Michael James Jackson is an English football manager and former professional footballer. He is an under-23 coach for Burnley and served as caretaker manager for the first team.
Andrew Francis Mangan is an English former footballer who played as a striker. He is now a coach at Stockport County.
Keith William Southern is an English former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He made 376 appearances in the Premier League and the Football League, most notably representing Blackpool between 2002 and 2012. Currently, Keith coaches the Under 21's at Everton Football Club, and is a UEFA A license coach. He is married to Shellmar Ryan, and has two children, Ryan & Anton Southern.
Scott Malcolm Vernon is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Michael Joseph Mellon is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Oldham Athletic. As a player, he was a midfielder for clubs including Bristol City, West Bromwich Albion, Blackpool, Tranmere and Burnley.
Matthew Gilks is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the goalkeeping coach for Bolton Wanderers, the last team he played for.
Ian Kenneth Black is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a central midfielder. His clubs included Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Heart of Midlothian, Rangers, Shrewsbury Town and Blackpool. Black made one appearance for Scotland in August 2012, despite playing at that time in the Scottish Third Division for Rangers.
Robert Grant is an English footballer who plays as a striker and is currently captain of National League North club Marine.
Jamie Martin Devitt is an Irish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is currently the Professional Development Phase Coach at Carlisle United.
Mark James Halstead is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Widnes.
Oliver Lewis Norburn is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Blackpool.
Matthew Pennington is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL League One club Blackpool. He has also played for Everton and Shrewsbury Town, with loan spells at Tranmere Rovers, Coventry City, Walsall, Leeds United, Ipswich Town and Hull City.
Sulaiman Borbor "Sullay" Kaikai is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Cambridge United. Born in England, he represents the Sierra Leone national football team.
The 2014–15 Football League was the 116th season of the Football League. It consisted of the usual 72 clubs, with the new additions being Luton Town and play-off winners Cambridge United, who returned to the Football League for the first time since 2005, replacing Bristol Rovers and Torquay United from League Two.
The 2014−15 season was Shrewsbury's first season back in League Two after being relegated in the 2013−14 season. They won promotion back to League One at the first attempt, following a 1–0 win away at Cheltenham Town on 25 April 2015.
The 2014–15 season was Blackpool F.C.'s fourth-consecutive season in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English professional football, and their 106th overall season in the Football League. They exited the League Cup at the first-round stage on 12 August and the FA Cup, also at the first hurdle, on 4 January. They were relegated to League One with six League fixtures remaining.
Mark Thomas Waddington is a professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Joël David Lionel Dielna is a French footballer who plays as a defender.
The 2015–16 season was Blackpool's 107th season in the Football League, and their first season back in League One following relegation from the 2014–15 Football League Championship. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
The 2015–16 season was Shrewsbury Town's 130th year in existence and their first season back in League One after gaining promotion the previous season. Much of the season was spent fighting relegation, with safety only secured following the final home match of the season where despite losing to Peterborough United, same day defeats for Blackpool and Doncaster Rovers ensured another season of League One football with one game to spare.
