1920–21 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1920-21
LeagueDivision Two
ManagerBill Norman
League position4th
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Heathcote (18)
Combined: Jimmy Heathcote (18)
FA CupSecond round
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season1919-20
Next season1921-22

The 1920-21 season was Blackpool F.C.'s twentieth season (seventeenth consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fourth.

Blackpool defender Horace Fairhurst suffered a head injury during Blackpool's game against Barnsley at Oakwell on 27 December 1920. He died at home eleven days later as a result of the injury.

Jimmy Heathcote was the club's top scorer, with eighteen goals.

Season synopsis

Although Blackpool matched the previous season's fourth-placed finishing position, this campaign's League season got off to a slow start, picking up only two points from a possible eight from their opening four games. A victory, 4–0 at home to Coventry City on 11 September, got them on their way. Two wins in their next three games followed.

At the halfway point, they had 25 points to their name. They acquired another 25 in the second half, but a loss and three draws in their final four fixtures saw them unable to keep pace with Birmingham and Cardiff City.

For the second straight season, Blackpool exited the FA Cup in Round Two.

Table

P WDLFAGAPts
1 Birmingham 42 24 10 8 79 38 2.079 58
2Cardiff City422410859321.84458
3Bristol City4219131049291.69051
4Blackpool4220101254421.28650
5West Ham United4219101351301.70048
6Notts County4218111355401.37547
7Clapton Orient4216131343421.02445
8South Shields4217101561461.32644
9Fulham4216101643470.91542
10The Wednesday4215111648481.00041
11Bury4215101745490.91840
12Leicester City4212161439460.84840
13Hull City4210201243530.81140
14Leeds United4214101840450.88938
15Wolverhampton Wanderers421662049660.74238
16Barnsley4210161648500.96036
17Port Vale4211141743490.87836
18Nottingham Forest4212121848550.87336
19Rotherham County4212121837530.69836
20Stoke4212111946560.82135
21Coventry City4212111939700.55735
22Stockport County429122142750.56030

Player statistics

Appearances

League

Mingay 13, Fairhurst 20, Tulloch 40, Keenan 42, Halstead 1, Howard 8, Charles 33, Heathcote 40, Ratcliffe 13, McGinn 24, Donachie 19, Benton 39, Popplewell 1, Barrass 32, Burke 7, Gavin 18, Brown 1, Richardson 29, Bainbridge 2, Rooks 17, Mee 29, Baker 12, Hunter 2, Reid 3, Lovett 2, Marsh 1, Leaver 3, Bedford 10

Players used: 28

FA Cup

Tulloch 2, Keenan 3, Charles 3, Heathcote 3, Ratcliffe 2, McGinn 3, Benton 3, Barrass 3, Gavin 3, Richardson 3, Mee 3, Rooks 2

Players used: 12

Goals

League

Heathcote 18, Barrass 9, Bedford 7, Benton 6, Keenan 3, Charles 3, Ratcliffe 2, Mee 2, Reid 2, Donachie 1, Rooks 1

Goals scored: 54

FA Cup

Ratcliffe 2, Barrass 1, McGinn 1

Goals scored: 4

Transfers

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References

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