2001–02 Blackpool F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 94th season (91st consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English league football, finishing sixteenth.

Blackpool F.C.
2001–02 season
ManagerSteve McMahon
Division Two16th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Murphy &
Brett Ormerod (13 each)

All: John Murphy &
Brett Ormerod (20 each)
Highest home attendance9,333 v Bristol City
13 April 2002
Lowest home attendance3,561 v Stoke City
16 October 2001

John Murphy and Brett Ormerod were the club's joint-top scorers, with twenty goals each in all competitions. Ormerod achieved this feat despite being sold to Southampton for a Blackpool club-record £1.75million in November.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Port Vale 46 16 10 20 51 62 11 58
15 Colchester United 46 15 12 19 65 76 11 57
16 Blackpool 46 14 14 18 66 69 3 56
17 Peterborough United 46 15 10 21 64 59 +5 55
18 Chesterfield 46 13 13 20 53 65 12 52
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

References

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