Blackpool defender James Husband has been fined the "maximum possible club fine" and stripped of the captaincy following his second red card of 2026. Manager Ian Evatt confirmed after Tuesday's victory over Mansfield that defender Fraser Horsfall has taken over the armband. "There is a responsibility in being captain of this football club and James would be the first to admit he's let everybody down on Saturday. So it is unfortunate for everybody but we have to make sure we set the right standards at this football club and that is what we have decided." "It was a really good response from the players to a lot of finger pointing and a lot of questions."

Source: BBC February 18, 2026 17:17 UTC