2009–10 Blackpool F.C. season

Charlie Adam, in his first season with Blackpool, finished as the club's top scorer, with nineteen goals in all competitions.

Ben Burgess put the Tangerines ahead late into the first half, and that's how the score remained until Peter Ramage's 87th-minute leveller.

Adam Nowland, who had returned to the club on a non-contract basis the previous day, broke the deadlock on 52 minutes.

Michael Chopra opened the scoring for the visitors, but Seasiders captain Ian Evatt equalised in first-half injury time.

[3] Derby County visited the seaside three days later, and they returned to the East Midlands with a point after a goalless draw.

Matty Fryatt's double – one either side of Charlie Adam's strike just after the half-hour mark – gave the Foxes all three points.

The Magpies' Andy Carroll opened the scoring five minutes from the break, only for Brett Ormerod to level matters in first-half injury time.

Blackpool were two goals up courtesy of David Vaughan and Billy Clarke, but the Potters fought back to level matters by the 79th minute.

[14] After a fortnight's break, the Tangerines beat Plymouth Argyle 2–0 at Bloomfield Road, with Marcel Seip and David Vaughan finding the net.

[15] Sheffield United visited the seaside on 20 October, and they returned to Yorkshire pointless after strikes from Marcel Seip, Jason Euell and Charlie Adam gave Blackpool a 3–0 victory.

Seven goals in the next two games saw Blackpool earn a 3–3 draw at Doncaster Rovers[18] and a 4–1 home victory over Scunthorpe United.

January began with the club's only game in this season's FA Cup, a home defeat to Ipswich Town.

Forest pulled one back in injury time, but Blackpool held on for a 4–3 win on the night and a 6–4 aggregate over the two legs and progressed to the final.

[52] Forest manager Billy Davies, who belittled Blackpool after the first leg,[53] was sacked at the end of the following 2010–11 season after again failing at the play-offs stage.

[55] The five players who were on loan to Blackpool at the end of the season – D. J. Campbell (from Leicester City), Andy Butler (Huddersfield Town), Barry Bannan (Aston Villa), Séamus Coleman (Everton) and Stephen Dobbie (Swansea City) — remained at the club until the conclusion of the civic reception that was held for the team in Blackpool on 24 May.

The players in question were Al Bangura, Hamer Bouazza, Joe Martin, Danny Mitchley and Daniel Nardiello.