2011–12 Blackpool F.C. season

As of 3 January 2012
Blackpool F.C.
2011–12 season
Chairman Karl Oyston
Manager Ian Holloway
Stadium Bloomfield Road
Blackpool, England
(Capacity: 16,220)
Football League Championship 7th[1]
FA Cup TBD
League Cup First Round
Top goalscorer League:
K. Phillips (7)
All:
K. Phillips (7)

Blackpool F.C.'s 2011–12 season started on 5 August 2011. It is the club's first season back in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English professional football, after being relegated from the Premier League at the conclusion of 2010–11 campaign, and their 104th overall season in the Football League. It is Ian Holloway's third season as manager.

Contents

Season summary

Pre-season

Over the summer, the club released nine players. They were goalkeepers Paul Rachubka and Richard Kingson; defenders Rob Edwards, David Carney and Danny Coid; midfielders Malaury Martin (who did not make any appearances for the club), former club captain Jason Euell and Ishmel Demontagnac; and forward Marlon Harewood. In addition, on-loan defender Salaheddine Sbaï returned to Nîmes without appearing for the Seasiders, forward Sergei Kornilenko's loan move was also not made permanent, and midfielder Andy Reid decided to not to extend his short-term contract.

The first arrival at Bloomfield Road was midfielder Bojan Djordjic, who had played under Ian Holloway at Plymouth Argyle.

Two more departures occurred in early July. Midfielder Charlie Adam sealed his move to Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool for a £7-million fee.[2] The Blackpool supporters' Player of the Year the previous term and Adam's midfield partner for the previous campaign, David Vaughan, also left after turning down a new contract. He signed for Sunderland on 7 July.

Also in early July, the club tied-up contract extensions with four players: goalkeeper Matthew Gilks and defenders Stephen Crainey, Ashley Eastham and Ian Evatt.[3]

On 9 July, former Preston North End left back Matt Hill signed on a free transfer. He joined the club at their pre-season training camp in Portugal.[4]

The following day, former England striker and European Golden Shoe winner Kevin Phillips joined, again on a free transfer.[5]

On 18 July, the eve of Blackpool's first pre-season friendly against Rangers, the club signed 20-year-old Argentine midfielder Gerardo Bruna from Liverpool on a two-year contract.[6]

Four days later, former Scotland international midfielder Barry Ferguson signed from Birmingham City, where he had been playing with Kevin Phillips, for £750,000, in a two-year deal with an option for a third. Fellow Scot, left-back Robert Harris, joined from Queen of the South. Another defender, Paul Bignot, became Ian Holloway's third signing in 24 hours when he joined from Newport County.

On 25 July, Spanish midfielder Ángel Martínez joined on a two-year contract, with an option for a third, from Espanyol.[7] This gave Ian Holloway a squad of 31 going into Blackpool's final pre-season friendly against Hibernian the following day.

Prior to the evening kick-off against Hibs, Blackpool completed the signing of 22-year-old Scottish striker Craig Sutherland, who was playing in the US college leagues.[8][9]

A tenth close-season signing occurred on 3 August, when Liverpool midfielder Tom Ince, son of former England captain Paul, put pen to paper to seal a two-year deal, with an option for a third year.[10]

On the eve of the new season, D. J. Campbell sealed his drawn-out move to Q.P.R. for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £1.2 million. The same day, Spanish centre back Miguel Ángel Llera joined the club on a free transfer. He had been on trial with the Seasiders, and scored a free-kick in Blackpool's friendly defeat to Lancaster City three days earlier.[11] The same day, Louis Almond joined Barrow on loan.[12] This gave Ian Holloway a squad of 33 to choose from for the 5 August League visit to Hull City.

Season proper

Hull City hosted Ian Holloway's men in a Friday-night curtain-raiser for the 2011–12 Football League season. Six of the players that started against Manchester United in the club's final Premier League fixture 75 days earlier[13] were featured in the starting line-up. They were Matt Gilks, Stephen Crainey, Ian Evatt, Alex Baptiste, Keith Southern and Gary Taylor-Fletcher. Meanwhile, starting debuts were given to Barry Ferguson and Kevin Phillips, while fellow new boy Craig Sutherland came on as a late substitute for Taylor-Fletcher. Matt Hill was an unused substitute. It was Taylor-Fletcher who scored the only goal of the game, on 81 minutes, to give Blackpool a perfect start to the campaign.[14] The Tangerines topped the table for less than 24 hours, however: Ipswich Town replaced them the following day after their 3–0 victory at Bristol City.

Six days later, Blackpool travelled to Hillsborough to take on Sheffield Wednesday in the first round of the League Cup, with Ian Holloway naming a completely different starting eleven to that of the previous game. The tie finished goalless after both ninety minutes of normal time and thirty of extra. To a penalty shootout it went, and Wednesday, managed by former Seasiders boss Gary Megson, won 4–2.[15]

It was back to League action on 14 August, and Blackpool hosted Peterborough United for the first home fixture of the campaign. Kevin Phillips opened the scoring one minute before half-time. He then doubled the Tangerines' lead three minutes into the second half. Six minutes from time, the visitors' George Boyd pulled one back. With their victory, which maintained their 100% start to the League campaign, Blackpool moved up to third in the table.[16] With his substitute appearance, Matt Phillips became the 26th player used by Ian Holloway in their three games.

The Seasiders then hosted Derby County in a midweek fixture at Bloomfield Road. The visitors, with a single goal, inflicted the hosts' first League defeat of the campaign. Blackpool slipped five places to eighth as a result.[17]

On 19 August, Ian Holloway's men endured an eight-and-a-half-hour coach ride down to the south coast to face Brighton & Hove Albion the following day.[18] Craig Mackail-Smith opened the scoring for the Seagulls just before the half-hour mark. The lead was doubled five minutes into the second half via Ashley Barnes. Kevin Phillips pulled one back for the Tangerines on the hour mark, before levelling matters in the 90th minute. It was Phillips' fourth goal in as many games for his new club. Blackpool remained eighth.[19]

Eight days later, Blackpool again took to the road, this time Crystal Palace being the opposition. Alex Baptiste opened his goalscoring account for the season, with a 41st-minute strike. With eleven minutes remaining, Glenn Murray equalised for the Eagles. Blackpool climbed to seventh place with the result.[20]

On 31 August, transfer-deadline day in England, Blackpool secured the services of two players. The first, in a permanent, one-year deal, was Maltese forward Daniel Bogdanović, from Sheffield United for ₤250,000. The other was West Bromwich Albion right-back James Hurst, on loan for the rest of the season. He was, however, recalled in October.

After an international break, Blackpool hosted Paul Jewell's Ipswich Town at Bloomfield Road on 10 September. After a goalless first half, Gary Taylor-Fletcher put the hosts ahead four minutes after the break. Barry Ferguson, with his first goal in English football for seven years, doubled Blackpool's lead on the hour mark, before leaving the game with a hamstring injury with fourteen minutes remaining. Blackpool climbed one place to seventh with their victory.[21] With eleven points taken from a possible eighteen, it has been Blackpool's best start to a League season in twenty years.

Cardiff City were the visitors to Bloomfield Road a week later – the first meeting between the two clubs since Blackpool's victory in the play-off final sixteen months earlier. The visitors took the lead through Don Cowie four minutes into the second half. Kevin Phillips equalised for the Tangerines just after the hour mark – his fifth League goal in seven games. Blackpool remained seventh with the point gained.[22]

On 24 September, Blackpool made the long trip to the south coast to face Portsmouth at Fratton Park. Matt Phillips was given a rare start by Ian Holloway, but the 20-year-old missed two golden chances in the first half. He was substituted in favour of Ludovic Sylvestre nine minutes after the restart. The game remained goalless until the fourth minute of added time, when Norwegian Erik Huseklepp netted the vital goal. Blackpool slipped one place to eighth with the defeat, which ended a four-game unbeaten streak.[23]

Three days later, Coventry City were the opposition at the Ricoh Arena. Gary Taylor-Fletcher opened the scoring on eighteen minutes. Gary Deegan leveled for the hosts an hour later. Lukas Jutkiewicz put the Sky Blues ahead five minutes later, before Keith Southern equalised two minutes into stoppage time. Blackpool sat in tenth place with the result.[24]

On 1 October, Blackpool marked their tenth League fixture with a 5–0 victory over Bristol City at Bloomfield Road. Gary Taylor-Fletcher, with his fourth goal of the season, put the Tangerines in front eight minutes before the break. Jonjo Shelvey, signed the previous day on loan from Liverpool doubled the lead with a low thirty-yard free-kick. Daniel Bogdanovic opened his scoring account for Ian Holloway's men with the third, on 83 minutes. Two minutes into injury time, Brett Ormerod made it four. Bogdanovic scored his second and Blackpool's fifth in the 94th minute.[25]

After a two-week break, Blackpool suffered a heavy defeat, 4–0, at the hands of West Ham United at Upton Park. They dropped to thirteenth place with the loss.[26]

Three days later, they returned to winning ways courtesy of a stoppage-time winner from Tom Ince. It was his second of the game. He had levelled proceedings just after the hour mark with his first goal for the club. The three points lifted Blackpool to eighth.[27]

Two successive defeats ensued — 1–2 at Nottingham Forest[28] and 1–3 at Burnley[29] — before a 5–0 whitewash of Leeds United at Elland Road on 2 November. It was former Seasiders manager Simon Grayson's first meeting with the club since he left them in 2006. Goalkeeper Paul Rachubka, who crossed the Pennines during the summer, was at fault for three of Blackpool's goals, and he was withdrawn at half time in favour of 18-year-old Alex Cairns. Blackpool climbed to eighth place with the victory.[30]

Three days later, Blackpool hosted Millwall at Bloomfield Road in what was Ian Holloway's 100th league game in charge of the club. Kevin Phillips struck the only goal of the game on 61 minutes, just two minutes after coming on as a substitute for Keith Southern. It was Phillips' seventh goal of the campaign. Blackpool, who had taken six points and scored as many goals in four days, moved up to fifth.[31] It was also their second-consecutive clean sheet.

Two 2–2 draws ensued — at Middlesbrough on 19 November,[32] then the following week at home to Birmingham City.[33] Ludovic Sylvestre and Jonjo Shelvey netted in the first fixture, while full-back duo Stephen Crainey and Neal Eardley scored the goals in the latter. Blackpool moved into the play-off places with the second of the two points.

A midweek trip to Leicester City resulted in a 2–0 defeat, meaning Ian Holloway had yet to beat his former club as a manager. Blackpool dropped two places to eighth with the result.[34]

December was rung in with the visit of Reading to the seaside. The Seasiders' on-loan forward Callum McManaman scored the only goal of the game ten minutes into the second half to give the hosts the three points, which moved them up one place to seventh.[35]

The following week, Blackpool made the long trip to table-toppers Southampton. Former Tangerine Rickie Lambert opened the scoring on the half-hour mark. Chris Basham, making only his second League start of the season, brought the visitors level six minutes later with his first goal for Blackpool. Callum McManaman put Blackpool ahead four minutes into the second half with his second goal in as many games. Lambert equalised for Southampton three minutes into injury time, preserving their unbeaten home record for the campaign; however, the result ended their 21-match winning run at St Mary's. Blackpool slipped one place to eighth with the point.[36]

Watford visited Bloomfield Road on 17 December for what turned out to be a goalless draw. Blackpool remained eighth.[37]

On Boxing Day, Blackpool travelled across the Pennines to face Barnsley at Oakwell. Mark Howard made his debut in the Blackpool goal, replacing the injured Matt Gilks. The hosts' Matt Done opened the scoring on eighteen minutes. Just under twenty minutes later, Matt Phillips opened his scoring account for the season for Blackpool. On 67 minutes, Phillips put the visitors ahead, before completing his hat-trick from the penalty spot eight minutes from time.[38]

League table

Team
Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1 Southampton 25 14 5 6 47 28 +19 47
2 West Ham United 25 14 5 6 40 23 +17 47
3 Cardiff City 25 12 9 4 41 27 +14 45
4 Middlesbrough 25 12 9 4 30 23 +7 45
5 Reading 25 11 6 8 32 25 +7 39
6 Hull City 25 12 3 10 26 25 +1 39
7 Blackpool 25 10 8 7 39 31 +8 38
8 Leeds United 25 11 5 9 39 36 +3 38
9 Derby County 25 11 4 10 30 33 -3 37
10 Burnley 25 11 3 11 37 33 +4 36
11 Crystal Palace 25 10 6 9 24 24 +0 36
12 Leicester City 25 9 8 8 33 28 +5 35
13 Brighton & Hove Albion 25 10 5 10 26 28 -2 35
14 Birmingham City 23 9 7 7 31 25 +6 34
15 Peterborough United 25 9 6 10 44 41 +3 33
16 Barnsley 25 9 6 10 35 38 -3 33
17 Portsmouth 24 8 7 9 27 25 +2 31
18 Watford 25 7 9 9 27 34 -7 30
19 Bristol City 25 7 6 12 23 34 -11 27
20 Ipswich Town 24 8 3 13 34 47 -13 27
21 Millwall 25 6 8 11 24 28 -4 26
22 Nottingham Forest 25 7 3 15 21 39 -18 24
23 Doncaster Rovers 25 6 4 15 22 43 -21 22
24 Coventry City 25 4 7 14 20 34 -14 19
Promotion to Premier League
Qualification to Championship playoffs
Relegation to League One
Last updated: 21:42, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Results

Pre-season

Championship

Carling Cup

Squad statistics

As of 2 January 2012
No. Nat Pos Player Total League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Matt Gilks 22 0 22+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Paul Bignot 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Stephen Crainey 24 1 23+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF Keith Southern 16 1 16+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Neal Eardley 11 1 8+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF Ian Evatt 23 0 22+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Billy Clarke 10 0 4+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF Elliot Grandin 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Kevin Phillips 22 7 13+9 7 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW Brett Ormerod 10 1 8+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF Gerardo Bruna 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
12 MF Gary Taylor-Fletcher 21 4 21+0 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 FW Daniel Bogdanović 8 2 1+7 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Ludovic Sylvestre 15 1 11+3 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 DF Alex Baptiste 22 1 22+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Barry Ferguson 24 1 24+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF Chris Basham 11 1 3+7 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 DF Matt Hill 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 MF Stephen Husband 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF Craig Cathcart 20 0 20+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 GK Mark Halstead 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
22 DF Ashley Eastham 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 MF Matt Phillips 15 4 10+5 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 FW Craig Sutherland 7 0 2+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 DF Miguel Llera 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
26 MF Liam Tomsett 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW Thomas Barkhuizen 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
28 MF Adam Dodd 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 GK Mark Howard 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF Ángel Martínez 7 0 2+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 MF Bojan Djordjic 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF Robert Harris 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
34 GK Chris Kettings 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 DF Danny Wilson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 MF Tom Ince 15 2 5+9 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
38 FW Lomana LuaLua 11 3 8+3 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 FW Callum McManaman 14 2 9+5 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who no longer play for Blackpool that have appeared this season:
35 DF James Hurst 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 MF Jonjo Shelvey 10 6 10+0 6 0+0 0 0+0 0

Players used: 31
Goals scored: 39 (39 League)

Transfers

Players in

Player From Fee
Bojan Djordjic Free[39]
Matt Hill Free[40]
Kevin Phillips Free[41]
Gerardo Bruna Liverpool Undisclosed [42]
Barry Ferguson Birmingham City £750,000 [43]
Robert Harris Queen of the South Free [44]
Paul Bignot Newport County Undisclosed [45]
Ángel Martínez Espanyol Undisclosed [7]
Craig Sutherland North Carolina State Wolfpack Undisclosed [8]
Tom Ince Liverpool Undisclosed [10]
Miguel Llera Free [46]
Daniel Bogdanović Sheffield United ₤250,000[47]
James Hurst West Bromwich Albion Season-long loan (recalled in October)
Mark Howard Aberdeen Free[48]
Jonjo Shelvey Liverpool Loan (recalled in November)[49]
Lomana LuaLua Free[50]
Callum McManaman Wigan Loan[51]
Danny Wilson Liverpool Season-long loan

Players out

Player To Fee
Paul Rachubka Free[52]
Richard Kingson Free[52]
Rob Edwards Free[52]
Danny Coid Free[52]
Malaury Martin Free[52]
Marlon Harewood Free[52]
Jason Euell Free[52]
David Carney Free[52]
Andy Reid Free[52]
Salaheddine Sbai Free[52]
Ishmel Demontagnac Free[52]
David Vaughan Free
Charlie Adam Liverpool[53] ₤7,000,000[54]
D. J. Campbell Q.P.R.[55] Undisclosed
Ashley Eastham Bury[56] Loan
Louis Almond Barrow Loan
Thomas Barkhuizen Hereford United Loan
Chris Kettings Birmingham City Loan
Miguel Llera Brentford Loan
Josh Egan Bath City Unknown
Billy Clarke Sheffield United Loan
Matt Phillips Sheffield United Loan
Paul Bignot Plymouth Argyle Loan
Mark Halstead Stockport County Loan
Craig Sutherland Plymouth Argyle Loan
Miguel Llera Sheffield Wednesday Loan
Chris Kettings Woodley Sports Loan
Daniel Bogdanovic Rochdale Loan
Brett Ormerod Rochdale Loan

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