1969–70 Blackpool F.C. season
| Season 1969–70 | |
|---|---|
| League | Division Two |
| Manager | Les Shannon |
| League position | 2nd (promoted) |
| Top goalscorer | League: Fred Pickering (17) Combined: Fred Pickering (18) |
| FA Cup | Fourth round[1] |
| League Cup | Third round[2] |
| Highest home attendance | |
| Lowest home attendance | |
| Previous season | ← 1968–69 |
| Next season | 1970–71 → |
The 1969–70 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 62nd season (59th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing second. As a result, they were promoted to Division One after an absence of three seasons.
This was Les Shannon's first season as manager, after his succession of Stan Mortensen. He was installed by new chairman Bill Gregson.
Fred Pickering was the club's top scorer, with eighteen goals (seventeen in the league and one in the FA Cup).
Table
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 68 | 37 | 1.838 | 60 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 56 | 45 | 1.244 | 53 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 50 | 1.280 | 51 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 45 | 1.222 | 50 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 57 | 47 | 1.213 | 50 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 73 | 38 | 1.921 | 49 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 41 | 1.488 | 49 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 50 | 1.080 | 47 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 57 | 1.158 | 45 |
| 10 | Millwall | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 56 | 1.000 | 44 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 46 | 1.065 | 43 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 56 | 1.036 | 41 |
| 13 | Hull City | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 72 | 70 | 1.029 | 41 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 50 | 1.080 | 39 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 42 | 0.833 | 39 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 61 | 0.885 | 36 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 66 | 80 | 0.825 | 35 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 78 | 0.654 | 33 |
| 19 | Watford | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 57 | 0.772 | 31 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 76 | 0.461 | 31 |
| 21 | Aston Villa | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 36 | 62 | 0.581 | 29 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 43 | 63 | 0.683 | 28 |
Notes
References
- Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
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