1977–78 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C. 1977–78 football season

Blackpool F.C.

1977–78 season

Manager

Allan Brown
(succeeded by Jimmy Meadows)

Division Two

20th (relegated)

FA Cup

Third round^[1]

League Cup

Second round^[2]

Top goalscorer

League: Bob Hatton (22)
All: Bob Hatton (24)

Home colours

← 1976–77

1978–79 →

The 1977–78 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 70th season (67th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth, their lowest League position since 1928.^[3] As a result, they were relegated to Division Three for the first time in their history.

Allan Brown was sacked as manager during the season, and replaced by Jimmy Meadows for his second stint as Blackpool's caretaker manager.

Bob Hatton was the club's top scorer, with 24 goals (22 in the league, one in the FA Cup and one in the League Cup).

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
18	Bristol Rovers	42	13	12	17	61	77	−16	38
19	Cardiff City	42	13	12	17	51	71	−20	38
20	Blackpool (R)	42	12	13	17	59	60	−1	37	Relegation to the Third Division
21	Mansfield Town (R)	42	10	11	21	49	69	−20	31
22	Hull City (R)	42	8	12	22	34	52	−18	28

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Notes

^ Entered competition in third round
^ Entered competition in second round
^ Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-905411-50-4.

References

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

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National teams

League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Levels 5–6	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (level 5 only) Southern League (Premier, One North, One South)
Levels 7–9	Isthmian League (Two) Athenian League (level 7 only) Cheshire County League (level 7 only) Eastern Counties League (level 7 only) Essex Senior League (level 7 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 7 only) Lancashire Combination (level 7 only) London Spartan League (Premier, Senior) Midland Football Combination (level 7 only) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern League (level 7 only) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One, Two) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only) Western League (Premier, One) Yorkshire League (One, Two, Three)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Bristol City Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Burnley Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Fulham Hull City Luton Town Mansfield Town Millwall Notts County Oldham Athletic Orient Sheffield United Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur
Third Division	Bradford City Bury Cambridge United Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Colchester United Exeter City Gillingham Hereford United Lincoln City Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Portsmouth Preston North End Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wrexham
Fourth Division	Aldershot Barnsley Bournemouth Brentford Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Newport County Northampton Town Reading Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southend United Southport Stockport County Swansea City Torquay United Watford Wimbledon York City