1982–83 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1982–83
League	Division Four
Manager	Sam Ellis
League position	21st^[1]
Top goalscorer	League: Dave Bamber (10) Combined: Dave Bamber (15)
FA Cup	Second round
League Cup	Third round
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1981–82
Next season	1983–84 →

The 1982–83 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 75th season (72nd consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the bottom tier of English football, finishing 21st, their lowest-ever finish in the Football League. The club had to seek re-election to the League, and they were successful in their application, as were the other three bottom-four clubs.

Sam Ellis succeeded Allan Brown as manager prior to the start of the season.

Dave Bamber was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with fifteen goals (ten in the league, one in the FA Cup and four in the League Cup).

On 17 January 1983, the Football League deducted Blackpool two points for fielding an ineligible player. John Butler had played two League games and one League Cup game without his registration having been confirmed. The club explained that they had signed him on 8 September and immediately sent off his registration forms to the Football League, who were then based in nearby Lytham St. Annes. Blackpool chose not to appeal, as there were stiffer options available to the committee. The points deduction saw the Seasiders slip two places. Had they not been docked points, they would have finished safely in 18th and would not have needed to re-apply.^[2]

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Wimbledon	46	29	11	6	96	45	+51	98
2	Hull City	46	25	15	6	75	34	+41	90
3	Port Vale	46	26	10	10	67	34	+33	88
4	Scunthorpe United	46	23	14	9	71	42	+29	83
5	Bury	46	23	12	11	74	46	+28	81
6	Colchester United	46	24	9	13	75	55	+20	81
7	York City	46	22	13	11	88	58	+30	79
8	Swindon Town	46	19	11	16	61	54	+7	68
9	Peterborough United	46	17	13	16	58	52	+6	64
10	Mansfield Town	46	16	13	17	61	70	−9	61
11	Halifax Town	46	16	12	18	59	66	−7	60
12	Torquay United	46	17	7	22	56	65	−9	58
13	Chester City	46	15	11	20	55	60	−5	56
14	Bristol City	46	13	17	16	59	70	−11	56
15	Northampton Town	46	14	12	20	65	75	−10	54
16	Stockport County	46	14	12	20	60	79	−19	54
17	Darlington	46	13	13	20	61	71	−10	52
18	Aldershot	46	12	15	19	61	82	−21	51
19	Tranmere Rovers	46	13	11	22	49	71	−22	50
20	Rochdale	46	11	16	19	55	73	−18	49
21	Blackpool	46	13	12	21	55	74	-19	49*
22	Hartlepool United	46	13	9	24	46	76	−30	48
23	Crewe Alexandra	46	11	8	27	53	71	−18	41
24	Hereford United	46	11	8	27	42	79	−37	41

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
* Two points deducted.

Notes

↑ Blackpool's lowest-ever league finish
↑ Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-905411-50-2.

References

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

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