2012–13 Blackpool F.C. season
| 2012–13 season | |||
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| Chairman | Karl Oyston | ||
| Manager |
Ian Holloway (until 3 November) Steve Thompson (caretaker) (3 November – 7 November & 11 January – 18 February) Michael Appleton (7 November – 11 January) Paul Ince (18 February) |
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| Stadium |
Bloomfield Road Blackpool, England (Capacity: 17,338) |
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| Football League Championship | 15th | ||
| FA Cup | Round Three | ||
| League Cup | Round One | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Tom Ince (18) All: Tom Ince (18) |
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The 2012–13 season was Blackpool F.C.'s second-consecutive season in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English professional football, and their 104th overall season in the Football League. They finished in 15th position. Tom Ince was the club's top scorer, with eighteen goals in all competitions.
Ian Holloway, in his fourth season, was manager until 3 November. He left to join Crystal Palace, at which point his assistant, Steve Thompson, took over in a caretaker capacity. On 7 November, after a second game in charge for Thompson, Blackpool appointed Michael Appleton in the role in a permanent capacity, on a one-year rolling contract. He became Blackpool's thirtieth full-time manager. Appleton, in turn, left the club for Blackburn Rovers on 11 January. Steve Thompson again took over as caretaker. One month and one week later, Paul Ince was appointed manager, again on a rolling contract.
Over the summer, the club released five players: forwards Lomana LuaLua, Daniel Bogdanović, Roman Bednář and Brett Ormerod, and defender Matt Hill. In addition, four loan players returned to their parent clubs: defender Danny Wilson, midfielder John Fleck, and forwards Nouha Dicko and Stephen Dobbie. Elliot Grandin, however, returned from an extended loan to Nice in his native France.
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