The 2018–19 season was

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's 110th season in the Football League, and their second consecutive season in the third tier of the

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. They finished the season in tenth place. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup (eliminated in the third round), League Cup (eliminated in the fourth round) and Football League Trophy (eliminated at the group stage). The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

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, manager of the club since 2016, resigned on 6 August. He was succeeded by

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on 10 September. Blackpool's top scorer in all competitions was

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First-team squad

Statistics

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Goals record

Disciplinary record

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

Loans in

Loans out

Competitions

Friendlies

Blackpool announced pre-season friendlies with Nantwich Town,

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and

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EFL League One

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on

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and

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on 22 October. The draw for the second round was made live on

and BT by

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and Glenn Murray on 12 November. The third round draw was made live on

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and

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from

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on 3 December 2018.

EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in

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. The second round draw was made from the

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on 16 August. The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by

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and

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. The fourth round draw was made live on

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and

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on 29 September.

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.

Summary

References

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