The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

The club was managed by Neil McDonald, in his first season in charge.

[2] Blackpool finished 22nd in League One and were relegated for the second-successive season.

They played the 2016–17 campaign in League Two, their first time playing in the bottom division of English professional football in fifteen years.

They were also knocked out of both the FA Cup and League up at the first-round stage.