1971–72 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1971-72
LeagueDivision Two
ManagerBob Stokoe
League position6th
Top goalscorerLeague: Micky Burns (17)
Combined: Micky Burns (20)
FA CupThird round[1]
League CupFifth round[2]
Anglo-Italian CupFinal
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season← 1970-71
Next season1972–73 →

The 1971–72 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 64th season (61st consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing sixth.

Blackpool's defence of the Anglo-Italian Cup ended in the final against A.S. Roma at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. The home side won 3–1.

Micky Burns was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with twenty goals (seventeen in the league and three in the League Cup).

Table

PWDLFAGAPts
1Norwich City422115660361.66757
2Birmingham City421918560311.93556
3Millwall421917664461.39155
4Queens Park Rangers422014857282.03654
5Sunderland421716967571.17550
6Blackpool422071570501.40047
7Burnley422061670551.27346
8Bristol City4218101461491.24546
9Middlesbrough421981550481.04246
10Carlisle United421791661571.07043
11Swindon Town4215121547471.00042
12Hull City4214101849530.92538
13Luton Town4210181443480.89638
14Sheffield Wednesday4213121751580.87938
15Oxford United4212141643550.78238
16Portsmouth4212131759680.86837
17Orient421491950610.82037
18Preston North End4212121852580.89736
19Cardiff City4210141856690.81234
20Fulham4212102045680.66234
21Charlton Athletic421292155770.71433
22Watford42592824750.32019

Notes

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

References

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