1974–75 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
1974–75 season
ManagerHarry Potts
Division Two7th
FA CupThird round[1]
League CupSecond round[2]
Top goalscorerLeague: Mickey Walsh (12)
All: Mickey Walsh (13)

The 1974–75 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 67th season (64th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing seventh.

Mickey Walsh was the club's top scorer, with thirteen goals (twelve in the league and one in the League Cup).

Glyn James retired at the end of the season after fifteen years of service for Blackpool, his only professional club.

On 24 August, 18-year-old Blackpool fan Kevin Olsson was fatally stabbed in the Bloomfield Road stands during the Blackpool v. Bolton Wanderers League match. No arrest was ever made for the murder. 25 years later, a plaque commemorating Olsson was installed on the exterior wall of Bloomfield Road's North-West Stand.[3]

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
5 Bristol City 42 21 8 13 47 33 1.424 50
6 West Bromwich Albion 42 18 9 15 54 42 1.286 45
7 Blackpool 42 14 17 11 38 33 1.152 45
8 Hull City 42 15 14 13 40 53 0.755 44
9 Fulham 42 13 16 13 44 39 1.128 42
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Notes

  1. ^ Entered competition in third round
  2. ^ Entered competition in second round
  3. ^ "Never forgotten - Pool honour murdered fan" - Lancashire Evening Post, 28 August, 2009

References

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