| Club: | Blackpool F.C. |
| Season: | 1979–80 |
| League: | Division Three |
| Manager: | Stan Ternent (succeeded by Alan Ball) |
| League Result: | 18th |
| League Topscorer: | Stan McEwan &<br> Tony Kellow (12) |
| Season Topscorer: | Stan McEwan (14) |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Pattern La1: | _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes |
| Pattern B1: | _2whiteshoulderstripes |
| Pattern Ra1: | _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes |
| Pattern Sh1: | _orange_stripes |
| Pattern So1: | _band_white |
| Leftarm1: | ffa500 |
| Body1: | ffa500 |
| Rightarm1: | ffa500 |
| Shorts1: | ffffff |
| Socks1: | ffa500 |
| Prevseason: | 1978–79 |
The 1979–80 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 72nd season (69th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing eighteenth.
Stan Ternent succeeded Bob Stokoe as manager prior to the start of the season; however, he too was replaced during the campaign itself, by former player Alan Ball.
Stan McEwan was the club's top scorer, with fourteen goals (twelve in the league, one in the FA Cup and one in the League Cup). Tony Kellow was the joint-top scorer in the league.