Pressure looked to be mounting on Michael Appleton when the Seasiders dished up a woeful first-half display, where they were fortunate to only go in a goal down.
But the visitors improved in the second-half in South Wales and levelled when Madine headed home from Ian Poveda’s cross.
Here’s how Pool’s players rated...
1. Haunting his former club
Gary Madine made a difference in the second-half when Blackpool decided to go more direct Photo: CameraSport - Ian Cook
2. Dan Grimshaw - 6/10
Caught in no man’s land for the Cardiff goal but made two or three important saves to keep the hosts at bay. Photo: CameraSport - Dave Howarth
3. Callum Connolly - 6/10
Pretty solid throughout. Looked to be struggling with a knock at one point but battled through it, as he often does. Photo: CameraSport - Ian Cook
4. Rhys Williams - 5/10
Improved in the second-half but he endured a really tough first 45 minutes where his positioning was up for question. Photo: CameraSport - Dave Howarth
5. James Husband - 5/10
An uncharacteristically shaky display. Caught in behind too often and beaten for pace by Callum Robinson for the goal. Photo: CameraSport - Dave Howarth
6. MAN OF THE MATCH: Luke Garbutt - 7/10
Second game on the spin where he’s done well. Tackled well and stuck at it even when the going got tough. Photo: CameraSport - Ian Cook