Blackpool F.C. season 1971-72
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| 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 65th season (62nd 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).
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
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| 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 |
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[edit] References
- Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
