The 1904–05 season was Blackpool F.C.'s eighth season (fifth consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the eighteen-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.
New signings included Edgar Chadwick, from Liverpool, Bob Crewdson, who would go on to make over 200 league appearances for the club, and Hugh Morgan, from Accrington Stanley. Teddy Duckworth, after a season with West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers, returned to the club. Out went Geordie Anderson, who retired, John Rooke and Fred Pentland.
Chadwick was the club's top goalscorer, with eight goals.Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992, Breedon Books Sport
Season synopsis The campaign began with a goalless draw at home to Leicester Fosse on 3 September. It wasn't until their fifth game that Blackpool recorded their first victory. It came at Lancashire neighbours Burnley — Alfie Kearns scoring the only goal of the game.
Their next victory did not come until 3 December, just over two months later, 4–1 at home to Glossop. They won their next fixture, at home to Bradford City, before managing only one point from their three festive games. A New Year's Eve defeat left them with only thirteen points from a possible 34.
After an FA Cup first-round exit to Bristol City, 1905 started with a bang: 6–0 and 2–0 home wins over Barnsley and Burnley.
Three victories in five games lifted them briefly, but then six defeats in their final nine games saw them finish fourth-bottom, albeit twenty points clear of bottom club Doncaster Rovers, who failed in their attempt to be reelected.
Table
Player statistics
Appearances
League Jack Parkinson – 34Ever-present Tom Wolstenholme – 34 Edgar Chadwick – 34 Jack Scott – 33 Bob Birkett – 32 Edward Threlfall – 32 Arthur Hull – 31 Robert Hogg – 27 Hugh Morgan – 25 Marshall McEwan – 23 John Waddington – 21 Alfie Kearns – 15 Tom Pratt – 8 Lawrence Cook – 7 Alfred Jolly – 5 Joe Dorrington – 3 W. Lowe – 2 Bob Crewdson – 2 J. Gow – 2 Alfred Gittins – 1 Fred Heywood – 1 John Jones – 1 James Reilly – 1
Players used: 23
No appearances: William Anderton, Charles Bennett, Teddy Duckworth and Alfred Wood.
FA Cup Jack Parkinson – 1 Bob Birkett – 1 Edgar Chadwick – 1 Lawrence Cook – 1 Arthur Hull – 1 Marshall McEwan – 1 Hugh Morgan – 1 Jack Scott – 1 Edward Threlfall – 1 John Waddington – 1 Tom Wolstenholme – 1
Players used: 11
Goals
League Edgar Chadwick – 8 John Waddington – 6 Robert Hogg – 5 Hugh Morgan – 4 Bob Birkett – 3 Alfie Kearns – 3 Jack Scott – 2 Jack Parkinson – 1 Tom Pratt – 2 Edward Threlfall – 1
League goals scored: 35 (plus one own-goal)
FA Cup Hugh Morgan – 1
FA Cup goals scored: 1
Transfers
In
DatePlayerFromFee1904Hugh MorganAccrington StanleyUnknown1904Alfie KearnsUnknownUnknown1904Robert HoggUnknownUnknown1904Edgar ChadwickLiverpoolUnknown1904W. LoweUnknownUnknown1904Alfred GittinsUnknownUnknown1904John WaddingtonUnknownUnknown1904Alfred JollyUnknownUnknown1904Bob CrewdsonUnknownUnknown1904Lawrence CookNelsonUnknown1904Tom PrattUnknownUnknown1904J. GowUnknownUnknown1904James ReillyUnknownUnknown
Out The following players left after the final game of the previous season:
DatePlayerToFee1904John RookeUnknownUnknown1904Geordie AndersonRetired1904S. CarthyUnknownUnknown1904Fred PentlandUnknownUnknown1904Ted KilleanRetired1904Harry WhittleUnknownUnknown1904P. MillerUnknownUnknown1904James HodgsonUnknownUnknown1904T. AndersonUnknownUnknown1904Percy PickfordUnknownUnknown1904Jack DaviesUnknownUnknown1904David HughesUnknownUnknown1904Lewis SwarbrickUnknownUnknown1904Stanley SpencerUnknownUnknown
Notes
References