Blackpool 2026/27 League One Preview
Ian Evatt’s Blackpool have been busy at both ends. Thirteen scored and 13 conceded in seven games includes a 4-0 win over Peterborough and a 4-2 home defeat by Plymouth, and Bailey Peacock-Farrell has already been called on for 33 saves – comfortably the heaviest workload of any goalkeeper in the division.
The 4-1-3-2 leans on Josh Bowler for invention, with 13 chances created and two goals from the middle, while Albie Morgan takes most of the corners. Tom Bloxham, Bowler and Jerry Yates share the scoring on two apiece, which is the problem in miniature: nobody has taken the goalscoring burden.
Thirteenth and 60 points last season pointed to a squad needing an edge, and Evatt has not found it yet. The raw material is there – few sides create as much – but a goalkeeper making almost five saves a game is not a sustainable basis for a promotion push.

Blackpool’s set-piece specialists
- Penalties: Josh Bowler
- Free-Kicks: Josh Bowler, Albie Morgan
- Corners: Albie Morgan, Josh Bowler
Albie Morgan has taken 14 of Blackpool’s corners to Josh Bowler’s 5. Josh Bowler has had one of the direct free-kicks. Blackpool are yet to be awarded a penalty, so the taker is unproven – Josh Bowler, their leading scorer, is the likeliest candidate.
Blackpool FAQs
Where did Blackpool finish in the 2025/26 season?
Blackpool finished 13th in League One in 2025/26, with 60 points from 46 games (17 wins, 9 draws, 20 defeats).
Who is the Blackpool manager?
Ian Evatt is the manager of Blackpool.
Where do Blackpool play their home games?
Blackpool play their home games at Bloomfield Road. The club was founded in 1887.