1960–61 Blackpool F.C. season

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Blackpool F.C.
1960–61 season
ManagerRon Suart
Division One20th
FA CupFourth round[1]
League CupSecond round[2]
Top goalscorerLeague: Ray Charnley (27)
All: Ray Charnley (28)

The 1960–61 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 53rd season (50th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing twentieth.

The League Cup competition was introduced this season, and Blackpool exited at the second-round stage (the round in which they entered) at the hands of Leeds United, after a replay.

Ray Charnley was the club's top scorer for the third consecutive season, with 28 goals (27 in the league and one in the FA Cup).

On 10 September 1960, Bloomfield Road became the venue for the first televised football game in England for the visit of Bolton Wanderers. The Trotters won by a single goal.[3]

Table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Bolton Wanderers 42 12 11 19 58 73 0.795 35
19 Birmingham City 42 14 6 22 62 84 0.738 34 Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
20 Blackpool 42 12 9 21 68 73 0.932 33
21 Newcastle United (R) 42 11 10 21 86 109 0.789 32 Relegated to the Second Division
22 Preston North End (R) 42 10 10 22 43 71 0.606 30
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

References[edit]

  1. ^ Entered competition in third round
  2. ^ Entered competition in second round
  3. ^ "The Football Supporters Federation". Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  • Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
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