1923–24 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1923-24
LeagueDivision Two
ManagerMajor Frank Buckley
League position4th
Top goalscorerLeague: Harry Bedford (32)
Combined: Harry Bedford (33)
FA CupSecond round
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season1922-23
Next season1924-25

The 1923-24 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 23rd season (twentieth consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fourth.

Major Frank Buckley became the club's new manager prior to the start of the season, succeeding Bill Norman.

The team first began wearing tangerine for this season, after a recommendation from referee Albert Hargreaves, who officiated a Holland-Belgium international match and was impressed by the Dutchmen's colours.[1]

Harry Bedford was the club's top scorer for the third consecutive season, with 33 goals in all competitions (32 in the league and one in the FA Cup).

Bert Tulloch retired this season, after ten years of service for Blackpool, his only professional club.

Season synopsis

Draws were the common theme for the first month of Blackpool's League campaign, with five of them occurring in the first six games. They remained without a win until 29 September, a 2-0 scoreline at Crystal Palace.

October brought two wins, one draw and one defeat, and this inconsistency continued until March.

A 2–1 home victory over Brighton on 1 March started a run of four successive wins, which included nine goals by Jimmy Hampson, and they remained undefeated until 21 April.

A final-day win over Clapton Orient at Bloomfield Road secured fourth spot from Southampton.

Table

P WDLFAGAPts
1 Leeds United 42 21 12 9 61 35 1.743 54
2Bury422191263351.80051
3Derby County422191275421.78651
4Blackpool4218131172471.53249
5Southampton4217141152311.67748
6Stoke4214181044421.04846
7Oldham Athletic4214171145520.86545
8The Wednesday4216121454511.05944
9South Shields4217101549500.98044
10Clapton Orient4214151340361.11143
11Barnsley4216111557610.93443
12Leicester City421781764541.18542
13Stockport County4213161344520.84642
14Manchester United4213141552441.18240
15Crystal Palace4213131653650.81539
16Port Vale4213121750660.75838
17Hull City4210171546510.90237
18Bradford City4211151635480.72937
19Coventry City4211131852680.76535
20Fulham4210141845560.80434
21Nelson4210131940740.54133
22Bristol City427152032650.49229

Transfers

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References

  1. Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992, p. 18
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