1909–10 Blackpool F.C. season

The 1909–10 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 13th season (tenth consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twelfth.

Blackpool F.C.
1909–10 season
ManagerJack Cox (player-manager)
Division Two12th
FA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Walter Miller (14)
All: Walter Miller (14)
Highest home attendance10,000 (v. Burnley)[1]
Lowest home attendance2,000 (v. Birmingham City)[1]

Jack Cox took on the role of player-manager for the first time, succeeding club secretary Tom Barcroft.

Walter Miller was the club's top scorer, with fourteen goals, including a hat-trick against Leeds City at Bloomfield Road on New Year's Day, 1910.[2]

Season synopsis

Blackpool won four of their opening five league games, before failing to win any of the six games to follow. Another sequence of note was a four-game win streak between 26 March and 16 April, which assisted in their mid-table finish. In addition, they beat and drew their two matches against the eventual champions, Manchester City.

The club's FA Cup campaign ended at the first-round stage. After drawing 1–1 with Barnsley at Bloomfield Road on 15 January, they lost the replay 0–6.

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
10 Bradford Park Avenue 38 17 4 17 64 59 1.085 38
11 West Bromwich Albion 38 16 5 17 58 56 1.036 37
12 Blackpool 38 14 8 16 50 52 0.962 36
13 Stockport County 38 13 8 17 50 47 1.064 34
14 Burnley 38 14 6 18 62 61 1.016 34
Source:

Player statistics

League
  • Fiske – 38[3]
  • Crewdson – 10
  • Whittingham – 25
  • Threlfall – 31
  • Connor – 35
  • Clarke – 38
  • Morley – 32
  • Beare – 34
  • Miller – 31
  • Elmore – 34
  • Dawson – 13
  • Gladwin – 16
  • Cox – 25
  • Drain – 4
  • Burt – 6
  • Evans – 4
  • Goulding – 13
  • Didymus – 3
  • Shaw – 2
  • Bradshaw – 2
  • Wolstenholme – 9
  • Dale – 12
  • Hoad – 1

Players used: 23

FA Cup
  • Fiske – 2
  • Whittingham – 2
  • Threlfall – 2
  • Connor – 2
  • Clarke – 2
  • Beare – 2
  • Miller – 2
  • Dawson – 2
  • Gladwin – 1
  • Goulding – 1
  • Wolstenholme – 2
  • Hoad – 2

Players used: 12

League
  • Miller – 14
  • Beare – 9
  • Morley – 7
  • Elmore – 6
  • Connor – 4
  • Dawson – 4
  • Cox – 3
  • Burt – 2
  • Wolstenholme – 1

League goals scored: 50

FA Cup
  • Wolstenholme – 1

FA Cup goals scored: 1

Transfers

In
Date Player From Fee

Out
Date Player From Fee

Notes
  1. Attendances were approximated by the reporter at the ground.
  2. Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992, Breedon Books Sport ISBN 1-873626-07-X
  3. Ever-present in League and Cup games

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