Port Elizabeth Blackpool F.C.

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Port Elizabeth Blackpool (often abbreviated as PE Blackpool) were a South African football club from Port Elizabeth, who played their last season in 1991. [1]

The club originally played in the Federation Professional League before opting into the National Soccer League in 1990.

PosPosTeamPldWDLGFGAPtsNotes
1990 FPL 3PE Blackpool261286352532Opted into NSL.
1991 NSL 21PE Blackpool347819356322Relegated [2]

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References

  1. "Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  2. "South Africa 1991 NSL". RSSSF . Retrieved 6 December 2010.