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League Table & Stats
 England Division One (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Liverpool | 42 | 1.61 | 57 | W3-2 | W3-2 | |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 1.76 | 56 | W3-1 | L0-3 | |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 1.75 | 56 | W2-0 | L1-3 | |
| 4 | Stoke City | 42 | 1.70 | 55 | L0-2 | L1-4 | |
| 5 | Blackpool | 42 | 1.01 | 50 | |||
| 6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 1.19 | 49 | W4-2 | L2-4 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 42 | 1.03 | 47 | W4-0 | L0-2 | |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 1.26 | 45 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| 9 | Sunderland | 42 | 0.98 | 44 | L0-5 | L2-3 | |
| 10 | Everton | 42 | 0.93 | 43 | L0-3 | D1-1 | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 1.07 | 42 | L0-5 | W2-1 | |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 42 | 1.10 | 41 | W4-3 | W1-0 | |
| 13 | Arsenal | 42 | 1.03 | 41 | W2-1 | D1-1 | |
| 14 | Derby County | 42 | 0.92 | 41 | W2-1 | W2-1 | |
| 15 | Chelsea | 42 | 0.82 | 39 | W1-0 | W4-1 | |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 0.74 | 38 | L2-3 | W3-2 | |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 0.85 | 36 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 0.83 | 34 | L0-1 | D1-1 | |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 0.80 | 34 | D0-0 | W1-0 | |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 0.67 | 33 | W2-1 | W3-1 | |
| 21 | Brentford | 42 | 0.51 | 25 | W4-2 | L1-2 | |
| 22 | Leeds United | 42 | 0.50 | 18 | W3-0 | L2-4 | |
| Blackpool | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 5th | 6th | 6th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| Drawn | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Lost | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 11th | 19th | 3rd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-2-2 | 2-1-3 | 4-1-1 |
| Goals (F-A) | 6-9 | 7-8 | 13-10 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 10th | 13th | 6th |
| Goals scored | 71 | 38 | 33 |
| Failed to score | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 12th | 15th | 10th |
| Goals conceded | 70 | 32 | 38 |
| Clean sheets | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Current clean sheets | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 11th | 14th | 7th |
| Goal difference | +1 | +6 | -5 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 10th | 11th | 8th |
| Goal total | 141 | 70 | 71 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 27 | 14 | 13 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last game | ||
| Home | drew last game, w/o win in last 3 |
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| Away | unbeaten in last 5 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 4-1-3 | 7-1-2 | 2-2-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 6-3 | 7-3 | 5-5 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W1-0 W2-1 D1-1 |
W1-0 W2-1 |
D1-1 |
| Occurence | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Blackpool | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One (old) | 5th | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 71 | 70 | +1 | .595 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | .000 |
| TOTAL | 43 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 72 | 74 | -2 | .581 | |