1980–81 Blackpool F.C. season

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 10,427 (v. Rotherham United, 20 August 1980)
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).

Blackpool played local neighbours Fleetwood Town in the first round of the FA Cup. The 22 November tie was originally scheduled to be played at the Fishermen's Highbury Stadium; instead, it was switched to Bloomfield Road, and since Blackpool were the "away" team, they played in their alternative light-blue kit.

Table

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

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