1968–69 season | ||
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Manager | Stan Mortensen | |
Division Two | 8th | |
FA Cup | Third round [1] | |
League Cup | Fifth round [2] | |
Top goalscorer | League: Alan Suddick (12) All: Alan Suddick (14) | |
The 1968–69 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 61st season (58th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing eighth.
Alan Suddick was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with fourteen goals (twelve in the league and two in the League Cup).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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6 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 46 | 1.152 | 46 |
7 | Birmingham City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 59 | 1.237 | 44 |
8 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 41 | 1.244 | 43 |
9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 50 | 1.220 | 43 |
10 | Millwall | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 57 | 49 | 1.163 | 43 |
The 1928–29 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 28th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing eighth.
The 1933–34 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 33rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing eleventh.
The 1934–35 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 34th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fourth.
The 1936–37 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 36th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing second. They were promoted to Division One, their second time in the top flight.
The 1945–46 season was Blackpool F.C.'s first season of post-World War II football. They competed in the 22-team Football League North, a stop-gap competition introduced between the end of inter-war football and the recommencement of the Football League proper the following season, finishing ninth. The statistics from this season are not included in official publications.
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 1963–64 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 56th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing eighteenth.
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 1969–70 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 62nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing second. As a result, they were promoted to Division One after an absence of three seasons.
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 1974–75 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 67th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing seventh.
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.
The 1977–78 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 70th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth, their lowest League position since 1928. As a result, they were relegated to Division Three for the first time in their history.