1978–79 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1978-79
League	Division Three
Manager	Bob Stokoe
League position	12th
Top goalscorer	League: Derek Spence (16) Combined: Derek Spence (17)
FA Cup	Second round
League Cup	Third round
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1977-78
Next season	1979-80 →

The 1978-79 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 71st season (68th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing twelfth.

Bob Stokoe was installed as manager during the summer, his second stint in the role. He remained in charge for only one season, however.

Derek Spence was the club's top scorer, with seventeen goals (sixteen in the league and one in the League Cup).

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Shrewsbury Town	46	21	19	6	61	41	+20	61
2	Watford	46	24	12	10	83	52	+31	60
3	Swansea City	46	24	12	10	83	61	+22	60
4	Gillingham	46	21	17	8	65	42	+23	59
5	Swindon Town	46	25	7	14	74	52	+22	57
6	Carlisle United	46	15	22	9	53	42	+11	52
7	Colchester United	46	17	17	12	60	55	+5	51
8	Hull City	46	19	11	16	66	61	+5	49
9	Exeter City	46	17	15	14	61	56	+5	49
10	Brentford	46	19	9	18	53	49	+4	47
11	Oxford United	46	14	18	14	44	50	-6	46
12	Blackpool	46	18	9	19	61	59	+2	45
13	Southend United	46	15	15	16	51	49	+2	45
14	Sheffield Wednesday	46	13	19	14	53	53	+0	45
15	Plymouth Argyle	46	15	14	17	67	68	-1	44
16	Chester City	46	14	16	16	57	61	-4	44
17	Rotherham United	46	17	10	19	49	55	-6	44
18	Mansfield Town	46	12	19	15	51	52	-1	43
19	Bury	46	11	20	15	59	65	-6	42
20	Chesterfield	46	13	14	19	51	65	-14	40
21	Peterborough United	46	11	14	21	44	63	-19	36
22	Walsall	46	10	12	24	56	71	-15	32
23	Tranmere Rovers	46	6	16	24	45	78	-33	28
24	Lincoln City	46	7	11	28	41	88	-47	25

References

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