Blackpool F.C.
1930–31 season
ManagerHarry Evans (honorary manager)
Division One20th
FA CupFourth round[1]
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Hampson (32)
All: Jimmy Hampson (33)

The 1930–31 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 30th season (27th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing twentieth and conceding a record 125 goals. Albert Watson's equalising goal against Manchester City in the final league game of the season was dubbed a "£10,000 goal",[2] because it was said to be worth at least that amount as it secured the club's top-flight survival and its short-term future with the guarantee of large attendances for the next twelve months.

Jimmy Hampson was the club's top scorer for the fourth consecutive season, with 33 goals in total (32 in the league and one in the FA Cup).

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
18 West Ham United 42 14 8 20 79 94 0.840 36
19 Birmingham 42 13 10 19 55 70 0.786 36
20 Blackpool 42 11 10 21 71 125 0.568 32
21 Leeds United (R) 42 12 7 23 68 81 0.840 31 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Manchester United (R) 42 7 8 27 53 115 0.461 22
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Notes

  1. Entered competition in third round
  2. Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p.22

References

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