1932–33 Blackpool F.C. season

The 1932–33 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 32nd season (29th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing bottom. They were relegated to Division Two.

Blackpool F.C.
1932–33 season
ManagerHarry Evans (honorary manager)
Division One22nd (relegated)
FA CupFifth round[1]
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Hampson (18)
All: Jimmy Hampson (19)

Jimmy Hampson was the club's top scorer for the sixth consecutive season, with nineteen goals in total (eighteen in the league and one in the FA Cup).

On 17 October 1932, two days after Blackpool played Leicester City at Bloomfield Road, the ground hosted its first and thus far only full international match: England versus Ireland. England won by a single goal.[2]

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
18 Chelsea 42 14 7 21 63 73 0.863 35
19 Leicester City 42 11 13 18 75 89 0.843 35
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 9 20 80 96 0.833 35
21 Bolton Wanderers (R) 42 12 9 21 78 92 0.848 33 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Blackpool (R) 42 14 5 23 69 85 0.812 33
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Notes

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  1. ^ Entered competition in third round
  2. ^ England AFC - The England Football Football Team Archived 9 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine

References

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