57'	Report	Roper 47' Gerrard 66'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,129 Referee: Richard Beeby

8 April 2006 (2006-04-08) 41	Southend United	2–1	Blackpool	Southend
15:00 BST	Eastwood 60' Guttridge 86'	Report	Williams 32'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,180 Referee: Andy Woolmer

15 April 2006 (2006-04-15) 42	Blackpool	1–0	Swansea City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Joseph 56' Parker 59' Stockley 81' Blinkhorn 90'	Report	Trundle 9' Martinez 22'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,709 Referee: Tony Bates

17 April 2006 (2006-04-17) 43	Brentford	1–1	Blackpool	Brentford
15:00 BST	Owusu 54' (pen.) Newman 87' Tabb 90'	Report	Edwards 53' Prendergast 75' Southern 81' Clarke 89'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 7,339 Referee: Clive Penton

22 April 2006 (2006-04-22) 44	Blackpool	1–1	Barnsley	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Parker 21', 81'	Report	Nardiello 28' Howard 53' Reid 81' Kay 83' Hayes 89' McPhail 90'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,912 Referee: Colin Webster

17 April 2006 (2006-04-17) 45	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Blackpool	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Sharp 90', 90'	Report	Donnelly 66'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 5,917 Referee: Jonathan Moss

6 May 2006 (2006-05-06) 46	Blackpool	3–3	Gillingham	Blackpool
13:00 BST	Blinkhorn 13' Parker 56', 69'	Report	Byfield 28', 52' Jarvis 45' Jackman 80' Flynn 86'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,541 Referee: Steve Tanner

FA Cup

6 January 2006 (2006-01-06) First Round	Doncaster Rovers	4–1	Blackpool	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Heffernan 18', 72' Offiong 30' McIndoe 53' (pen.), pen.' Coulson 81' Odejayi 82'	Report	Edwards 57' Doolan 70' Clarke 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Earth Stadium Attendance: 4,332 Referee: Nigel Miller

Football League Cup

23 August 2005 (2005-08-23) First Round	Blackpool	2–1	Hull City	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Clarke 29' (pen.) Grayson 39'	Report	Price 4' Wiseman 86'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,819 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

20 September 2005 (2005-09-20) Second Round	Leicester City	2–1	Blackpool	Leicester
19:45 BST	de Vries 17', 79'	Report	McGregor 38' Parker 68' Clarke 89'	Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 7,386 Referee: Clive Penton

Football League Trophy

18 October 2005 (2005-10-18) First Round	Blackpool	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Wrexham	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Blinkhorn 2' Wright 37' Doolan 62' McGregor 84' Southern 87', 99' Vernon 104'	Report	Bayliss 37' Jones 77', 78' Ferguson 96'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,239 Referee: Clive Oliver

22 November 2005 (2005-11-22) Second Round	Carlisle United	2–1	Blackpool	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Hawley 63' Holmes 67'	Report	Harkins 62'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,987 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Lee Jones	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
2	DF		Mark McGregor	21	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	25	1
2	DF		Sam Stockley	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
3	MF		Gareth Evans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Keith Southern	42	2	1	0	1	0	2	1	46	3
5	DF		Tony Butler	24	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	26	1
6	DF		Peter Clarke	46	6	1	1	2	1	1	0	50	8
7	FW		Keigan Parker	40	12	0	0	2	1	1	0	43	13
8	MF		John Doolan	19	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	24	0
8	MF		Gareth Williams	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	3
9	FW		John Murphy	34	8	1	0	1	0	1	0	37	8
10	FW		Scott Vernon	17	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	20	2
11	MF		Rory Prendergast	24	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	28	0
12	MF		Danny Coid	13	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	16	0
14	FW		Matthew Blinkhorn	16	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	19	3
15	MF		Ciaran Donnelly	24	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	27	2
16	MF		Jamie Burns	6	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	8	1
17	MF		Simon Wiles	28	3	1	0	1	0	2	0	32	3
18	DF		Rob Edwards	32	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	35	0
19	MF		Phil Doughty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF		Simon Grayson	12	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	16	1
21	MF		Stuart Anderson	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
22	FW		Matt Shaw	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK		Lewis Edge	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	MF		Sean Paterson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK		Les Pogliacomi	15	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	20	0
26	MF		David Fox	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
26	FW		Tommy Wright	13	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	15	6
27	DF		Danny Warrender	15	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17	0
28	MF		Ian Morris	30	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	31	3
29	MF		Gary Harkins	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	2
29	MF		Keith Lasley	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
30	DF		Chris Armstrong	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
30	MF		Lewis Gobern	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
31	MF		Jason Wilcox	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
32	MF		Matty Kay	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33	DF		Marc Joseph	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
34	DF		Dean Gordon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34	DF		Andy Taylor	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
35	FW		Neil Wood	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
36	FW		Njazi Kuqi	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
37	DF		Sean Taylor	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
38	MF		Marcus Bean	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Players used: 38
Goals scored: 64 (including 2 own goals)

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos.	Player	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	FW	Keigan Parker	12	0	1	0	13
2	DF	Peter Clarke	6	1	1	0	8
2	FW	John Murphy	8	0	0	0	8
3	FW	Tommy Wright	6	0	0	0	6
4	MF	Keith Southern	2	0	0	1	3
	MF	Simon Wiles	3	0	0	0	3
	MF	Ian Morris	3	0	0	0	3
	FW	Matthew Blinkhorn	2	0	0	1	3
	MF	Gareth Williams	3	0	0	0	3
5	MF	Ciaran Donnelly	2	0	0	0	2
	FW	Scott Vernon	1	0	0	1	2
	MF	Gary Harkins	1	0	0	1	2
6	DF	Tony Butler	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	Mark McGregor	0	0	0	1	1
	DF	Simon Grayson	0	0	1	0	1
	MF	Jamie Burns	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	Lewis Gobern	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	David Fox	1	0	0	0	1
Own Goals			2	0	0	0	2
Total			55	1	3	5	64

Clean sheets

Rank	Pos.	Player	League One	Total
1	GK	Lee Jones	8	8
2	GK	Les Pogliacomi	4	4
Total			12	12

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Totals
No.	Pos.	Player											Pts.
7	FW	Keigan Parker	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	12
4	MF	Keith Southern	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	0	10
26	FW	Tommy Wright	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	1	9
18	DF	Rob Edwards	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	8
6	DF	Peter Clarke	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	7
8	MF	John Doolan	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	6
15	MF	Ciaran Donnelly	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	6
5	DF	Tony Butler	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5
31	MF	Jason Wilcox	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5
12	MF	Danny Coid	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
2	DF	Mark McGregor	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	4
28	MF	Ian Morris	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
11	MF	Rory Prendergast	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
33	MF	Marc Joseph	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
38	MF	Marcus Bean	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
14	FW	Matthew Blinkhorn	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
16	MF	Jamie Burns	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
26	MF	David Fox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
30	MF	Lewis Gobern	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
20	DF	Simon Grayson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
2	DF	Sam Stockley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
37	DF	Sean Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
17	MF	Simon Wiles	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Total			73	6	2	0	2	0	3	0	80	6	98

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
3 June 2005	CM	John Doolan	Doncaster Rovers	Free	^[1]
8 June 2005	CF	Scott Vernon	Oldham Athletic	Part-exchange deal with Richie Wellens	^[2]
22 July 2005	CM	Rory Prendergast	Accrington Stanley	Free	^[3]
20 August 2005	GK	Les Pogliacomi	Oldham Athletic	Free	^[4]
9 January 2006	LB	Dean Gordon	Free agency	Free	^[5]
11 January 2006	CB	Marc Joseph	Hull City	Free	^[6]
20 January 2006	CM	David Fox	Manchester United	Free	^[7]
23 January 2006	CM	Marcus Bean	Queens Park Rangers	Free	^[8]
23 January 2006	RB	Danny Warrender	Manchester City	Free	^[9]
28 January 2006	LW	Jason Wilcox	Leicester City	Free	^[7]
31 January 2006	CM	Neil Wood	Manchester United	Free	^[10]

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Until	Ref.
31 August 2005	CF	Tommy Wright	Leicester City	31 December 2005	^[11]
23 September 2005	CM	Ian Morris	Leeds United	31 May 2005	^[12]
13 October 2005	LB	Chris Armstrong	Sheffield United	13 November 2005	^[13]
16 November 2005	AM	Gary Harkins	Blackburn Rovers	18 December 2005	^[14]
24 November 2005	RW	Lewis Gobern	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25 January 2006	^[15]
20 January 2006	CM	Neil Wood	Manchester United	30 January 2006	^[10]
23 January 2006	CF	Njazi Kuqi	Birmingham City	23 February 2006	^[8]
25 January 2006	CM	Sean Taylor	Sunderland	7 May 2006	^[16]
10 February 2006	DM	Keith Lasley	Plymouth Argyle	7 May 2006	^[17]
16 February 2006	CF	Andy Taylor	Blackburn Rovers	7 May 2006	^[18]
17 March 2006	CF	Gareth Williams	Colchester United	7 May 2006	^[19]

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
7 May 2006	LB	Gareth Evans	Free agency	Retired
7 May 2006	RW	Dean Gorré	Free agency	Retired
7 May 2006	CM	Simon Grayson	Free agency	Retired
10 May 2005	CF	Žarko Grabovač	Fortuna Sittard	Released	^[20]
10 May 2005	CF	Andy Mangan	Accrington Stanley	Released
10 May 2005	LB	Leam Richardson	Accrington Stanley	Released	^[20]
19 May 2005	DM	Martin Bullock	Macclesfield Town	Released	^[21]
28 May 2005	LB	Paul Edwards	Oldham Athletic	Free	^[22]
4 July 2005	CM	Richie Wellens	Oldham Athletic	Part-exchange deal with Scott Vernon
19 January 2006	CB	Mark McGregor	Port Vale	Free	^[23]

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Until	Ref.
31 January 2006	CM	Stuart Anderson	Ross County	7 May 2006	^[24]
17 March 2006	CF	Scott Vernon	Colchester United	7 May 2006	^[25]
23 March 2006	CM	Jamie Burns	Bury	7 May 2006	^[26]

References

General

Books

Calley, Roy (2011). Blackpool: The Complete Record. DB Publishing. ISBN 978-1859839768.

Websites

Blackpool F.C. 2005–06 season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
"All Blackpool players: 2006". 11v11.com.
"Blackpool match record: 2006". 11v11.com.

Specific

^ "Penney seeks Doolan replacement". BBC. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "Transfers - June 2005". BBC. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ Rory Prendergast at Soccerbase
^ Les Pogliacomi at Soccerbase
^ "Defender Gordon joins Blackpool". BBC. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "Joseph signing boosts Blackpool". 11 January 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Wilcox joins Blackpool from Foxes". BBC. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Blackpool sign Birmingham's Kuqi". BBC. 23 January 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "Transfers January 2006". BBC. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Blackpool boss signs midfield duo". BBC. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "Transfers - August 2005". BBC. 1 September 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ Ian Morris at Soccerbase
^ "Blackpool capture Blades defender". BBC. 13 October 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ "Blackpool recruit Harkins on loan". BBC. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ "Blackpool clinch Wilcox loan deal". BBC. 24 November 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ Sean Taylor at Soccerbase
^ "Blackpool snap up Lasley on loan". BBC. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ Andy Taylor at Soccerbase
^ "Colchester seal Vernon loan deal". BBC. 17 March 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Blackpool release defensive duo". BBC. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "Winger Bullock to leave Blackpool". BBC. 19 May 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "Edwards snapped up by Latics boss". BBC. 28 May 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "McGregor set for Port Vale switch". BBC. 18 January 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ Stuart Anderson at Soccerbase
^ "Scott Vernon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "Shakers capture midfield quartet". BBC. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[doolan-1] "Penney seeks Doolan replacement". BBC. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[vernon-2] "Transfers - June 2005". BBC. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[prendergast-3] Rory Prendergast at Soccerbase

[pogliacomi-4] Les Pogliacomi at Soccerbase

[gordon-5] "Defender Gordon joins Blackpool". BBC. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[joseph-6] "Joseph signing boosts Blackpool". 11 January 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[wilcox&fox-7] "Wilcox joins Blackpool from Foxes". BBC. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[bean&kuqi-8] "Blackpool sign Birmingham's Kuqi". BBC. 23 January 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[warrender-9] "Transfers January 2006". BBC. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[wood-10] "Blackpool boss signs midfield duo". BBC. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[wright-11] "Transfers - August 2005". BBC. 1 September 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[morris-12] Ian Morris at Soccerbase

[armstrong-13] "Blackpool capture Blades defender". BBC. 13 October 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[harkins-14] "Blackpool recruit Harkins on loan". BBC. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[gobern-15] "Blackpool clinch Wilcox loan deal". BBC. 24 November 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[sean_taylor-16] Sean Taylor at Soccerbase

[lasley-17] "Blackpool snap up Lasley on loan". BBC. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[andy_taylor-18] Andy Taylor at Soccerbase

[williams-19] "Colchester seal Vernon loan deal". BBC. 17 March 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[richardson-20] "Blackpool release defensive duo". BBC. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[bullock-21] "Winger Bullock to leave Blackpool". BBC. 19 May 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[edwards-22] "Edwards snapped up by Latics boss". BBC. 28 May 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[mcgregor-23] "McGregor set for Port Vale switch". BBC. 18 January 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[anderson-24] Stuart Anderson at Soccerbase

[vernonloan-25] "Scott Vernon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[burns-26] "Shakers capture midfield quartet". BBC. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

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