1971–72 Blackpool F.C. season
| Season 1971-72 | |
|---|---|
| League | Division Two |
| Manager | Bob Stokoe |
| League position | 6th |
| Top goalscorer | League: Mickey Burns (17) Combined: Mickey Burns (20) |
| FA Cup | Third round[1] |
| League Cup | Fifth round[2] |
| Anglo-Italian Cup | Final |
| Highest home attendance | |
| Lowest home attendance | |
| Previous season | ← 1970-71 |
| Next season | 1972–73 → |
The 1971–72 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 64th season (61st consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing sixth.
Blackpool's defence of the Anglo-Italian Cup ended in the final against A.S. Roma at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. The home side won 3–1.
Mickey Burns was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with twenty goals (seventeen in the league and three in the League Cup).
Table
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich City | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 60 | 36 | 1.667 | 57 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 42 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 60 | 31 | 1.935 | 56 |
| 3 | Millwall | 42 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 64 | 46 | 1.391 | 55 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 57 | 28 | 2.036 | 54 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 67 | 57 | 1.175 | 50 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 70 | 50 | 1.400 | 47 |
| 7 | Burnley | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 70 | 55 | 1.273 | 46 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 49 | 1.245 | 46 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 48 | 1.042 | 46 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 57 | 1.070 | 43 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 47 | 1.000 | 42 |
| 12 | Hull City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 53 | 0.925 | 38 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 43 | 48 | 0.896 | 38 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 58 | 0.879 | 38 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 55 | 0.782 | 38 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 68 | 0.868 | 37 |
| 17 | Orient | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 61 | 0.820 | 37 |
| 18 | Preston North End | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 52 | 58 | 0.897 | 36 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 56 | 69 | 0.812 | 34 |
| 20 | Fulham | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 45 | 68 | 0.662 | 34 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 77 | 0.714 | 33 |
| 22 | Watford | 42 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 75 | 0.320 | 19 |
Notes
References
- Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
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