How Blackpool's strong run gave taste of what could've been - with League One finish compared to likes of Cardiff City and Huddersfield Town

Blackpool enjoyed a strong end to the League One season and comfortably confirmed their place in the third tier for next season.

Despite heading into the 2025/26 campaign with ambitions of getting promotion, the Seasiders found themselves battling at the bottom for long periods.

By mid-March, it looked as if Ian Evatt’s side were heading for the drop, with a 2-1 defeat to Doncaster Rovers encompassing everything that had gone wrong since the turn of the year.

A big reaction was required, and that’s exactly what came on the back of the game at the Eco-Power Stadium, with 22 points coming from Blackpool’s final nine games.

This left the club comfortably safe in 13th and with a feeling of what could’ve been.

Here’s what the League One table would’ve looked like based on the final 10 games of the season:

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