1920–21 Blackpool F.C. season

Last updated • 2 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Blackpool F.C.
1920–21 season
Manager Bill Norman
Division Two 4th
FA Cup Second round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Heathcote (18)
All: Jimmy Heathcote (18)
  1919–20
1921–22  

The 1920–21 season was Blackpool F.C.'s twentieth season (seventeenth consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fourth.

Contents

Blackpool defender Horace Fairhurst suffered a head injury during Blackpool's game against Barnsley at Oakwell on 27 December 1920. He died at home eleven days later as a result of the injury.

Jimmy Heathcote was the club's top scorer, with eighteen goals.

Season synopsis

Although Blackpool matched the previous season's fourth-placed finishing position, this campaign's League season got off to a slow start, picking up only two points from a possible eight from their opening four games. A victory, 4–0 at home to Coventry City on 11 September, got them on their way. Two wins in their next three games followed.

At the halfway point, they had 25 points to their name. They acquired another 25 in the second half, but a loss and three draws in their final four fixtures saw them unable to keep pace with Birmingham and Cardiff City.

For the second straight season, Blackpool exited the FA Cup in Round Two.

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsPromotion or relegation
2 Cardiff City [lower-alpha 1] 422410859321.84458Promoted
3 Bristol City 4219131049291.69051
4 Blackpool 4220101254421.28650
5 West Ham United 4219101351301.70048
6 Notts County 4218111355401.37547
Source: [1]
Notes:
  1. New club in the league

Player statistics

Appearances

League

Mingay 13, Fairhurst 20, Tulloch 40, Keenan 42, Halstead 1, Howard 8, Charles 33, Heathcote 40, Ratcliffe 13, McGinn 24, Donachie 19, Benton 39, Popplewell 1, Barrass 32, Burke 7, Gavin 18, Brown 1, Richardson 29, Bainbridge 2, Rooks 17, Mee 29, Baker 12, Hunter 2, Reid 3, Lovett 2, Marsh 1, Leaver 3, Bedford 10

Players used: 28

FA Cup

Tulloch 2, Keenan 3, Charles 3, Heathcote 3, Ratcliffe 2, McGinn 3, Benton 3, Barrass 3, Gavin 3, Richardson 3, Mee 3, Rooks 2

Players used: 12

Goals

League

Heathcote 18, Barrass 9, Bedford 7, Benton 6, Keenan 3, Charles 3, Ratcliffe 2, Mee 2, Reid 2, Donachie 1, Rooks 1

Goals scored: 54

FA Cup

Ratcliffe 2, Barrass 1, McGinn 1

Goals scored: 4

Transfers

In

DatePlayerFromFee

Out

DatePlayerFromFee

Related Research Articles

Kevin Richardson is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. Richardson featured for English clubs Everton, Watford, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Coventry City, Southampton, Barnsley and Blackpool. He also had a spell in La Liga with Real Sociedad. He was also capped for the England national football team. During October 2009 he was appointed as the assistant manager of Darlington. Richardson is currently a coach at Newcastle United's academy.

Harry Bedford (footballer) English footballer (1899-1976)

Henry Bedford was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. He scored 326 league goals in 485 games.

Horace Fairhurst English footballer

Horace Fairhurst was an English professional footballer. He played as a defender.

Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1889) English footballer (1889-unknown)

James Jones was a footballer who played as a defender in The Football League in the 1910s and 1920s.

Georgie Mee English footballer (1900-1978)

George Wilfred Mee was an English professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.

Bert Tulloch English footballer (1889-1953)

Albert Tulloch was an English professional footballer. He played as a full-back, and spent his entire ten-year professional career at Blackpool.

Matthew Williamson Barrass was an English footballer who played for Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday and Manchester City as a half-back or forward.

The 1912–13 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 16th season in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing bottom. Their application for re-election was successful.

The 1913–14 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 17th season in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing sixteenth.

The 1914–15 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 18th season in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing tenth.

The 1917–18 season was Blackpool F.C.'s third season in special wartime football during World War I. They competed in two Football League competitions spread over the full season — the Lancashire Section, Northern Group Principal Competition, for thirty games, and then in the Lancashire Section, Group C, Subsidiary Competition, for a further six games. The club finished in 12th place in the principal competition and fifth in the subsidiary competition. Thomas Hunter was the club's top scorer, with eight goals.

The 1918–19 season was Blackpool F.C.'s fourth and final season in special wartime football during World War I. They competed in two Football League competitions spread over the full season — the Lancashire Section, Northern Group Principal Competition, for thirty games, and then in the Lancashire Section, Group A, Subsidiary Competition, for a further six games. The club finished in 11th place in the principal competition and first in the subsidiary competition, which led to their appearance in the Lancashire Senior Cup. They lost to Liverpool at the semi-final stage by a single goal at Bloomfield Road.

The 1919–20 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 19th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fourth.

The 1923–24 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 23rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fourth.

History of Blackpool F.C. (1887–1962) Aspect of history of English football club

The history of Blackpool Football Club between 1887 and 1962 covers the years from the club's foundation, via a split from another Blackpool-based club; the period of nine years before they gained membership to the Football League; their recovery after losing their League status after only three seasons; and finally their rise into Division One, which was then the top tier of English football. Aside from the League, Blackpool also appeared in three FA Cup Finals in six years, finding success in their third attempt, in 1953. The same year, the club supplied the England team with four players for an international game against Hungary.

William Henry Benton was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven years at Blackpool in the 1920s and 1930s, making over 350 Football League appearances for the club. He played in midfield.

Joe Bainbridge was an English professional footballer. He spent ten years at Blackpool in the 1900s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a centre-forward.

Harold Keenan was an English professional footballer. He spent his entire professional career with Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender.

Alexander McGinn was a Scottish professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the 1920s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He also played for Bradford City and Halifax Town.

Percy Thorpe was an English footballer who played at right-back for Sutton Town, Blackpool, Connah's Quay & Shotton, Reading, Sheffield United, West Ham United, Accrington Stanley, and Port Vale.

References

  1. "Season 1920–21". English Football League Tables. Retrieved 28 March 2019.