Blackpool F.C. season 1980-81

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Blackpool F.C.

Season 1980-81
League	Division Three
Manager	Alan Ball (succeeded by Allan Brown)
League position	23rd (relegated)
Top goalscorer	League: Colin Morris (12) Combined: Colin Morris (16)
FA Cup	Second round
League Cup	Second round
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1979-80
Next season	1981-82 →

The 1980-81 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 74th season (71st consecutive) 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.

Alan Ball was succeeded as manager during the season by Allan Brown, the Scot's second stint in the role.

Colin Morris was the club's top scorer, with sixteen goals (twelve in the league, one in the FA Cup and three in the League Cup).

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		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Rotherham United	46	24	13	9	62	32	+30	61
2	Barnsley	46	21	17	8	72	45	+27	59
3	Charlton Athletic	46	25	9	12	63	44	+19	59
4	Huddersfield Town	46	21	14	11	71	40	+31	56
5	Chesterfield	46	23	10	13	72	48	+24	56
6	Portsmouth	46	22	9	15	55	47	+8	53
7	Plymouth Argyle	46	19	14	13	56	44	+12	52
8	Burnley	46	18	14	14	60	48	+12	50
9	Brentford	46	14	19	13	52	49	+3	47
10	Reading	46	18	10	18	62	62	+0	46
11	Exeter City	46	16	13	17	62	66	-4	45
12	Newport County	46	15	13	18	64	61	+3	43
13	Fulham	46	15	13	18	57	64	-7	43
14	Oxford United	46	13	17	16	39	47	-8	43
15	Gillingham	46	12	18	16	48	58	-10	42
16	Millwall	46	14	14	18	43	60	-17	42
17	Swindon Town	46	13	15	18	51	56	-5	41
18	Chester City	46	15	11	20	38	48	-10	41
19	Carlisle United	46	14	13	19	56	70	-14	41
20	Walsall	46	13	15	18	59	74	-15	41
21	Sheffield United	46	14	12	20	65	63	+2	40
22	Colchester United	46	14	11	21	45	65	-20	39
23	Blackpool	46	9	14	23	45	75	-30	32
24	Hull City	46	8	16	22	40	71	-31	32