1968–69 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1968-69
League	Division Two
Manager	Stan Mortensen
League position	8th
Top goalscorer	League: Alan Suddick (12) Combined: Alan Suddick (14)
FA Cup	Third round^[1]
League Cup	Fifth round^[2]
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1967-68
Next season	1969-70 →

The 1968-69 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 61st season (58th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing eighth.

Alan Suddick was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with fourteen goals (twelve in the league and two in the League Cup).

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Derby County	42	26	11	5	65	32	2.031	63
2	Crystal Palace	42	22	12	8	70	47	1.489	56
3	Charlton Athletic	42	18	14	10	61	52	1.173	50
4	Middlesbrough	42	19	11	12	58	49	1.184	49
5	Cardiff City	42	20	7	15	67	54	1.241	47
6	Huddersfield Town	42	17	12	13	53	46	1.152	46
7	Birmingham City	42	18	8	16	73	59	1.237	44
8	Blackpool	42	14	15	13	51	41	1.244	43
9	Sheffield United	42	16	11	15	61	50	1.220	43
10	Millwall	42	17	9	16	57	49	1.163	43
11	Hull City	42	13	16	13	59	52	1.135	42
12	Carlisle United	42	16	10	16	46	49	0.939	42
13	Norwich City	42	15	10	17	53	56	0.946	40
14	Preston North End	42	12	15	15	38	44	0.864	39
15	Portsmouth	42	12	14	16	58	58	1.000	38
16	Bristol City	42	11	16	15	46	53	0.868	38
17	Bolton Wanderers	42	12	14	16	55	67	0.821	38
18	Aston Villa	42	12	14	16	37	48	0.771	38
19	Blackburn Rovers	42	13	11	18	52	63	0.825	37
20	Oxford United	42	12	9	21	34	55	0.618	33
21	Bury	42	11	8	23	51	80	0.637	30
22	Fulham	42	7	11	24	40	81	0.494	25

Notes

↑ Entered competition in third round
↑ Entered competition in second round

References

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

External links

The Blackpool squad photograph taken prior to the start of the season

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1968–69 in English football

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Club seasons

First Division	Arsenal Burnley Chelsea Coventry City Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Bury Cardiff City Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Hull City Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Oxford United Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield United

Third Division	Barnsley Barrow Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Crewe Alexandra Gillingham Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Luton Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Reading Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Southport Stockport County Swindon Town Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Walsall Watford

Fourth Division	Aldershot Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Brentford Chester Chesterfield Colchester United Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Grimsby Town Halifax Town Lincoln City Newport County Notts County Peterborough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southend United Swansea Town Workington Wrexham York City

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