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Season 1990-91 | |
League | Division Four |
Manager | Graham Carr (succeeded by Billy Ayre in December 1990) |
League position | 5th |
Top goalscorers | League: Dave Bamber (17) Combined: Dave Bamber (17) |
Highest home attendance | 9,563 (v. Tottenham Hotspur) |
Lowest home attendance | 2,065 (v. Aldershot) |
FA Cup | Third round |
League Cup | First round |
Previous season | ← 1989-90 |
Next season | 1991-92 → |
The 1990-91 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 84th season (81st consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the fourth tier of English football. They finished fifth, missing out on automatic promotion by one point after a final-day defeat at Walsall, and made the play-offs; however, they lost in the final, against Torquay United, in a penalty-shootout after the game finished 2-2 after normal and extra time.
Graham Carr was replaced as manager by his assistant, Billy Ayre, in late November. Between 10 November and the end of the season, the club went on to record thirteen consecutive League wins at Bloomfield Road.
Dave Bamber was the club's top scorer, with seventeen league goals.
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Date | Competition | Opponent (home/away) | Result | Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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August 25, 1990 | League | Scunthorpe United (a) | L 0-2 | 3,024 | |
August 28, 1990 | League Cup, first round, first leg | Darlington (a) | D 0-0 | 2,254 | |
September 1, 1990 | League | Rochdale (h) | D 0-0 | 3,357 | |
September 4, 1990 | League Cup, first round, second leg | Darlington (h) | D 1-1[1] | Brook | 1,696 |
September 8, 1990 | League | Northampton Town (a) | L 0-1 | 4,300 | |
September 15, 1990 | League | Wrexham (h) | W 4-1 | Stant, Eyres, opposition own goal, Rodwell | 3,497 |
September 18, 1990 | League | Burnley (h) | L 1-2 | Stant | 4,737 |
September 22, 1990 | League | Chesterfield (a) | D 2-2 | Groves, Garner (penalty) | 3,549 |
September 29, 1990 | League | Hartlepool United (h) | W 2-0 | Eyres, Groves | 3,181 |
October 3, 1990 | League | Scarborough (a) | W 1-0 | Groves | 1,713 |
October 6, 1990 | League | Torquay United (a) | L 1-2 | Stant | 2,884 |
October 13, 1990 | League | Darlington (h) | L 1-2 | Garner | 4,092 |
October 20, 1990 | League | Gillingham (h) | W 2-0 | Stant, Eyres | 3,041 |
October 22, 1990 | League | Stockport County (a) | D 0-0 | 4,337 | |
October 27, 1990 | League | Halifax Town (a) | L 3-5 | Rodwell 2, Stant | 1,945 |
November 3, 1990 | League | Walsall (h) | L 1-2 | Groves | 3,233 |
November 10, 1990 | League | Aldershot (h) | W 4-2 | Sinclair, Taylor, Garner (penalty), Lancaster | 2,065 |
November 17, 1990 | FA Cup, first round | Grimsby Town (h) | W 2-0 | Groves, Garner | 4,175 |
November 24, 1990 | League | Doncaster Rovers (a) | L 0-1 | 2,113 | |
December 1, 1990 | League | Hereford United (a) | D 1-1[2] | Bamber | 2,588 |
December 10, 1990 | FA Cup, second round | Huddersfield Town (a) | W 2-0 | Groves, opposition own goal | 6,329 |
December 15, 1990 | League | Maidstone United (h) | D 2-2 | Garner, Bamber | 2,341 |
December 23, 1990 | League | Carlisle United (a) | L 0-1 | 5,195 | |
December 26, 1990 | League | Peterborough United (h) | D 1-1 | Garner | 3,658 |
December 29, 1990 | League | Lincoln City (h) | W 5-0 | Groves 2 (1 penalty), Bamber 2, Eyres | 2,519 |
January 1, 1991 | League | York City (a) | W 1-0 | Horner | 3,115 |
January 5, 1991 | FA Cup, third round | Tottenham Hotspur (h) | L 0-1 | 9,563 | |
January 12, 1991 | League | Rochdale (a) | L 1-2 | Bamber | 2,621 |
January 19, 1991 | League | Scunthorpe United (h) | W 3-1 | Bamber 2, Garner | 2,494 |
January 26, 1991 | League | Wrexham (a) | W 1-0 | Garner (penalty) | 2,393 |
February 5, 1991 | League | Chesterfield (h) | W 3-0 | Bamber, Horner, Garner | 2,357 |
February 16, 1991 | League | Doncaster Rovers (h) | W 2-0 | Taylor, Horner | 3,533 |
February 23, 1991 | League | Aldershot (a) | W 4-1 | Bamber 2, Garner 2 | 2,164 |
March 2, 1991 | League | Hereford United (h) | W 3-0 | Bamber 2, Richards | 3,636 |
March 9, 1991 | League | Maidstone United (a) | D 1-1 | Richards | 2,253 |
March 12, 1991 | League | Scarborough (h) | W 3-1 | Richards, Taylor, Bamber | 3,798 |
March 16, 1991 | League | Hartlepool United (a) | W 2-1 | Horner, Rodwell | 2,840 |
March 19, 1991 | League | Darlington (a) | D 1-1 | Opposition own goal | 4,108 |
March 23, 1991 | League | Torquay United (h) | W 1-0 | Bamber | 4,778 |
March 30, 1991 | League | Peterborough United (a) | L 0-2 | 7,721 | |
April 2, 1991 | League | Carlisle United (h) | W 6-0 | Bamber 2, Horner, Groves (penalty), Rodwell, Richards | 5,368 |
April 6, 1991 | League | Lincoln City (a) | W 1-0 | Bamber | 4,003 |
April 13, 1991 | League | York City (h) | W 1-0 | Groves | 5,086 |
April 17, 1991 | League | Cardiff City (h) | W 3-0 | Groves, Horner, Rodwell | 4,813 |
April 20, 1991 | League | Gillingham (a) | D 2-2 | Davies, Horner | 3,028 |
April 23, 1991 | League | Burnley (a) | L 0-2 | 18,398 | |
April 27, 1991 | League | Stockpot County (h) | W 3-2 | Eyres, Garner 2 | 8,590 |
April 30, 1991 | League | Halifax Town (h) | W 2-0 | Rodwell, Groves | 5,883 |
May 2, 1991 | League | Cardiff City (a) | D 1-1 | Garner (penalty) | 1,793 |
May 7, 1991 | League | Northampton Town (h) | W 2-1 | Eyres, Groves | 7,298 |
May 11, 1991 | League | Walsall (a) | L 0-2 | 8,051 | |
May 19, 1991 | Play-off semi-finals, first leg | Scunthorpe United (a) | D 1-1 | Rodwell | 6,536 |
May 22, 1991 | Play-off semi-finals, second leg | Scunthorpe United (h) | W 2-1 | Eyres 2 | 7,596 |
May 31, 1991 | Play-off final | Torquay United (n)[3] | D 2-2[4] | Groves, opposition own goal | 21,615 |
Home Away P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. DARLINGTON (P) 46 13 8 2 36 14 9 9 5 32 24 83 2. STOCKPORT COUNTY (P) 46 16 6 1 54 19 7 7 9 30 28 82 3. HARTLEPOOL UNITED (P) 46 15 5 3 35 15 9 5 9 32 33 82 4. PETERBOROUGH UNITED (P) 46 13 9 1 38 15 8 8 7 29 30 80 5. Blackpool 46 17 3 3 55 17 6 7 10 23 30 79 6. Burnley 46 17 5 1 46 16 6 5 12 24 35 79 7. TORQUAY UNITED (P) 46 14 7 2 37 13 4 11 8 27 34 72 8. Scunthorpe United 46 17 4 2 51 20 3 7 13 20 42 71 9. Scarborough 46 13 5 5 36 21 6 7 10 23 35 69 10. Northampton 46 14 5 4 34 21 4 8 11 23 37 67 11. Doncaster Rovers 46 12 5 6 36 22 5 9 9 20 24 65 12. Rochdale 46 10 9 4 29 22 5 8 10 21 31 62 13. Cardiff City 46 10 6 7 26 23 5 9 9 17 31 60 14. Lincoln City 46 10 7 6 32 27 4 10 9 18 34 59 15. Gillingham 46 9 9 5 35 27 3 9 11 22 33 54 16. Walsall 46 7 12 4 25 17 5 5 13 23 34 53 17. Hereford United 46 9 10 4 32 19 4 4 15 21 39 53 18. Chesterfield 46 8 12 3 33 26 5 2 16 14 36 53 19. Maidstone United 46 9 5 9 42 34 4 7 12 24 37 51 20. Carlisle United 46 12 3 8 30 30 1 6 16 17 59 48 21. York City 46 8 6 9 21 23 3 7 13 24 34 46 22. Halifax Town 46 9 6 8 34 29 3 4 16 25 50 46 23. Aldershot 46 8 7 8 38 43 2 4 17 23 58 41 24. Wrexham 46 8 7 8 33 34 2 3 18 15 40 40
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Blackpool and Scunthorpe United met in the two-legged semi-finals of the play-offs. The first leg, played at Glanford Park on May 19, finished 1-1. Three days later, Blackpool won the return leg at Bloomfield Road 2-0, courtesy of a double by David Eyres, and took the tie 3-2 on aggregate. Blackpool's celebration of reaching Wembley since the famous "Matthews Final" thirty-eight years earlier was overshadowed by the news that their former player and manager Stan Mortensen, who scored a hat-trick in that final, had died earlier in the day, at the age of 69.
On May 31, Blackpool met Torquay United in the final at Wembley. The game finished 2-2 after normal time and extra time. It went to a penalty-shootout, which Torquay won 5-4. Dave Bamber missed the decisive penalty, the second of sudden death, putting it well wide of Gareth Howells' left-hand post.
1991-05-31 15:00 BST |
Blackpool | 2-2 (4-5 on penalties) |
Torquay United | Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 21,615 Referee: George Courtney, Spennymoor |
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Groves Curran (o.g.) |
(Report) | Saunders Edwards |
Blackpool McIlhargey Substitutes: 12Sinclair (for Davies) Manager: |
Torquay United
Substitutes: 12Hall Manager: |
Name | League | Play-offs | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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Paul Groves | 46 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 54[5] |
Alan Wright | 45 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 53 |
Steve McIlhargey | 44 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 52 |
Tony Rodwell | 45 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 52 |
Ian Gore | 41 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 49 |
Phil Horner | 39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 45 |
Andy Garner | 36 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 44 |
David Eyres | 36 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 42 |
Mike Davies | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
Trevor Sinclair | 31 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 38 |
Gary Briggs | 30 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 37 |
Dave Bamber | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
Carl Richards | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
Chris Hedworth | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
Mark Taylor | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
Phil Stant | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Dave Lancaster | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
Gary Brook | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
A. Smalley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Andy Gouck | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Mark Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Mark Wright | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Fred Barber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Gordon Owen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Russell Coughlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players used: 24
Name | League | Play-offs | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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Dave Bamber | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Paul Groves | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
Andy Garner | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
David Eyres | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Tony Rodwell | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Phil Horner | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Phil Stant | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Carl Richards | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Mark Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Gary Brook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mike Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dave Lancaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Trevor Sinclair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total goals scored: 84 (plus four own-goals)
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