1914–15 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1914-15
LeagueDivision Two
ManagerNone
League position10th
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Lane (28)
Combined: Joe Lane (28)
FA CupFirst round
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season1913-14
Next season1915-16

The 1914-15 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 18th season (15th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing tenth.

Joe Lane, ever-present throughout the season, was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with 28 goals to his name. Harold Keenan, though still a member of the squad, didn't make any appearances for the club.

Season synopsis

The season started slowly for the Seasiders, with five defeats in their opening six league games — a 3–1 victory (thanks to a Joe Lane hat-trick) at Hull City on 5 September being the anomaly. The run did not get any better; indeed in ten league games, Blackpool lost eight times. Their form picked up from November onwards, however, but inconsistency was rife.

The players redeemed themselves somewhat with eight victories in their final ten games, which resulted in their top-ten finish.

For the third consecutive season, Blackpool's FA Cup campaign ended at the first-round stage.

Table

P WDLFAGAPts
1 Derby County[1] 38 23 7 8 71 33 2.152 53
2Preston North End[1]382010861421.45250
3Barnsley382231351511.00047
4Wolverhampton Wanderers381971277521.48145
5Arsenal[1]381951469411.68343
6Birmingham381791262391.59043
7Hull City381951465541.20443
8Huddersfield Town381781361421.45242
9Clapton Orient381691350481.04241
10Blackpool381751658571.01839
11Bury381581561561.08938
12Fulham381571653471.12837
13Bristol City381571662561.10737
14Stockport County381571654600.90037
15Leeds City381442065641.01632
16Lincoln City381191846650.70831
17Grimsby Town381191848760.63231
18Nottingham Forest381091943770.55829
19Leicester Fosse381042447880.53424
20Glossop[2]38662631870.35618

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

Kidd 30, Robson 25, Jones 21, Bainbridge 38, Connor 9, Rooks 14, Charles 35, Turley 4, Lane 38, Yarnall 9, Quinn 37, Green 21, Booth 27, Millership 2, Tulloch 25, Sibbald 27, Wilson 27, Appleton 18, Gregson 3, Mitchell 5, Thompson 3

Players used: 21

FA Cup

Kidd 1, Robson 1, Bainbridge 1, Charles 1, Lane 1, Quinn 1, Green 1, Booth 1, Tulloch 1, Sibbald 1, Wilson 1

Players used: 11

Goals

League

Lane 28, Sibbald 7, Charles, 6, Quinn 4, Green 4, Appleton 3, Booth 2, Wilson 2, Bainbridge 1, Yarnall 1

Goals scored: 58

FA Cup

Sibbald 1

Goals scored: 1

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee

Out

Date Player From Fee

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Promoted to First Division after WWI
  2. Failed to be re-elected to the Football League

References

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