1970–71 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.

1970–71 season
Manager	Les Shannon (succeeded by Jimmy Meadows, then Bob Stokoe)
Division One	22nd (relegated)
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
Anglo-Italian Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Micky Burns (10) All: Micky Burns (10)
Home colours

The 1970–71 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 63rd season (60th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing bottom. As a result, they were relegated back to Division Two a season after their promotion from it, and did not compete in the top flight again until 2010–11.

Blackpool won the Anglo-Italian Cup for the first and only time, beating Bologna 2–1 in the final at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in the Italian city.

Les Shannon left his position as manager during the season after only seventeen months in charge. He was replaced, in a caretaker manager role, by Jimmy Meadows. Meadows was, in turn, succeeded by Bob Stokoe.

Micky Burns was the club's top scorer, with ten goals.

Jimmy Armfield retired at the end of the season after seventeen years of service for Blackpool, his only professional club. His final appearance was against Manchester United at Bloomfield Road, in front of a crowd of 30,000. He had come back from an injury lay-off to make his swan song. His 569 appearances remains a club record.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
18	Crystal Palace	42	12	11	19	39	57	0.684	35
19	Ipswich Town	42	12	10	20	42	48	0.875	34
20	West Ham United	42	10	14	18	47	60	0.783	34
21	Burnley (R)	42	7	13	22	29	63	0.460	27	Relegation to the Second Division
22	Blackpool (R)	42	4	15	23	34	66	0.515	23

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

References

• Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.