1911–12 Blackpool F.C. season

The 1911–12 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 15th season (12th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fourteenth.

Blackpool F.C.
1911–12 season
ManagerNone
Division Two14th
FA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Arthur Wolstenholme (9)
All: Arthur Wolstenholme (10)

Arthur Wolstenholme was the club's top scorer, with ten goals (nine in the league and one in the FA Cup).

Season synopsis

Inconsistency throughout Blackpool's league season saw three straight defeats in their second, third and fourth outings, followed by three victories. Four defeats in a row occurred between 10 February and 2 March, with only one goal scored in their favour.

After two first-round replays against Crewe Alexandra (the first being abandoned after 61 minutes) in the FA Cup, Blackpool were knocked out at Bolton Wanderers in round two.

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
12 Birmingham 38 14 6 18 55 59 0.932 34
13 Bristol City 38 14 6 18 41 60 0.683 34
14 Blackpool 38 13 8 17 32 52 0.615 34
15 Nottingham Forest 38 13 7 18 46 48 0.958 33
16 Stockport County 38 11 11 16 47 54 0.870 33
Source:

Player statistics

League
  • Fiske – 32
  • Crewdson – 35
  • Gladwin – 26
  • Thorpe – 38[1]
  • Connor – 38[1]
  • Evans – 18
  • Morley – 21
  • Wolstenholme – 31
  • Milne – 21
  • Metcalfe – 3
  • Nesbitt – 12
  • Cahill – 21
  • Clarke, W – 6
  • Owen – 2
  • Quinn – 27
  • Dale – 14
  • Downhall – 1
  • Cowie – 3
  • Dollins – 5
  • Cox – 15
  • Bradshaw – 17
  • Kidd – 6
  • Bainbridge – 10
  • Clarke, T – 2
  • Mitchell – 3
  • Wilson – 9
  • Spencer – 1
  • Howard – 1

Players used: 28

FA Cup
  • Fiske – 2
  • Crewdson – 4
  • Gladwin – 4
  • Thorpe – 4
  • Connor – 4
  • Morley – 2
  • Wolstenholme – 2
  • Milne – 1
  • Cahill – 4
  • Clarke, W – 1
  • Quinn – 3
  • Cowie – 2
  • Cox – 3
  • Bradshaw – 4
  • Kidd – 2
  • Bainbridge – 2

Players used: 16

League
  • Wolstenholme – 9
  • Milne – 6
  • Morley – 4
  • Nesbitt – 4
  • Quinn – 3
  • Connor – 2
  • Clarke, W – 1
  • Thorpe – 1
  • Wilson – 1

League goals scored: 31 (plus one own-goal)

FA Cup
  • Bainbridge – 1
  • Cowie – 1
  • Milne – 1
  • Quinn – 1
  • Wolstenholme – 1

FA Cup goals scored: 5

Transfers

In
Date Player From Fee

Out
Date Player From Fee

Notes
  1. Ever-present

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