Family death triggered Ferguson exit
Sir Alex Ferguson says he would have continued as Manchester United manager but for the death of his wife's twin sister.
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League Table & Stats
 England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Brentford | 42 | 1.94 | 61 | D2-2 | L1-2 | |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 2.00 | 56 | D1-1 | L2-4 | |
| 3 | West Ham United | 42 | 1.27 | 56 | W3-2 | L1-2 | |
| 4 | Blackpool | 42 | 1.39 | 53 | |||
| 5 | Manchester United | 42 | 1.38 | 50 | L1-2 | L2-3 | |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 42 | 1.31 | 48 | W4-1 | L1-4 | |
| 7 | Fulham | 42 | 1.36 | 46 | D1-1 | L1-4 | |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 1.17 | 46 | W4-1 | W2-1 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 1.09 | 42 | W1-0 | D0-0 | |
| 10 | Bury | 42 | 0.85 | 42 | D1-1 | W5-1 | |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 42 | 1.13 | 41 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| 12 | Burnley | 42 | 0.86 | 41 | W1-0 | W2-1 | |
| 13 | Hull City | 42 | 0.85 | 40 | W2-1 | D2-2 | |
| 14 | Norwich City | 42 | 1.16 | 39 | W2-1 | D1-1 | |
| 15 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 0.87 | 38 | W1-0 | D0-0 | |
| 16 | Barnsley | 42 | 0.72 | 38 | W3-0 | D2-2 | |
| 17 | Swansea City | 42 | 0.84 | 36 | W2-1 | L1-2 | |
| 18 | Port Vale | 42 | 0.74 | 34 | W3-1 | D2-2 | |
| 19 | Southampton | 42 | 0.61 | 34 | W4-1 | L0-2 | |
| 20 | Bradford City | 42 | 0.73 | 32 | W2-1 | W2-0 | |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 0.59 | 26 | W4-0 | W3-2 | |
| 22 | Notts County | 42 | 0.47 | 25 | W3-1 | L2-3 | |
| Blackpool | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 4th | 3rd | 5th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| Drawn | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Lost | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 7th | 3rd | 5th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 3-1-2 | 5-1-0 | 2-1-3 |
| Goals (F-A) | 10-8 | 13-6 | 9-10 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 5th | 9th | 4th |
| Goals scored | 79 | 46 | 33 |
| Failed to score | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Since failing to score | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 5th | 4th | 8th |
| Goals conceded | 57 | 18 | 39 |
| Clean sheets | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 7th | 3rd |
| Goal difference | +22 | +28 | -6 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 12th | 13th | 8th |
| Goal total | 136 | 64 | 72 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 29 | 14 | 15 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last game, w/o win in last 3 |
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| Home | drew last game, unbeaten in last 14 |
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| Away | lost last 2 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 4-2-2 | 6-1-1 | 1-2-2 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 6-4 | 14-1 | 3-5 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 |
W1-0 W2-1 |
L1-2 D2-2 |
| Occurence | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Blackpool | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 4th | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 79 | 57 | +22 | .631 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | .000 |
| TOTAL | 43 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 80 | 59 | +21 | .616 | |