1961–62 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1961-62
League	Division One
Manager	Ron Suart
League position	13th
Top goalscorer	League: Ray Charnley (30) Combined: Ray Charnley (36)
FA Cup	Third round^[1]
League Cup	Semi-finals
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1960-61
Next season	1962-63 →

The 1961-62 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 54th season (53rd consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.

Blackpool also made it to the semi-finals of the League Cup. They were eliminated by Norwich City 4-3 on aggregate. Norwich won 4-1 at Carrow Road; Blackpool won 2-0 at Bloomfield Road.

Ray Charnley was the club's top scorer for the fourth consecutive season, with 36 goals (30 in the league and six in the League Cup).

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Ipswich Town	42	24	8	10	93	67	1.388	56
2	Burnley	42	21	11	10	101	67	1.507	53
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	21	10	11	88	69	1.275	52
4	Everton	42	20	11	11	88	54	1.630	51
5	Sheffield United	42	19	9	14	61	69	0.884	47
6	Sheffield Wednesday	42	20	6	16	72	58	1.241	46
7	Aston Villa	42	18	8	16	65	56	1.161	44
8	West Ham United	42	17	10	15	76	82	0.927	44
9	West Bromwich Albion	42	15	13	14	83	67	1.239	43
10	Arsenal	42	16	11	15	71	72	0.986	43
11	Bolton Wanderers	42	16	10	16	62	66	0.939	42
12	Manchester City	42	17	7	18	78	81	0.963	41
13	Blackpool	42	15	11	16	70	75	0.933	41
14	Leicester City	42	17	6	19	72	71	1.014	40
15	Manchester United	42	15	9	18	72	75	0.960	39
16	Blackburn Rovers	42	14	11	17	50	58	0.862	39
17	Birmingham City	42	14	10	18	65	81	0.802	38
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	10	19	73	86	0.849	36
19	Nottingham Forest	42	13	10	19	63	79	0.797	36
20	Fulham	42	13	7	22	66	74	0.892	33
21	Cardiff City	42	9	14	19	50	81	0.617	32
22	Chelsea	42	9	10	23	63	94	0.670	28

Notes

↑ Entered competition in third round

References

Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.

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