| 1983–84 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Sam Ellis | |
| Division Four | 6th | |
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |
| League Cup | First round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Paul Stewart (10) All: Paul Stewart & Keith Mercer (12) | |
The 1983–84 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 76th season (73rd consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the bottom tier of English league football, finishing sixth.
Paul Stewart and Keith Mercer were the club's joint-top goalscorers, with twelve goals apiece.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bristol City | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 82 | Promoted |
| 5 | Aldershot | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 76 | 69 | +7 | 75 | |
| 6 | Blackpool | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 70 | 52 | +18 | 72 | |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 68 | |
| 8 | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 67 |
Blackpool Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, which competes in League One, the third tier of English football. Founded in 1887, Blackpool's home ground since 1901 has been Bloomfield Road.
James Hampson was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven seasons at Blackpool, where he remains record goalscorer with 252 goals in 373 games, and is still regarded as one of the best centre forwards to play for the club.
The 1991–92 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 84th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Four, then the fourth tier of English football. They finished fourth, missing out on automatic promotion by one point for the second consecutive season after a final-day defeat at Lincoln City, and were promoted via the play-offs to the new Division Two. It was Billy Ayre's first full season as manager.
The 1900–01 season was Blackpool F.C.'s first season back in the Football League. They competed in the eighteen-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twelfth.
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.
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 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 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 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 1961–62 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 54th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.
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 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 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.
The 1980–81 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 73rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing second-bottom. As a result, they were relegated to Division Four, the League's basement division, for the first time in their history.
The 1982–83 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 75th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the bottom tier of English football, finishing 21st, their lowest-ever finish in the Football League. The club had to seek re-election to the League, and they were successful in their application, as were the other three bottom-four clubs.
The 1992–93 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 85th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English league football, finishing eighteenth. It was Billy Ayre's second full season as manager.
The 1994–95 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 89th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English league football, finishing twelfth.
The 1996–97 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 89th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English league football, finishing seventh. 5 September 1996 marked the 100th anniversary of Blackpool's first match in the Football League.
The 2001–02 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 94th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English league football, finishing sixteenth.
The 2002–03 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 95th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English league football, finishing thirteenth.
