Blackpool F.C. season 1978-79
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| Season 1978-79 | |
| League | Division Three |
| Manager | Bob Stokoe |
| League position | 12th |
| Top goalscorer | League: Derek Spence (16) Combined: Derek Spence (17) |
| FA Cup | Second round |
| League Cup | Third round |
| Highest home attendance | |
| Lowest home attendance | |
| Previous season | ← 1977-78 |
| Next season | 1979-80 → |
The 1978-79 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 72nd season (69th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing twelfth.
Bob Stokoe replaced Allan Brown as manager, his second stint in the role. He remained in charge for only one season, however.
Derek Spence was the club's top scorer, with seventeen goals (sixteen in the league and one in the League Cup).
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
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| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 61 |
| 2 | Watford | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 52 | +31 | 60 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 61 | +22 | 60 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 65 | 42 | +23 | 59 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 46 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 74 | 52 | +22 | 57 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 52 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 51 |
| 8 | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 49 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 49 |
| 10 | Brentford | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 47 |
| 11 | Oxford United | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 44 | 50 | -6 | 46 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 45 |
| 13 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 45 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 53 | 53 | +0 | 45 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 68 | -1 | 44 |
| 16 | Chester City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 57 | 61 | -4 | 44 |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 55 | -6 | 44 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 51 | 52 | -1 | 43 |
| 19 | Bury | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 59 | 65 | -6 | 42 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 51 | 65 | -14 | 40 |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 63 | -19 | 36 |
| 22 | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 56 | 71 | -15 | 32 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 45 | 78 | -33 | 28 |
| 24 | Lincoln City | 46 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 41 | 88 | -47 | 25 |
[edit] References
- Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
