1909–10 Blackpool F.C. season

The 1909–10 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 13th season (tenth consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twelfth.

Blackpool F.C.

1909–10 season
Manager	Jack Cox (player-manager)
Division Two	12th
FA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Walter Miller (14) All: Walter Miller (14)
Highest home attendance	10,000 (v. Burnley)
Lowest home attendance	2,000 (v. Birmingham City)

Jack Cox took on the role of player-manager for the first time, succeeding club secretary Tom Barcroft.

Walter Miller was the club's top scorer, with fourteen goals, including a hat-trick against Leeds City at Bloomfield Road on New Year's Day, 1910.

Season synopsis

Blackpool won four of their opening five league games, before failing to win any of the six games to follow. Another sequence of note was a four-game win streak between 26 March and 16 April, which assisted in their mid-table finish. In addition, they beat and drew their two matches against the eventual champions, Manchester City.

The club's FA Cup campaign ended at the first-round stage. After drawing 1–1 with Barnsley at Bloomfield Road on 15 January, they lost the replay 0–6.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
10	Bradford Park Avenue	38	17	4	17	64	59	1.085	38
11	West Bromwich Albion	38	16	5	17	58	56	1.036	37
12	Blackpool	38	14	8	16	50	52	0.962	36
13	Stockport County	38	13	8	17	50	47	1.064	34
14	Burnley	38	14	6	18	62	61	1.016	34

Source:

Player statistics

Appearances

League

• Fiske – 38
• Crewdson – 10
• Whittingham – 25
• Threlfall – 31
• Connor – 35
• Clarke – 38
• Morley – 32
• Beare – 34
• Miller – 31
• Elmore – 34
• Dawson – 13
• Gladwin – 16
• Cox – 25
• Drain – 4
• Burt – 6
• Evans – 4
• Goulding – 13
• Didymus – 3
• Shaw – 2
• Bradshaw – 2
• Wolstenholme – 9
• Dale – 12
• Hoad – 1

Players used: 23

FA Cup

• Fiske – 2
• Whittingham – 2
• Threlfall – 2
• Connor – 2
• Clarke – 2
• Beare – 2
• Miller – 2
• Dawson – 2
• Gladwin – 1
• Goulding – 1
• Wolstenholme – 2
• Hoad – 2

Players used: 12

Goals

League

• Miller – 14
• Beare – 9
• Morley – 7
• Elmore – 6
• Connor – 4
• Dawson – 4
• Cox – 3
• Burt – 2
• Wolstenholme – 1

League goals scored: 50

FA Cup

• Wolstenholme – 1

FA Cup goals scored: 1

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Fee

Out

Date	Player	From	Fee

References

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