1973–74 Blackpool F.C. season explained

Club:Blackpool F.C.
Season:1973–74
League:Division Two
Manager:Harry Potts
League Result:5th
League Topscorer:Micky Burns (14)
Season Topscorer:Micky Burns (17)
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round[1]
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round[2]
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Prevseason:1972–73

The 1973–74 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 66th season (63rd consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifth.

This was Harry Potts' first full season in charge.

Micky Burns was the club's top scorer, with seventeen goals (fourteen in the league and three in the League Cup).

Alan Suddick scored his 100th League goal, a penalty, in Blackpool's 3–0 victory over Preston North End at Bloomfield Road on 23 March 1974.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Entered competition in third round
  2. Entered competition in second round
  3. The Seasiders