2001–02 Blackpool F.C. season

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Blackpool F.C.
2001–02 season
OwnerOwen Oyston
ChairmanKarl Oyston
ManagerSteve McMahon
Division Two16th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Murphy &
Brett Ormerod (13 each)

All: John Murphy &
Brett Ormerod (20 each)
Highest home attendance9,333 v Bristol City
13 April 2002
Lowest home attendance3,561 v Stoke City
16 October 2001

The 2001–02 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 94th season (91st consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English league football, finishing sixteenth.

John Murphy and Brett Ormerod were the club's joint-top scorers, with twenty goals each in all competitions. Ormerod achieved this feat despite being sold to Southampton for a Blackpool club-record £1.75million in November.

Table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Port Vale 46 16 10 20 51 62 −11 58
15 Colchester United 46 15 12 19 65 76 −11 57
16 Blackpool 46 14 14 18 66 69 −3 56
17 Peterborough United 46 15 10 21 64 59 +5 55
18 Chesterfield 46 13 13 20 53 65 −12 52
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

References[]

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