1948–49 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C. 1948–49 football season

Blackpool F.C.

1948–49 season

Manager

Joe Smith

Division One

16th

FA Cup

Fourth round^[1]

Top goalscorer

League: Stan Mortensen (18)
All: Stan Mortensen (20)

Home colours

← 1947–48

1949–50 →

The 1948–49 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 41st season (38th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing sixteenth.

Stan Mortensen was the club's top scorer for the fifth consecutive season, with twenty goals (eighteen in the league and two in the FA Cup).

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
14	Bolton Wanderers	42	14	10	18	59	68	0.868	38
15	Burnley	42	12	14	16	43	50	0.860	38
16	Blackpool	42	11	16	15	54	67	0.806	38
17	Birmingham City	42	11	15	16	36	38	0.947	37
18	Everton	42	13	11	18	41	63	0.651	37

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Notes

^ Entered competition in third round

References

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

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Aston Villa
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Burnley
Charlton Athletic
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Huddersfield Town
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
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Sheffield United
Stoke City
Sunderland
Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Barnsley
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Brentford
Bury
Cardiff City
Chesterfield
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Fulham
Grimsby Town
Leeds United
Leicester City
Lincoln City
Luton Town
Nottingham Forest
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Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton
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West Bromwich Albion
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Third Division

North	Accrington Stanley Barrow Bradford City Carlisle United Chester Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Gateshead Halifax Town Hartlepools United Hull City Mansfield Town New Brighton Oldham Athletic Rochdale Rotherham United Southport Stockport County Tranmere Rovers Wrexham York City
South	Aldershot Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Bristol Rovers Crystal Palace Exeter City Ipswich Town Leyton Orient Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Notts County Port Vale Reading Southend United Swansea Town Swindon Town Torquay United Walsall Watford