1963–64 season | ||
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Manager | Ron Suart | |
Division One | 18th | |
FA Cup | Third round [1] | |
League Cup | Third round [2] | |
Top goalscorer | League: Alan Ball (13) All: Ray Charnley (15) | |
The 1963–64 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 56th season (53rd consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing eighteenth.
Ray Charnley was the club's top overall scorer for the sixth consecutive season, with fifteen goals. Alan Ball, meanwhile, was the club's top scorer in the league, with thirteen goals.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 80 | 0.875 | 39 |
17 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 77 | 78 | 0.987 | 38 |
18 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 52 | 73 | 0.712 | 35 |
19 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 62 | 71 | 0.873 | 34 |
20 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 54 | 92 | 0.587 | 29 |
The 1930–31 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 30th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing twentieth and conceding a record 125 goals. Albert Watson's equalising goal against Manchester City in the final league game of the season was dubbed a "£10,000 goal", because it was said to be worth at least that amount as it secured the club's top-flight survival and its short-term future with the guarantee of large attendances for the next twelve months.
The 1931–32 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 31st season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing twentieth.
The 1938–39 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 38th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.
The 1951–52 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 44th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing ninth. Stan Mortensen was the club's top scorer for the eighth consecutive season, with 26 goals in all competitions.
The 1952–53 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 45th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing seventh.
The 1953–54 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 46th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing sixth.
The 1954–55 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 47th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.
The 1956–57 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 49th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing fourth.
The 1960–61 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 53rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing twentieth.
The 1962–63 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 55th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing thirteenth for the second consecutive season.
The 1964–65 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 57th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing seventeenth.
The 1965–66 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 58th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.
The 1966–67 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 59th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing bottom. As a result, they were relegated to Division Two.
The 1967–68 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 60th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing third on goal-average.
The 1968–69 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 61st season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing eighth.
The 1971–72 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 64th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing sixth.
The 1972–73 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 65th season in the Football League. It was also the 75th anniversary season of their debut in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing seventh.
The 1973–74 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 66th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifth.
The 1975–76 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 68th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing tenth, with a symmetrical record of fourteen wins, fourteen draws and fourteen losses.
The 1976–77 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 69th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifth. The club came within two points of promotion to the first division.