1960–61 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1960-61
LeagueDivision One
ManagerRon Suart
League position20th
Top goalscorerLeague: Ray Charnley (27)
Combined: Ray Charnley (28)
FA Cup Fourth round[1]
League Cup Second round[2]
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season1959-60
Next season1961-62

The 1960-61 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 53rd season (50th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing twentieth.

The League Cup competition was introduced this season, and Blackpool exited at the second-round stage (the round in which they entered) at the hands of Leeds United, after a replay.

Ray Charnley was the club's top scorer for the third consecutive season, with 28 goals (27 in the league and one in the FA Cup).

On 10 September 1960, Bloomfield Road became the venue for the first televised football game in England for the visit of Bolton Wanderers. The Trotters won by a single goal.[3]

Table

P WDLFAGAPts
1 Tottenham Hotspur 42 31 4 7 115 55 2.091 66
2Sheffield Wednesday422312778471.66058
3Wolverhampton Wanderers4225710103751.37357
4Burnley4222713102771.32551
5Everton422261487691.26150
6Leicester City421891587701.24345
7Manchester United421891588761.15845
8Blackburn Rovers4215131477761.01343
9Aston Villa421791678771.01343
10West Bromwich Albion421851967710.94441
11Arsenal4215111677850.90641
12Chelsea4215720981000.98037
13Manchester City4213111879900.87837
14Nottingham Forest421491962780.79537
15Cardiff City4213111860850.70637
16West Ham United4213101977880.87536
17Fulham421482072950.75836
18Bolton Wanderers4212111958730.79535
19Birmingham City421462262840.73834
20Blackpool421292168730.93233
21Newcastle United42111021861090.78932
22Preston North End4210102243710.60630

References

  1. Entered competition in third round
  2. Entered competition in second round
  3. The Football Supporters Federation
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