1979–80 Blackpool F.C. season

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Blackpool F.C. 1979–80 football season

Blackpool F.C.

1979–80 season

Manager

Stan Ternent
(succeeded by Alan Ball)

Division Three

18th

FA Cup

First round

League Cup

Second round

Top goalscorer

League: Stan McEwan &
Tony Kellow (12)
All: Stan McEwan (14)

Home colours

← 1978–79 1980–81 →

The 1979–80 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 72nd season (69th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing eighteenth.

Stan Ternent succeeded Bob Stokoe as manager prior to the start of the season; however, he too was replaced during the campaign itself, by former player Alan Ball.

Stan McEwan was the club's top scorer, with fourteen goals (twelve in the league, one in the FA Cup and one in the League Cup). Tony Kellow was the joint-top scorer in the league.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Gillingham	46	14	14	18	49	51	−2	42
17	Oxford United	46	14	13	19	57	62	−5	41
18	Blackpool	46	15	11	20	62	74	−12	41
19	Brentford	46	15	11	20	59	73	−14	41
20	Hull City	46	12	16	18	51	69	−18	40

Source: rsssf.com

References

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

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1979–80 in English football

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National teams

League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Level 5	Alliance Premier League
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (level 6 only) Southern League (Midland, Southern) (level 6 only)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two) Athenian League (level 8 only) Cheshire County League (One, Two) Combined Counties League (level 8 only) Town & Country League (level 8 only) Essex Senior League (level 8 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 8 only) Lancashire Combination (level 8 only) London Spartan League (Premier, Senior) Midland Football Combination (level 8 only) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern League (level 8 only) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only) Western League (Premier, One) Yorkshire League (One, Two)

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

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