| Club: | Blackpool F.C. |
| Season: | 1972–73 |
| League: | Division Two |
| Manager: | Bob Stokoe (succeeded by Harry Potts) |
| League Result: | 7th |
| League Topscorer: | Alan Suddick & Alan Ainscow (10) |
| Season Topscorer: | Alan Suddick (13) |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round[1] |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Fifth round[2] |
| Cup3: | Anglo-Italian Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Fourth round |
| Pattern La1: | _whiteborder |
| Pattern B1: | _whitecollarplain |
| Pattern Ra1: | _whiteborder |
| Pattern So1: | _2 white stripes |
| Leftarm1: | ffa500 |
| Body1: | ffa500 |
| Rightarm1: | ffa500 |
| Shorts1: | ffffff |
| Socks1: | ffa500 |
| Prevseason: | 1971–72 |
The 1972–73 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 65th season (62nd consecutive) in the Football League. It was also the 75th anniversary season of their debut in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing seventh.
Blackpool's third and final appearance in the Anglo-Italian Cup ended at the fourth-round stage.
Bob Stokoe resigned as manager in November, to take charge at Sunderland. He was succeeded by Harry Potts.
Alan Suddick was the club's top scorer, with thirteen goals (ten in the league, one in the FA Cup and two in the League Cup). Alan Ainscow was the joint-top scorer in the league.