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!colspan=2|<center>'''Blackpool F.C.'''
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!colspan=2 align=center |'''Season [[1930-31 in English football|1930-31]]'''
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|league = [[Football League First Division|Division One]]
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|manager = [[Harry Evans (football manager)|Harry Evans]] (honorary manager)
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|League||[[Football League First Division|Division One]]
|league result = 20th
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|league topscorer = [[Jimmy Hampson]] (32)
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|Manager||[[Harry Evans (football manager)|Harry Evans]] (honorary manager)
|season topscorer = [[Jimmy Hampson]] (33)
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|cup1 = [[FA Cup]]
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|cup1 result = Fourth round<ref name="FA Cup 3">Entered competition in third round</ref>
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|prevseason = [[1929–30 Blackpool F.C. season|1929–30]]
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|Next season||[[Blackpool F.C. season 1931-32|1931-32]] →
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The '''[[1930-31 in English football|1930-31]] season''' was '''[[Blackpool F.C.]]''''s 30th season (27th consecutive) in the [[The Football League|Football League]]. They competed in the 22-team [[Football League First Division|Division One]], then the top tier of [[Football in England|English football]], finishing twentieth. [[Albert Watson (footballer)|Albert Watson]]'s equalising goal against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in the final league game of the season was dubbed a "£10,000 goal",<ref>Calley, Roy (1992). ''[[Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992]]'', p.22</ref> because it was said to be worth at least that amount as it secured the club's top-flight survival and its short-term future with the guarantee of large attendances for the next twelve months.
The '''[[1930–31 in English football|1930–31]] season''' was '''[[Blackpool F.C.]]''''s 30th season (27th consecutive) in the [[The Football League|Football League]]. They competed in the 22-team [[Football League First Division|Division One]], then the top tier of [[Football in England|English football]], finishing twentieth and conceding a record 125 goals. [[Albert Watson (footballer born 1903)|Albert Watson]]'s equalising goal against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in the final league game of the season was dubbed a "£10,000 goal",<ref>Calley, Roy (1992). ''[[Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992]]'', p.22</ref> because it was said to be worth at least that amount as it secured the club's top-flight survival and its short-term future with the guarantee of large attendances for the next twelve months.


[[Jimmy Hampson]] was the club's top scorer for the fourth consecutive season, with 33 goals in total (32 in the league and one in the [[FA Cup]]).
[[Jimmy Hampson]] was the club's top scorer for the fourth consecutive season, with 33 goals in total (32 in the league and one in the [[FA Cup]]).


==Table==
==Table==
{{:1930–31 Football League|transcludesection=First Division|only_totals=y|showteam=BLP}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! !!style="width:17em"| !!P !!W!!D!!L!!F!!A!!GA!!Pts
|-
| 1 ||align="left"| [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] || 42 || 28 || 10 || 4 || 127 || 59 || 2.153 || 66
|-
|2||align="left"|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]||42||25||9||8||128||78||1.641||59
|-
|3||align="left"|[[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]||42||22||8||12||102||75||1.360||52
|-
|4||align="left"|[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]||42||18||13||11||84||67||1.254||49
|-
|5||align="left"|[[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]||42||18||12||12||81||65||1.246||48
|-
|6||align="left"|[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]||42||18||10||14||94||79||1.190||46
|-
|7||align="left"|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]||42||19||8||15||98||90||1.089||46
|-
|8||align="left"|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]||42||18||10||14||75||70||1.071||46
|-
|9||align="left"|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]||42||15||12||15||86||85||1.012||42
|-
|10||align="left"|[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]||42||17||8||17||83||84||0.988||42
|-
|11||align="left"|[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]||42||16||9||17||89||85||1.047||41
|-
|12||align="left"|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]||42||15||10||17||64||67||0.955||40
|-
|13||align="left"|[[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]||42||17||5||20||82||87||0.943||39
|-
|14||align="left"|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]||42||15||9||18||68||81||0.840||39
|-
|15||align="left"|[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]||42||14||10||18||78||84||0.929||38
|-
|16||align="left"|[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]||42||16||6||20||80||95||0.842||38
|-
|17||align="left"|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]||42||15||6||21||78||87||0.897||36
|-
|18||align="left"|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]||42||14||8||20||79||94||0.840||36
|-
|19||align="left"|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham]]||42||13||10||19||55||70||0.786||36
|-
|'''20'''||align="left"|'''[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]'''||'''42'''||'''11'''||'''10'''||'''21'''||'''71'''||'''125'''||'''0.568'''||'''32'''
|-
|21||align="left"|[[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]||42||12||7||23||68||81||0.840||31
|-
|22||align="left"|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]||42||7||8||27||53||115||0.461||22
|}


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
*{{cite book | first=Roy | last=Calley| coauthors= | title=Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992 | publisher=Breedon Books Sport | location= | year=1992 | editor= | id=ISBN 1-873626-07-X}}
*{{cite book | first=Roy | last=Calley| title=Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992 | publisher=Breedon Books Sport | year=1992 | isbn=1-873626-07-X}}


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[[Category:Blackpool F.C. seasons|1930–31]]

Latest revision as of 03:36, 14 December 2020

Blackpool F.C.
1930–31 season
ManagerHarry Evans (honorary manager)
Division One20th
FA CupFourth round[1]
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Hampson (32)
All: Jimmy Hampson (33)

The 1930–31 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 30th season (27th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing twentieth and conceding a record 125 goals. Albert Watson's equalising goal against Manchester City in the final league game of the season was dubbed a "£10,000 goal",[2] because it was said to be worth at least that amount as it secured the club's top-flight survival and its short-term future with the guarantee of large attendances for the next twelve months.

Jimmy Hampson was the club's top scorer for the fourth consecutive season, with 33 goals in total (32 in the league and one in the FA Cup).

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
18 West Ham United 42 14 8 20 79 94 0.840 36
19 Birmingham 42 13 10 19 55 70 0.786 36
20 Blackpool 42 11 10 21 71 125 0.568 32
21 Leeds United (R) 42 12 7 23 68 81 0.840 31 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Manchester United (R) 42 7 8 27 53 115 0.461 22
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Notes

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  1. ^ Entered competition in third round
  2. ^ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p.22

References

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  • Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
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