The 1908–09 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 12th season (ninth consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing bottom. The club's application for re-election was successful.
Bob Whittingham top-scored for the second consecutive season. He achieved the feat despite his leaving the club for Bradford City in January.
Season synopsis Blackpool were undefeated in their first five league games, a sequence that included two victories. Their first turnover, a 0–4 scoreline, occurred at Barnsley on 3 October.Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992, p. 192, Breedon Books Sport They failed to win away from Bloomfield Road in the League; a record that would not be equalled for 106 years."Clark’s questions after matching 106 year record" - Blackpool Gazette, 27 April 2015
Only seven more victories ensued in their 31 remaining league games, which largely accounted for their lowly finishing position. Of the eleven league games in which Bob Whittingham scored, Blackpool won four, drew five and lost two. After his departure, they only won three of their remaining sixteen games.
The club's FA Cup run ended at the second-round stage, with a 2–1 defeat at Newcastle United on 6 February. They defeated Hastings & St Leonards United 2–0 in the first round.
Table
Results
Player statistics
Appearances
League Fiske – 37 Crewdson – 36 Connor – 35 Beare – 33 Baddeley – 32 Threlfall – 28 Parkinson – 26 Whittingham, S. – 23 Whittingham, B. – 22 Grundy – 21 Scott – 20 Weston – 20 Reid – 16 Clarke – 11 Dawson – 9 Lyon – 8 Swan – 7 Walker – 7 Whiteside – 6 Whalley – 5 Miller – 4 Tonge – 4 Bradshaw – 2 Gladwin – 2 Latheron – 1 Stephenson – 1 Sterling – 1 Tillotson – 1
Players used: 28
FA Cup Baddeley – 2 Beare – 2 Connor – 2 Crewdson – 2 Fiske – 2 Parkinson – 2 Scott – 2 Gillibrand – 1 Lyon – 1 Reid – 1 Swan – 1 Threlfall – 1 Weston – 1 Whalley – 1 Whittingham, S. – 1
Players used: 15
Goals
League Whittingham, B. – 13 Beare – 8 Grundy – 8 Weston – 4 Baddeley – 3 Walker – 3 Lyon – 2 Reid – 2 Whalley – 2 Swan – 1
League goals scored: 46
FA Cup Threlfall – 1 Whalley – 1 Weston – 1
FA Cup goals scored: 3
Transfers
In
DatePlayerFromFee1907Sam WhittinghamCrewe Alexandra1908Amos BaddeleyStoke City1908Eddie Whiteside1908P.C. Miller1908Herbert LyonSwindon Town1908Eddie LatheronGuest1908Andrew Swan1908C. Stephenson1908Thomas Walker1908Charles Gladwin1908Arthur Whalley1908Benjamin Tonge1908R.L. Sterling1908Harry DawsonEverton1908Richard Bradshaw1908Charles Gillibrand
Out The following players left after the final game of the previous season:
DatePlayerToFee1907Ginger OwersWest Bromwich Albion1907Horace King1907Horace BrindleyCrewe Alexandra1907W. Lowe1907Frederick Rose1907J. Gow1908Walter CooksonRetired1908Hugh Rimmer1908Fred Heywood1908John Waddington1908William BirchNottingham Forest
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