Blackpool F.C. season 1966-67

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Blackpool F.C.

Season 1966-67
League	Division One
Manager	Ron Suart (succeeded by Stan Mortensen on February 1, 1967)
League position	22nd (relegated)
Top goalscorer	League: Ray Charnley (14) Combined: Ray Charnley (21)
FA Cup	Third round^[1]
League Cup	Fifth round^[2]
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1965-66
Next season	1967-68 →

The 1966-67 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 60th season (57th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing bottom. As a result, they were relegated to Division Two.

After eight seasons in charge, Ron Suart resigned as manager in January. He was replaced by former player Stan Mortensen.

Ray Charnley was the club's top scorer for the ninth consecutive season, with 21 goals (fourteen in the league, one in the FA Cup and six in the League Cup).

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		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Manchester United	42	24	12	6	84	45	1.867	60
2	Nottingham Forest	42	23	10	9	64	41	1.561	56
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	24	8	10	71	48	1.479	56
4	Leeds United	42	22	11	9	62	42	1.476	55
5	Liverpool	42	19	13	10	64	47	1.362	51
6	Everton	42	19	10	13	65	46	1.413	48
7	Arsenal	42	16	14	12	58	47	1.234	46
8	Leicester City	42	18	8	16	78	71	1.099	44
9	Chelsea	42	15	14	13	67	62	1.081	44
10	Sheffield United	42	16	10	16	52	59	0.881	42
11	Sheffield Wednesday	42	14	13	15	56	47	1.191	41
12	Stoke City	42	17	7	18	63	58	1.086	41
13	West Bromwich Albion	42	16	7	19	77	73	1.055	39
14	Burnley	42	15	9	18	66	76	0.868	39
15	Manchester City	42	12	15	15	43	52	0.827	39
16	West Ham United	42	14	8	20	80	84	0.952	36
17	Sunderland	42	14	8	20	58	72	0.806	36
18	Fulham	42	11	12	19	71	83	0.855	34
19	Southampton	42	14	6	22	74	92	0.804	34
20	Newcastle United	42	12	9	21	39	81	0.481	33
21	Aston Villa	42	11	7	24	54	85	0.635	29
22	Blackpool	42	6	9	27	41	76	0.539	21