1967–68 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1967-68
LeagueDivision Two
Manager Stan Mortensen
League position 3rd
Top goalscorerLeague: Gerry Ingram &
Alan Skirton (17)
Combined: Alan Skirton (18)
FA Cup Fourth round[1]
League Cup Third round[2]
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season1966-67
Next season1968-69

The 1967-68 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 60th season (57th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing third on goal-average.

Blackpool made it past the third round of the FA Cup for the first time in nine seasons. They had entered the competition at the third-round stage for each of those seasons.

Alan Skirton was the club's top scorer, with eighteen goals (seventeen in the league and one in the FA Cup). He and Gerry Ingram shared the accolade in the league, with seventeen goals apiece.

Table

P WDLFAGAPts
1 Ipswich Town 42 22 15 5 79 44 1.795 59
2Queens Park Rangers42258967361.86158
3Blackpool422410871431.65158
4Birmingham City421914983511.62752
5Portsmouth4218131168551.23649
6Middlesbrough4217121360541.11146
7Millwall4214171162501.24045
8Blackburn Rovers4216111556491.14343
9Norwich City4216111560650.92343
10Carlisle United4214131558521.11541
11Crystal Palace4214111756561.00039
12Bolton Wanderers4213131660630.95239
13Cardiff City4213121760660.90938
14Huddersfield Town4213121746610.75438
15Charlton Athletic4212131763680.92637
16Aston Villa421572054640.84437
17Hull City4212131758730.79537
18Derby County4213101971780.91036
19Bristol City4213101948620.77436
20Preston North End4212111943650.66235
21Rotherham United4210112142760.55331
22Plymouth Argyle42992438720.52827

Notes

  1. Entered competition in third round
  2. Entered competition in second round

References

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