List of Blackpool F.C. seasons

This is a record of every completed season of Blackpool Football Club in English and European football, from 1896 to 1897, their first season in the Football League, to their current campaign. It details the club's achievements in major competitions and the top scorers in the League for each season.

Note: The 1945–46 post-War season statistics are not recognised officially.

Seasons SeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyOtherTop scorer(s)DivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPos1889–90Lancs24 10 6 8 61 46 26 5th—1890–91Lancs20 14 2 4 62 39 30 2nd—1891–92Lancs22 16 3 3 74 32 35 2ndR11892–93Lancs22 17 2 3 82 31 36 2ndR11893–94Lancs22 15 3 4 73 32 33 1st—1894–95Lancs26 16 2 8 89 34 34 2nd—1895–96Lancs30 11 6 13 65 50 28 13thR21896–97Div 230 13 5 12 59 56 31 8thQR5Jack Parkinson151897–98Div 230 10 5 15 49 61 25 11th—Jack Cox121898–99Div 234 8 4 22 49 90 20 16th—Bob Birkett151899–1900Lancs28 16 6 6 79 36 38 3rd—1900–01Div 234 12 7 15 33 58 31 12th—Bob Birkett101901–02Div 234 11 7 16 40 56 29 13th—Geordie Anderson121902–03Div 234 9 10 15 44 59 28 14th—Walter CooksonGeordie Anderson81903–04Div 234 11 5 18 40 67 27 15th—Charles Bennett91904–05Div 234 9 10 15 36 48 28 15thINTEdgar Chadwick81905–06Div 238 10 9 19 37 62 29 14thR3Jimmy ConnorHarry HancockE. Francis61906–07Div 238 11 11 16 33 51 33 13thR1William Grundy81907–08Div 238 11 9 18 51 58 31 15thR1Bob Whittingham151908–09Div 238 9 11 18 46 68 29 20thR2Bob Whittingham131909–10Div 238 14 8 16 50 52 36 12thR1Walter Miller141910–11Div 238 16 10 12 49 38 42 7thR1Joe Clennell181911–12Div 238 13 8 17 32 52 34 14thR2Arthur Wolstenholme91912–13Div 238 9 8 21 39 69 26 20thR1George Wilson101913–14Div 238 9 14 15 33 44 32 16thR1Joe Lane111914–15Div 238 17 5 16 58 57 39 10thR1Joe Lane28 No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War1919–20Div 242 21 10 11 65 47 52 4thR2Joe Lane261920–21Div 242 20 10 12 54 42 50 4thR2Jimmy Heathcote181921–22Div 242 15 5 22 44 57 35 19thR1Harry Bedford111922–23Div 242 18 11 13 60 43 47 5thR1Harry Bedford321923–24Div 242 18 13 11 72 47 49 4thR2Harry Bedford321924–25Div 242 14 9 19 65 61 37 17thQFHarry Bedford241925–26Div 242 17 11 14 76 69 45 6thR3Bert Fishwick191926–27Div 242 18 8 16 95 80 44 9thR3Billy Tremelling301927–28Div 242 13 8 21 83 101 34 19thR3Jimmy Hampson311928–29Div 242 19 7 16 92 76 45 8thR3Jimmy Hampson401929–30 Div 2 42 27 4 11 98 67 58 1stR4Jimmy Hampson451930–31Div 142 11 10 21 71 125 32 20thR4Jimmy Hampson321931–32Div 142 12 9 21 65 102 33 20thR3Jimmy Hampson231932–33 Div 1 42 14 5 23 69 85 33 22ndR5Jimmy Hampson181933–34Div 242 15 13 14 62 64 43 11thR4Jimmy Hampson131934–35Div 242 21 11 10 79 57 53 4thR3Jimmy Hampson201935–36Div 242 18 7 17 93 72 43 10thR4Bobby Finan341936–37 Div 2 42 24 7 11 88 53 55 2ndR3Bobby Finan281937–38Div 142 16 8 18 61 66 40 12thR4Bobby FinanWillie Buchan121938–39Div 142 12 14 16 56 68 38 15thR3Willie BuchanJock Dodds101939–40Div 13 3 0 0 5 2 6 —— No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War1945–46FL N42 18 9 15 94 92 45 9thR4Stan Mortensen351946–47Div 142 22 6 14 71 70 50 5thR3Stan Mortensen281947–48Div 142 17 10 15 57 41 44 9th RUStan Mortensen211948–49Div 142 11 16 15 54 67 38 16thR4Stan Mortensen181949–50Div 142 17 15 10 46 35 49 7thQFStan Mortensen221950–51Div 142 20 10 12 79 53 50 3rd RUStan Mortensen301951–52Div 142 18 9 15 64 64 45 9thR3Stan Mortensen261952–53Div 142 19 9 14 71 70 47 7th WStan MortensenAllan Brown151953–54Div 142 19 10 13 80 69 48 6thR5Stan Mortensen211954–55Div 142 14 10 18 60 64 38 19thR3Stan Mortensen111955–56Div 142 20 9 13 86 62 49 2ndR3Jackie Mudie221956–57Div 142 22 9 11 93 65 53 4thR5Jackie Mudie321957–58Div 142 19 6 17 80 67 44 7thR3Jackie MudieBill Perry181958–59Div 142 18 11 13 66 49 47 8thQFRay Charnley201959–60Div 142 15 10 17 59 71 40 11thR4Ray Charnley181960–61Div 142 12 9 21 68 73 33 20thR3R2Ray Charnley271961–62Div 142 15 11 16 70 75 41 13thR3SFRay Charnley301962–63Div 142 13 14 15 58 64 40 13thR3R2Ray Charnley221963–64Div 142 13 9 20 52 73 35 18thR3R3Alan Ball Jr.131964–65Div 142 12 11 19 67 78 35 17thR3R3Ray Charnley211965–66Div 142 14 9 19 55 65 37 13thR3R3Alan Ball Jr.Ray Charnley161966–67 Div 1 42 6 9 27 41 76 21 22ndR3QFRay Charnley141967–68Div 242 24 10 8 71 43 58 3rdR4R3Gerry IngramAlan Skirton171968–69Div 242 14 15 13 51 41 43 8thR3QFAlan Suddick121969–70 Div 2 42 20 13 9 56 45 53 2ndR4R3Fred Pickering171970–71 Div 1 42 4 15 23 34 66 23 22ndR4R3Anglo-Italian Cup WMicky Burns101971–72Div 242 20 7 15 70 50 47 6thR3QFMicky Burns171972–73Div 242 18 10 14 56 51 46 7thR3QFAlan AinscowAlan Suddick101973–74Div 242 17 13 12 57 40 47 5thR3R2Micky Burns141974–75Div 242 14 17 11 38 33 45 7thR3R2Mickey Walsh121975–76Div 242 14 14 14 40 49 42 10thR4R2Anglo-Scottish CupGSMickey Walsh171976–77Div 242 17 17 8 58 42 51 5thR3R3Anglo-Scottish CupGSMickey Walsh261977–78 Div 2 42 12 13 17 59 60 37 20thR3R2Anglo-Scottish CupGSBob Hatton221978–79Div 346 18 9 19 61 59 45 12thR2R3Anglo-Scottish CupGSDerek Spence161979–80Div 346 15 11 20 62 74 41 18thR1R2Tony KellowStan McEwan121980–81 Div 3 46 9 14 23 45 75 32 23rdR2R2Colin Morris121981–82Div 446 15 13 18 66 60 58 12thR4R1Dave Bamber151982–83Div 446 13 12 21 55 74 49 21stR3R3Dave Bamber101983–84Div 446 21 9 16 70 52 72 6thR4R1R1(N)Paul Stewart101984–85 Div 4 46 24 14 8 73 39 86 2ndR1R2R1(N)Kevin Stonehouse111985–86Div 346 17 12 17 66 55 63 12thR2R1PR(N)Eamon O'Keefe171986–87Div 346 16 16 14 74 59 64 9thR1R1PR(N)Paul Stewart211987–88Div 346 17 14 15 71 62 65 10thR4R2PR(N)Mark Taylor211988–89Div 346 14 13 19 56 59 55 19thR3R3F(N)Andy Garner111989–90 Div 3 46 10 16 20 49 73 46 23rdR5R3R1(N)Andy Garner81990–91Div 446 23 10 13 78 47 79 5thR3R1QF(N)League play-offs RUDave Bamber171991–92 Div 4 42 22 10 10 71 45 76 4thR2R2R1(N)League play-offs WDave Bamber281992–93Div 246 12 15 19 63 75 51 18thR1R2R2(N)David Eyres161993–94Div 246 16 5 25 63 75 53 20thR1R3R1(N)Andy Watson201994–95Div 246 18 10 18 64 70 64 12thR1R1R1(N)Tony Ellis171995–96Div 246 23 13 10 67 40 82 3rdR3R1QF(N)League play-offsSFTony EllisAndy Preece141996–97Div 246 18 15 13 60 47 69 7thR2R2QF(N)Tony Ellis151997–98Div 246 17 11 18 59 67 62 12thR2R2SF(N)Phil Clarkson131998–99Div 246 14 14 18 44 54 56 14thR1R2R1(N)Phil Clarkson91999–2000 Div 2 46 8 17 21 49 77 41 22ndR3R1QF(N)John Murphy102000–01 Div 3 46 22 6 18 74 58 72 7thR2R2R2(N)League play-offs WJohn Murphy182001–02Div 246 14 14 18 66 69 56 16thR3R2 WJohn MurphyBrett Ormerod132002–03Div 246 15 13 18 56 64 58 13thR3R1R2(N)John Murphy162003–04Div 246 16 11 19 58 65 59 14thR3R3 WScott Taylor162004–05Lge 146 15 12 19 54 59 57 16thR3R1QF(N)Scott Taylor122005–06Lge 146 12 17 17 56 64 53 19thR1R2R2(N)Keigan Parker122006–07 Lge 1 46 24 11 11 76 49 83 3rdR4R1R2(N)League play-offs WAndy Morrell162007–08Champ46 12 18 16 59 64 54 19thR3R4—Ben Burgess92008–09Champ46 13 17 16 47 58 56 16thR3R1—DJ Campbell92009–10 Champ 46 19 13 14 74 58 70 6thR3R3—League play-offs WCharlie Adam162010–11 Prem 38 10 9 19 55 78 39 19thR3R2—DJ Campbell132011–12Champ46 20 15 11 79 59 75 5thR5R1—League play-offs RUKevin Phillips162012–13Champ46 14 17 15 62 63 59 15thR3R1—Tom Ince182013–14Champ46 11 13 22 38 66 46 20thR3R1—Tom Ince72014–15 Champ 46 4 14 28 36 91 26 24thR3R1—Andrea Orlandi42015–16 Lge 1 46 12 10 24 40 63 46 22ndR1R1QF(N)Mark Cullen92016–17 Lge 2 46 18 16 12 69 46 70 7thR4R2R3League play-offs WMark Cullen132017–18Lge 146 15 15 16 60 55 60 12thR1R1R3Kyle Vassell112018–19Lge 146 15 17 14 50 52 62 10thR3R4GSArmand Gnanduillet102019–20Lge 135 11 12 12 44 43 45 13thR3R1R2Armand Gnanduillet152020–21 Lge 1 46 23 11 12 60 37 80 3rdR4R1R2League play-offs WJerry Yates202021–22 Champ46 16 12 18 54 58 60 16thR3R2— Shayne Lavery102022–23 Champ 46 11 11 24 48 72 44 23rdR4R1— Jerry Yates152023–24 Lge 1 46 21 10 15 65 84 73 8thR3R2SF Jordan Rhodes152024–25 Lge 1 46 17 16 13 72 60 67 9thR2R3R2 Sonny CareyAshley Fletcher112025–26 Lge 1 46 17 9 20 54 65 60 13thR3R1R1 Ashley Fletcher15

Key

Pld – Matches played W – Matches won D – Matches drawn L – Matches lost GF – Goals for GA – Goals against Pts – Points Pos – Final position

Prem – Premier League Champ – EFL Championship Lge 1 – EFL League One Lge 2 – EFL League Two Div 1 – Football League First Division Div 2 – Football League Second Division Div 3 – Football League Third Division Div 4 – Football League Fourth Division FL N – Football League North Lancs – Lancashire League n/a – Not applicable

QR – Qualifying round PR – Preliminary round INT – Intermediate round GS – Group stage R1 – First round R2 – Second round R3 – Third round R4 – Fourth round R5 – Fifth round QF – Quarter-finals SF – Semi-finals F – Regional final RU – Runners-up W – Winners (N) – Northern section of regionalised stage

ChampionsRunners-upPromoted Relegated

Footnotes

References General Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Sport. .

Soccerbase.com

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