1993–94 Blackpool F.C. season

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Blackpool F.C.
1993–94 season
Owner and chairmanOwen Oyston
ManagerBilly Ayre
Division Two20th
FA CupFirst round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerAndy Watson (20)

The 1993–94 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 86th season (83rd consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English league football, finishing twentieth, avoiding relegation by one point after a final-day 4–1 victory over Leyton Orient at Bloomfield Road. It was Billy Ayre's third full season as manager. He was sacked in the summer.

Andy Watson was the club's top league scorer, with twenty goals. Watson's total remained a record for 27 years, until Jerry Yates went one better in the 2020–21 campaign.[1]

On 22 January 1994, Blackpool ended a run of seven consecutive defeats with a 1–1 draw against Swansea City at Bloomfield Road. Andy Gouck put the Seasiders ahead after seven minutes. The free admission attracted 7,080 spectators to the match, and the experiment was a deemed a success. "The crowd was twice as big as we would have expected otherwise," said Billy Ayre. "It gave us all a lift."[2]

Table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
18 Leyton Orient 46 14 14 18 57 71 −14 56
19 Cardiff City 46 13 15 18 66 79 −13 54
20 Blackpool 46 16 5 25 63 75 −12 53
21 Fulham 46 14 10 22 50 63 −13 52 Relegated
22 Exeter City 46 11 12 23 52 83 −31 45
Source:[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Preview Show: Play-Off Final Edition" – Blackpool F.C.'s official YouTube, 28 May 2021
  2. ^ Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-905411-50-2.
  • Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.

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