1984–85 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1984-85
League	Division Four
Manager	Sam Ellis
League position	2nd (promoted)
Top goalscorer	League: John Deary (13) Combined: John Deary (15)
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	Second round
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1983-84
Next season	1985-86 →

The 1984-85 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 77th season (74th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the bottom tier of English league football, finishing second. As a result, they were promoted to Division Three.

John Deary was the club's top scorer, with fifteen goals (thirteen in the league and two in the League Cup).

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Chesterfield	46	26	13	7	64	35	+29	91
2	Blackpool	46	24	14	8	73	39	+34	86
3	Darlington	46	24	13	9	66	49	+17	85
4	Bury	46	24	12	10	76	50	+26	84
5	Hereford United	46	22	11	13	65	47	+18	77
6	Tranmere Rovers	46	24	3	19	83	66	+17	75
7	Colchester United	46	20	14	12	87	65	+22	74
8	Swindon Town	46	21	9	16	62	58	+4	72
9	Scunthorpe United	46	19	14	13	83	62	+21	71
10	Crewe Alexandra	46	18	12	16	65	69	-4	66
11	Peterborough United	46	16	14	16	54	53	+1	62
12	Port Vale	46	14	18	14	61	59	+2	60
13	Aldershot	46	17	8	21	56	63	-7	59
14	Mansfield Town	46	13	18	15	41	38	+3	57
15	Wrexham	46	15	9	22	67	70	-3	54
16	Chester City	46	15	9	22	60	72	-12	54
17	Rochdale	46	13	14	19	55	69	-14	53
18	Exeter City	46	13	14	19	57	79	-22	53
19	Hartlepool United	46	14	10	22	54	67	-13	52
20	Southend United	46	13	11	22	58	83	-25	50
21	Halifax Town	46	15	5	26	42	69	-27	50
22	Stockport County	46	13	8	25	58	79	-21	47
23	Northampton Town	46	14	5	27	53	74	-21	47
24	Torquay United	46	9	14	23	38	63	-25	41

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

References

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