Blackpool F.C. season 1908-09

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Blackpool F.C.
Season 1908-09
League Division Two
Manager None
League position 20th (bottom)
Top goalscorer League: Bob Whittingham (13)
Combined: Bob Whittingham (13)
FA Cup Second round
Highest home attendance 10,000 (v. Oldham)[1]
Lowest home attendance 2,000 (v. Gainsborough Trinity and Chesterfield)[1]
Previous season ← 1907-08
Next season 1909-10 →

The 1908-09 season was Blackpool F.C.'s twelfth season (ninth consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing bottom. The club's application for re-election was successful.

Bob Whittingham top-scored for the second consecutive season. He achieved the feat despite his leaving the club for Bradford City in January.

[edit] Table

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Bolton Wanderers 38 24 4 10 59 28 2.107 52
2 Tottenham Hotspur 38 20 11 7 67 32 2.094 51
3 West Bromwich Albion 38 19 13 6 56 27 2.074 51
4 Hull City 38 19 6 13 63 39 1.615 44
5 Derby County 38 16 11 11 55 41 1.341 43
6 Oldham Athletic 38 17 6 15 55 43 1.279 40
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 14 11 13 56 48 1.167 39
8 Glossop 38 15 8 15 57 53 1.075 38
9 Gainsborough Trinity 38 15 8 15 49 70 0.700 38
10 Fulham 38 13 11 14 58 48 1.208 37
11 Birmingham 38 14 9 15 58 61 0.951 37
12 Leeds City 38 14 7 17 43 53 0.811 35
13 Grimsby Town 38 14 7 17 41 54 0.759 35
14 Burnley 38 13 7 18 51 58 0.879 33
15 Clapton Orient 38 12 9 17 37 49 0.755 33
16 Bradford Park Avenue 38 13 6 19 51 59 0.864 32
17 Barnsley 38 11 10 17 48 57 0.842 32
18 Stockport County 38 14 3 21 39 71 0.549 31
19 Chesterfield[2] 38 11 8 19 37 67 0.552 30
20 Blackpool 38 9 11 18 46 68 0.676 29

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

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Attendances were approximated by the reporter at the ground.
  2. ^ Failed to be re-elected to the Football League

[edit] References

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