Blackpool 5-0 Scunthorpe United: result and report

League One · Saturday 16 January 2016

Result

Blackpool 5-0 Scunthorpe United

League One · Saturday 16 January 2016, 15:00 UTC · half-time 3-0

Blackpool · Scunthorpe United · League One predictions

Blackpool 5-0 Scunthorpe United: match report

Blackpool beat Scunthorpe United 5-0 in the League One on Saturday 16 January 2016. The half-time score was 3-0.

Tom Aldred opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Blackpool's goals came from Tom Aldred (2'), Brad Potts (12'), Brad Potts (28'), D. Norris (55') and D. Philliskirk (82'). Scunthorpe United did not score.

Discipline: Blackpool received no yellow cards; Scunthorpe United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackpool were 21st on 25 points from 25 and Scunthorpe United 15th on 32 points from 25. Blackpool went on to finish that season 22nd with 46 points, and Scunthorpe United 7th with 74.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Blackpool wins, 1 draw and 0 for Scunthorpe United.

Going into the match Blackpool's last five read L-L-L-W-W and Scunthorpe United's D-D-W-L-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Tom AldredBlackpool · 1-0
  • 12'Goal · Brad PottsBlackpool · 2-0
  • 19'Yellow card · Luke WilliamsScunthorpe United
  • 28'Goal · Brad PottsBlackpool · 3-0
  • 55'Goal · D. NorrisBlackpool · 4-0
  • 58'Yellow card · Kevin van VeenScunthorpe United
  • 82'Goal · D. PhilliskirkBlackpool · 5-0

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Blackpool 6, draws 1, Scunthorpe United 0.

Team news

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Blackpool line-up

Colin Doyle, Hayden White, David Ferguson, Tom Aldred, Will Aimson, Jim McAlister, Brad Potts, David Norris, Jack Redshaw, Danny Philliskirk, Mark Yeates

Scunthorpe United line-up

Luke Daniels, Scott Laird, David Mirfin, Murray Wallace, Jordan Clarke, Luke Williams, Neal Bishop, Stephen Dawson, Jamie Ness, Paddy Madden, Kevin van Veen