1959–60 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1959–60
LeagueDivision One
ManagerRon Suart
League position11th
Top goalscorerLeague: Ray Charnley (18)
Combined: Ray Charnley (18)
FA Cup Fourth round[1]
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season1958–59
Next season1960–61

The 1959-60 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 52nd season (49th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing eleventh, mid-table.

Ray Charnley was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with eighteen goals.

Hugh Kelly retired at the end of the season after seventeen years of service for Blackpool, his only professional club. George Farm left mid season to join Queen of the South after becoming the first player to make 500 first team appearances for Blackpool.

Table

P WDLFAGAPts
1 Burnley 42 24 7 11 85 61 1.393 55
2Wolverhampton Wanderers4224612106671.58254
3Tottenham Hotspur4221111086501.72053
4West Bromwich Albion4219111283571.45649
5Sheffield Wednesday4219111280591.35649
6Bolton Wanderers422081459511.15748
7Manchester United4219716102801.27545
8Newcastle United421881682781.05144
9Preston North End4216121479761.03944
10Fulham4217101573800.91244
11Blackpool4215101759710.83140
12Leicester City4213131666750.88039
13Arsenal421591868800.85039
14West Ham United421662075910.82438
15Everton4213111873780.93637
16Manchester City421732278840.92937
17Blackburn Rovers421652160700.85737
18Chelsea421491976910.83537
19Birmingham City4213101963800.78736
20Nottingham Forest421392050740.67635
21Leeds United4212102065920.70734
22Luton Town429122150730.68530

Notes

  1. Entered competition in third round

References

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