1930–31 Blackpool F.C. season

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.

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)

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

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Everton (C, P) 42 28 5 9 121 66 1.833 61 Promotion to the First Division
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 42 22 10 10 83 49 1.694 54
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 22 7 13 88 55 1.600 51
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 21 5 16 84 67 1.254 47
5 Port Vale 42 21 5 16 67 61 1.098 47
6 Bradford Park Avenue 42 18 10 14 97 66 1.470 46
7 Preston North End 42 17 11 14 83 64 1.297 45
8 Burnley 42 17 11 14 81 77 1.052 45
9 Southampton 42 19 6 17 74 62 1.194 44
10 Bradford City 42 17 10 15 61 63 0.968 44
11 Stoke City 42 17 10 15 64 71 0.901 44
12 Oldham Athletic 42 16 10 16 61 72 0.847 42
13 Bury 42 19 3 20 75 82 0.915 41
14 Millwall 42 16 7 19 71 80 0.888 39
15 Charlton Athletic 42 15 9 18 59 86 0.686 39
16 Bristol City 42 15 8 19 54 82 0.659 38
17 Nottingham Forest 42 14 9 19 80 85 0.941 37
18 Plymouth Argyle 42 14 8 20 76 84 0.905 36
19 Barnsley 42 13 9 20 59 79 0.747 35
20 Swansea Town 42 12 10 20 51 74 0.689 34
21 Reading (R) 42 12 6 24 72 96 0.750 30 Relegation to the Third Division South
22 Cardiff City (R) 42 8 9 25 47 87 0.540 25
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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

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