By Blackpool FC

Pre-season training gets underway on Monday, as the First-Team and Development Squad players begin their preparations for the upcoming 2023/24 campaign.

With the fixture schedule for the new season confirmed on Thursday, it's full-steam ahead for Neil Critchley's squad with the opening day fixture against Burton Albion now just 43 days away.

A full day of testing in the gym will kick things off for the lads on Monday, before they take to the grass at the training ground later in the week. The first pre-season fixture follows on Friday 7 July at Southport, kick-off 7:30pm, with tickets for this already on sale here.

The squad will then fly out to Ireland week commencing Monday 10 July for a pre-season training camp, designed to get the lads up to speed ahead of the fixtures at Barrow on Saturday 22 July (tickets on sale here) and Morecambe on Tuesday 25 July.

The Seasiders will then welcome Hibernian to Bloomfield Road on Saturday 29 July. Ticket details for this fixture will be confirmed in due course.

  • Monday 26 June - Players return to training
  • Saturday 1 July - Squires Gate v Blackpool XI, kick-off 3pm
  • Friday 7 July - Southport v Blackpool, kick-off 7:30pm
  • Saturday 8 July - Atherton Colleries v Blackpool XI, kick-off 3pm
  • Monday 10 July - Pre-season training camp in Ireland begins
  • Saturday 15 July - Marine v Blackpool XI , kick-off 3pm
  • Saturday 22 July - Barrow v Blackpool, kick-off 3pm
  • Tuesday 25 July - Morecambe v Blackpool, kick-off 7:45pm
  • Friday 28 July - Bradford PA v Blackpool XI, kick-off 7:30pm
  • Saturday 29 July - Blackpool v Hibernian, kick-off 3pm

Extensive behind-the-scenes coverage of pre-season will be available on Tangerine TV and the Club's social media channels from Monday. An exclusive first interview with new Sporting Director David Downes will also follow later in the week.