1971–72 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1971-72
League	Division Two
Manager	Bob Stokoe
League position	6th
Top goalscorer	League: Mickey Burns (17) Combined: Mickey Burns (20)
FA Cup	Third round[1]
League Cup	Fifth round[2]
Anglo-Italian Cup	Final
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1970-71
Next season	1972–73 →

The 1971–72 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 64th season (61st consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing sixth.

Blackpool's defence of the Anglo-Italian Cup ended in the final against A.S. Roma at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. The home side won 3–1.

Mickey Burns was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with twenty goals (seventeen in the league and three in the League Cup).

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Norwich City	42	21	15	6	60	36	1.667	57
2	Birmingham City	42	19	18	5	60	31	1.935	56
3	Millwall	42	19	17	6	64	46	1.391	55
4	Queens Park Rangers	42	20	14	8	57	28	2.036	54
5	Sunderland	42	17	16	9	67	57	1.175	50
6	Blackpool	42	20	7	15	70	50	1.400	47
7	Burnley	42	20	6	16	70	55	1.273	46
8	Bristol City	42	18	10	14	61	49	1.245	46
9	Middlesbrough	42	19	8	15	50	48	1.042	46
10	Carlisle United	42	17	9	16	61	57	1.070	43
11	Swindon Town	42	15	12	15	47	47	1.000	42
12	Hull City	42	14	10	18	49	53	0.925	38
13	Luton Town	42	10	18	14	43	48	0.896	38
14	Sheffield Wednesday	42	13	12	17	51	58	0.879	38
15	Oxford United	42	12	14	16	43	55	0.782	38
16	Portsmouth	42	12	13	17	59	68	0.868	37
17	Orient	42	14	9	19	50	61	0.820	37
18	Preston North End	42	12	12	18	52	58	0.897	36
19	Cardiff City	42	10	14	18	56	69	0.812	34
20	Fulham	42	12	10	20	45	68	0.662	34
21	Charlton Athletic	42	12	9	21	55	77	0.714	33
22	Watford	42	5	9	28	24	75	0.320	19

Notes

1. Entered competition in third round
2. Entered competition in second round

References

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