1911–12 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1911-12
LeagueDivision Two
ManagerNone
League position14th
Top goalscorerLeague: Arthur Wolstenholme (9)
Combined: Arthur Wolstenholme (10)
FA CupSecond round
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season1910-11
Next season1912-13

The 1911-12 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 15th season (12th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fourteenth.

Arthur Wolstenholme was the club's top scorer, with ten goals (nine in the league and one in the FA Cup).

Season synopsis

Inconsistency throughout Blackpool's league season saw three straight defeats in their second, third and fourth outings, followed by three victories. Four defeats in a row occurred between 10 February and 2 March, with only one goal scored in their favour.

After two first-round replays against Crewe Alexandra (the first being abandoned after 61 minutes) in the FA Cup, Blackpool were knocked out at Bolton Wanderers in round two.

Table

P WDLFAGAPts
1 Derby County 38 23 8 7 74 28 2.643 54
2Chelsea38246864341.88254
3Burnley38228877411.87852
4Clapton Orient382131461441.38645
5Wolverhampton Wanderers3816101257331.72742
6Barnsley3815121145421.07142
7Hull City381781354511.05942
8Fulham381671566581.13839
9Grimsby Town381591448550.87339
10Leicester Fosse381571649660.74237
11Bradford Park Avenue381391644450.97835
12Birmingham381461855590.93234
13Bristol City381461841600.68334
14Blackpool381381732520.61534
15Nottingham Forest381371846480.95833
16Stockport County3811111647540.87033
17Huddersfield Town381361950640.78132
18Glossop388121842560.75028
19Leeds City381082050780.64128
20Gainsborough Trinity[1]385132030640.46923

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

Player statistics

Appearances

League

Players used: 28

FA Cup

Players used: 16

Goals

League

League goals scored: 31 (plus one own-goal)

FA Cup

FA Cup goals scored: 5

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee

Out

Date Player From Fee

Notes

  1. Failed to be re-elected to the Football League. This was their last-ever season of League football.
  2. 1 2 Ever-present

References

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