1923–24 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1923-24
League	Division Two
Manager	Major Frank Buckley
League position	4th
Top goalscorer	League: Harry Bedford (32) Combined: Harry Bedford (33)
FA Cup	Second round
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1922-23
Next season	1924-25 →

The 1923-24 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 23rd season (twentieth consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fourth.

Major Frank Buckley became the club's new manager prior to the start of the season, succeeding Bill Norman.

The team first began wearing tangerine for this season, after a recommendation from referee Albert Hargreaves, who officiated a Holland-Belgium international match and was impressed by the Dutchmen's colours.

Harry Bedford was the club's top scorer for the third consecutive season, with 33 goals in all competitions (32 in the league and one in the FA Cup).

Bert Tulloch retired this season, after ten years of service for Blackpool, his only professional club.

Season synopsis

Draws were the common theme for the first month of Blackpool's League campaign, with five of them occurring in the first six games. They remained without a win until 29 September, a 2-0 scoreline at Crystal Palace.

October brought two wins, one draw and one defeat, and this inconsistency continued until March.

A 2–1 home victory over Brighton on 1 March started a run of four successive wins, which included nine goals by Jimmy Hampson, and they remained undefeated until 21 April.

A final-day win over Clapton Orient at Bloomfield Road secured fourth spot from Southampton.

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Leeds United	42	21	12	9	61	35	1.743	54
2	Bury	42	21	9	12	63	35	1.800	51
3	Derby County	42	21	9	12	75	42	1.786	51
4	Blackpool	42	18	13	11	72	47	1.532	49
5	Southampton	42	17	14	11	52	31	1.677	48
6	Stoke	42	14	18	10	44	42	1.048	46
7	Oldham Athletic	42	14	17	11	45	52	0.865	45
8	The Wednesday	42	16	12	14	54	51	1.059	44
9	South Shields	42	17	10	15	49	50	0.980	44
10	Clapton Orient	42	14	15	13	40	36	1.111	43
11	Barnsley	42	16	11	15	57	61	0.934	43
12	Leicester City	42	17	8	17	64	54	1.185	42
13	Stockport County	42	13	16	13	44	52	0.846	42
14	Manchester United	42	13	14	15	52	44	1.182	40
15	Crystal Palace	42	13	13	16	53	65	0.815	39
16	Port Vale	42	13	12	17	50	66	0.758	38
17	Hull City	42	10	17	15	46	51	0.902	37
18	Bradford City	42	11	15	16	35	48	0.729	37
19	Coventry City	42	11	13	18	52	68	0.765	35
20	Fulham	42	10	14	18	45	56	0.804	34
21	Nelson	42	10	13	19	40	74	0.541	33
22	Bristol City	42	7	15	20	32	65	0.492	29

Transfers

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Date	Player	From	Fee

Out

Date	Player	From	Fee

References

• Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)