Blackpool F.C.
1913–14 season
ManagerNone
Division Two16th
FA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Lane (11)
All: Joe Lane (11)

The 1913–14 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 17th season (14th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing sixteenth.

Joe Lane was the club's top scorer, with eleven goals.

When Levy Thorpe left the club in late October, he was on a streak of playing in 98 consecutive games for the club.

Season synopsis

After drawing their opening league game, 2–2 at home to Hull City, Blackpool went on to lose their next four games, scoring only once in the process. After their victory over Lincoln City at Bloomfield Road on 4 October, Blackpool went on an eight-game winless streak.

After winning only nine games all season, the club finished fifth from the bottom of the table, with the lowest goals-scored tally (33) in the division.

Their FA Cup run ended at the first hurdle with a single-goal defeat at Gillingham on New Year's Day.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
14 Birmingham 38 12 10 16 48 60 0.800 34
15 Grimsby Town 38 13 8 17 42 58 0.724 34
16 Blackpool 38 9 14 15 33 44 0.750 32
17 Glossop 38 11 6 21 51 67 0.761 28
18 Leicester Fosse 38 11 4 23 45 61 0.738 26 Re-elected
Source:

Player statistics

Appearances

League

Fiske 3, Millership 16, Jones 38, Thorpe 9, Heslop 2, Booth 38, Charles 31, Turley 7, Brown 13, Gillow 2, Quinn 21, Connor 36, Buchan 24, Pagman 20, Sharp 3, Robson 21, Bainbridge 29, Rushton 1, Burke 2, Lane 26, Charlton 22, Rooks 7, Green 10, Wilson 1, Kidd 4, Keenan 1

Players used: 26

FA Cup

Fiske 1, Jones 1, Booth 1, Charles 1, Connor 1, Robson 1, Bainbridge 1, Lane 1, Charlton 1, Rooks 1, Green 1

Players used: 11

Goals

League

Lane 11, Charles 7, Connor 4, Charlton 3, Brown 2, Quinn 2, Buchan 2, Turley 1, Pagman 1,

Goals scored: 33

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee

Out

Date Player From Fee

References

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