Blackpool F.C. season 1901-02

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Blackpool F.C.
Season 1901-02
League Division Two
Manager None
League position 13th
Top goalscorer Geordie Anderson (12)
Highest home attendance 6,000 (v. Preston North End, Burnley)[1]
Lowest home attendance 1,000 (v. Doncaster Rovers)[1]
Previous season ← 1900-01
Next season 1902-03 →

The 1901-02 season was Blackpool F.C.'s fifth season (second consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the eighteen-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.

Geordie Anderson was the club's top scorer, with twelve goals.

Contents

[edit] Table

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 West Bromwich Albion 34 25 5 4 82 29 2.828 55
2 Middlesbrough 34 23 5 6 90 24 3.750 51
3 Preston North End 34 18 6 10 71 32 2.219 42
4 Woolwich Arsenal 34 18 6 10 50 26 1.923 42
5 Lincoln City 34 14 13 7 45 35 1.286 41
6 Bristol City 34 17 6 11 52 35 1.486 40
7 Doncaster Rovers 34 13 8 13 49 58 0.845 34
8 Glossop North End 34 10 12 12 36 40 0.900 32
9 Burnley 34 10 10 14 41 45 0.911 30
10 Burton United 34 11 8 15 46 54 0.852 30
11 Barnsley 34 12 6 16 51 63 0.810 30
12 Burslem Port Vale 34 10 9 15 43 59 0.729 29
13 Blackpool 34 11 7 16 40 56 0.714 29
14 Leicester Fosse 34 12 5 17 38 56 0.679 29
15 Newton Heath 34 11 6 17 38 53 0.717 28
16 Chesterfield 34 11 6 17 47 68 0.691 28
17 Stockport County 34 8 7 19 36 72 0.500 23
18 Gainsborough Trinity 34 4 11 19 30 80 0.375 19

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

[edit] Player statistics

[edit] Appearances

  • Jack Birchall – 34[2]
  • Jack Scott – 34[2]
  • Edward Threlfall – 32
  • Geordie Anderson – 29
  • Joe Dorrington – 29
  • Harry Stirzaker – 29
  • Jack Foster – 28
  • A. Boulton – 27
  • Jack Parkinson – 27
  • Bob Birkett – 26
  • Lorenzo Evans – 23
  • William Anderton – 21
  • Harold Hardman – 14
  • Watty Allan – 6
  • M.J. Burden – 4
  • J.S. Brooks – 3
  • W. Higginson – 3
  • Nicholas Gillett – 3
  • Tom Barcroft – 1 (as goalkeeper)
  • S. Billington – 1

Players used: 20

[edit] Goals

Goals scored: 40

[edit] Transfers

[edit] In

Date Player From Fee
1901 Jack Foster Unknown Unknown
1901 William Anderton Unknown Unknown
1901 Watty Allan Unknown Unknown
1901 J.S. Brooks Unknown Unknown
1901 W. Higginson Unknown Unknown
1901 Tom Barcroft Unknown Unknown
1901 S. Billington Unknown Unknown
1901 John Jones Unknown Unknown

[edit] Out

The following players left after the final game of the previous season:

Date Player To Fee
1901 Jack Leadbetter Unknown Unknown
1901 J. Baxendale Unknown Unknown
1901 Richard Howson Unknown Unknown
1901 Thomas Speight Unknown Unknown
1901 Thomas Taylor Unknown Unknown

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Attendances were approximated by the reporter at the ground.
  2. ^ a b Ever-present

[edit] References

  • Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X. 
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