1977–78 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1977-78
League	Division Two
Manager	Allan Brown (succeeded by Jimmy Meadows)
League position	20th (relegated)
Top goalscorer	League: Bob Hatton (22) Combined: Bob Hatton (24)
FA Cup	Third round^[1]
League Cup	Second round^[2]
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1976-77
Next season	1978-79 →

The 1977-78 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 70th season (67th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth, their lowest League position since 1928.^[3] As a result, they were relegated to Division Three for the first time in their history.

Allan Brown was sacked as manager during the season, and replaced by Jimmy Meadows for his second stint as Blackpool's caretaker manager.

Bob Hatton was the club's top scorer, with 24 goals (22 in the league, one in the FA Cup and one in the League Cup).

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bolton Wanderers	42	24	10	8	63	33	+30	58
2	Southampton	42	22	13	7	70	39	+31	57
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	20	16	6	83	49	+34	56
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	22	12	8	63	38	+25	56
5	Blackburn Rovers	42	16	13	13	56	60	-4	45
6	Sunderland	42	14	16	12	67	59	+8	44
7	Stoke City	42	16	10	16	53	49	+4	42
8	Oldham Athletic	42	13	16	13	54	58	-4	42
9	Crystal Palace	42	13	15	14	50	47	+3	41
10	Fulham	42	14	13	15	49	49	+0	41
11	Burnley	42	15	10	17	56	64	-8	40
12	Sheffield United	42	16	8	18	62	73	-11	40
13	Luton Town	42	14	10	18	54	52	+2	38
14	Orient	42	10	18	14	43	49	-6	38
15	Notts County	42	11	16	15	54	62	-8	38
16	Millwall	42	12	14	16	49	57	-8	38
17	Charlton Athletic	42	13	12	17	55	68	-13	38
18	Bristol Rovers	42	13	12	17	61	77	-16	38
19	Cardiff City	42	13	12	17	51	71	-20	38
20	Blackpool	42	12	13	17	59	60	-1	37
21	Mansfield Town	42	10	11	21	49	69	-20	31
22	Hull City	42	8	12	22	34	52	-18	28

Notes

↑ Entered competition in third round
↑ Entered competition in second round
↑ 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.

References

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

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First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Bristol City Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers

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