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This was countered by a run of nine defeats in 10 games, which resulted in Ince being sacked on 21 January 2014, 11 months into his tenure. [55] Barry Ferguson was named caretaker manager upon Ince's dismissal. Of Ferguson's 20 league games in charge, Blackpool won just three and finished the 2013–14 season in 20th place. [56]
Blackpool players warming up before their friendly at Barrow on 20 July Longridge Town hosting Blackpool at their Mike Riding Ground in a pre-season friendly on 28 July. Blackpool's opening pre-season friendly was at Dundee on 9 July. The hosts won the game by a single goal. A week later, Blackpool faced local side AFC Fylde at Mill Farm.
Blackpool went behind in the sixteenth minute, but Brett Ormerod tied the game in the second half. The game ended 1–1. Swansea just needed to secure three points at home in their final game against Doncaster Rovers to take the final play-off place, but they were held to a goalless draw by the visitors and Blackpool made the play-offs.
At the halfway stage of their Premier League season, Blackpool had played nineteen games, of which they had won seven, drawn four and lost eight, giving them 25 points. They had gained victories over Wigan Athletic (away), Newcastle United (away), Liverpool (away), West Bromwich Albion (home), Wolves (home), Stoke City (away) and Sunderland (away).
Blackpool climbed five places to fourth with the three points, their fourth-consecutive league victory. [26] Steve Bruce won the EFL League One Manager of the Month award for September off the back of the wins. [27] Blackpool made it seven league games unbeaten on 1 October with a 1–1 draw with Lincoln City at Bloomfield Road. Kyle Joseph got ...
On 3 February, Blackpool lost 1–0 at Stevenage, their seventh loss in fourteen away fixtures. Blackpool remained eighth, five places behind Oxford United. Blackpool drew 1–1 with Oxford United on 10 February. Three days later, a defeat at Cheltenham Town, Blackpool's eighth away loss in the league, dropped them to ninth in the table. [24]
Shayne Lavery's 32nd-minute strike was the only goal of the game. Blackpool climbed to 14th place. [34] A trip to Hull City resulted in a 1–1 draw, after Blackpool led for over half the game and despite the hosts being reduced to ten men with twenty minutes remaining. Shayne Lavery scored for Blackpool.
It was Blackpool's 18th-consecutive game without a victory and their points tally of 26 was the lowest in the English second tier since Stockport County picked up the same number of points when they finished bottom in the 2001-02 season. Over the last two full league seasons played, Blackpool had claimed 11 wins from 92 games.