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1943–44 Blackpool F.C. season

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Blackpool F.C.
Season 1943-44
League League North
Manager Joe Smith
League position 1st (first competition); 7th (second competition)
Top goalscorer Combined: Jock Dodds (23)
FA Cup Competition suspended
League War Cup Finalists (Northern Section)
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season 1942-43
Next season 1944-45

The 1943-44 season was Blackpool F.C.'s fifth season in special wartime football during World War II. They competed in League North, finishing first in the first competition and seventh in the second. They were also losing finalists in the League War Cup Northern Section, Aston Villa beating them in the final.

Jock Dodds was the club's top scorer for the sixth consecutive season, with 23 goals in all competitions.

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)