Blackpool 1947-1948Matt Ritchie was playing in League Two just three years ago, but he has adapted quickly to the Premier League following Bournemouth's promotion last year. Here, Nick Wright traces his unusual route to the top with the help of his former Swindon Town team-mate David Pruttonâ¦
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England Division One (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Arsenal | 42 | 2.53 | 59 | W3-0 | L1-2 | |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 1.69 | 52 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| 3 | Burnley | 42 | 1.30 | 52 | L0-1 | L0-1 | |
| 4 | Derby County | 42 | 1.35 | 50 | D2-2 | L0-1 | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 1.19 | 47 | D2-2 | D1-1 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 1.14 | 47 | W1-0 | W1-0 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 42 | 0.98 | 47 | L0-1 | W7-0 | |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 42 | 1.36 | 45 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| 9 | Blackpool | 42 | 1.39 | 44 | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 42 | 1.11 | 42 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
| 11 | Liverpool | 42 | 1.07 | 42 | W2-0 | L0-2 | |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 42 | 0.93 | 42 | W2-1 | L1-2 | |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 0.86 | 40 | W3-1 | L0-2 | |
| 14 | Everton | 42 | 0.79 | 40 | W5-0 | W2-1 | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 42 | 0.74 | 38 | L1-2 | D1-1 | |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 0.97 | 37 | W1-0 | L0-4 | |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 0.79 | 37 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
| 18 | Chelsea | 42 | 0.75 | 37 | W3-0 | D2-2 | |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 0.85 | 36 | W4-0 | L0-2 | |
| 20 | Sunderland | 42 | 0.84 | 36 | L0-1 | L0-1 | |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 0.75 | 32 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 0.41 | 22 | W3-1 | W1-0 | |
| Blackpool | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 9th | 4th | 13th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| Drawn | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Lost | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 12th | 12th | 18th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 3-0-3 | 3-2-1 | 1-0-5 |
| Goals (F-A) | 9-4 | 8-4 | 8-8 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 11th | 11th | 17th |
| Goals scored | 57 | 37 | 20 |
| Failed to score | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Since failing to score | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 4th |
| Goals conceded | 41 | 14 | 27 |
| Clean sheets | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Current clean sheets | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 5th | 3rd | 6th |
| Goal difference | +16 | +23 | -7 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 21st | 19th | 19th |
| Goal total | 98 | 51 | 47 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 26 | 11 | 15 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last 2 | ||
| Home | won last 2 | ||
| Away | won last game | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 2-1-2 | 4-1-2 | 2-4-5 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 6-5 | 6-2 | 4-15 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
L0-1 |
W1-0 |
L0-1 D1-1 |
| Occurence | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Blackpool | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One (old) | 9th | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 41 | +16 | .524 |
| English FA Cup | Final | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | .833 |
| TOTAL | 48 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 77 | 46 | +31 | .563 | |
