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1938–39 Blackpool F.C. season

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Blackpool F.C.
Season 1938-39
League Division One
Manager Joe Smith
League position 15th
Top goalscorers League: Willie Buchan & Jock Dodds (10 each)
Combined: Willie Buchan & Jock Dodds (10 each)
FA Cup Third round[1]
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season 1937-38
Next season 1939-40

The 1938-39 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 38th season (35th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

Willie Buchan was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, this time jointly with Jock Dodds, with ten goals each in all competitions.

Table

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Everton 42 27 5 10 88 52 1.692 59
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 22 11 9 88 39 2.256 55
3 Charlton Athletic 42 22 6 14 75 59 1.271 50
4 Middlesbrough 42 20 9 13 93 74 1.257 49
5 Arsenal 42 19 9 14 55 41 1.341 47
6 Derby County 42 19 8 15 66 55 1.200 46
7 Stoke City 42 17 12 13 71 68 1.044 46
8 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 15 12 67 58 1.155 45
9 Preston North End 42 16 12 14 63 59 1.068 44
10 Grimsby Town 42 16 11 15 61 69 0.884 43
11 Liverpool 42 14 14 14 62 63 0.984 42
12 Aston Villa 42 16 9 17 71 60 1.183 41
13 Leeds United 42 16 9 17 59 67 0.881 41
14 Manchester United 42 11 16 15 57 65 0.877 38
15 Blackpool 42 12 14 16 56 68 0.824 38
16 Sunderland 42 13 12 17 54 67 0.806 38
17 Portsmouth 42 12 13 17 47 70 0.671 37
18 Brentford 42 14 8 20 53 74 0.716 36
19 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 58 64 0.906 35
20 Chelsea 42 12 9 21 64 80 0.800 33
21 Birmingham 42 12 8 22 62 84 0.738 32
22 Leicester City 42 9 11 22 48 82 0.585 29

Notes

  1. ^ Entered competition in third round

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)