Blackpool F.C.
Season 1911-12 1911-12 in English football The 1911–12 season was the 41st season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Blackburn Rovers won the First Division title for the first time....
League	Division Two Football League Second Division From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
Manager	None
League position	14th
Top goalscorer	League: Arthur Wolstenholme Arthur Wolstenholme Arthur E. Wolstenholme was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He was predominantly used as an inside-right, but could also play at inside-left if required. In a career spanning 17 years, he played for a number of Football League teams, in addition to spells in the...  (9) Combined: Arthur Wolstenholme (10)
FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...	Second round
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
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The 1911-12

1911-12 in English football

The 1911–12 season was the 41st season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Blackburn Rovers won the First Division title for the first time....

 season was Blackpool F.C.

Blackpool F.C.

Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...

's fifteenth season (twelfth consecutive) in the Football League

The Football League

The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...

. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two

Football League Second Division

From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...

, then the second tier of English football

Football in England

Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...

, finishing fourteenth.

Arthur Wolstenholme

Arthur Wolstenholme

Arthur E. Wolstenholme was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He was predominantly used as an inside-right, but could also play at inside-left if required. In a career spanning 17 years, he played for a number of Football League teams, in addition to spells in the...

 was the club's top scorer, with ten goals (nine in the league and one in the FA Cup

FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

).

Season synopsis

Inconsistency throughout Blackpool's league season saw three straight defeats in their second, third and fourth outings, followed by three victories. Four defeats in a row occurred between 10 February and 2 March, with only one goal scored in their favour.

After two first-round replays against Crewe Alexandra

Crewe Alexandra F.C.

Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...

 (the first being abandoned after 61 minutes) in the FA Cup

FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

, Blackpool were knocked out at Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....

 in round two.

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...	38	23	8	7	74	28	2.643	54
2	Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...	38	24	6	8	64	34	1.882	54
3	Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...	38	22	8	8	77	41	1.878	52
4	Clapton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...	38	21	3	14	61	44	1.386	45
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...	38	16	10	12	57	33	1.727	42
6	Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...	38	15	12	11	45	42	1.071	42
7	Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...	38	17	8	13	54	51	1.059	42
8	Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...	38	16	7	15	66	58	1.138	39
9	Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...	38	15	9	14	48	55	0.873	39
10	Leicester Fosse Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...	38	15	7	16	49	66	0.742	37
11	Bradford Park Avenue	38	13	9	16	44	45	0.978	35
12	Birmingham Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...	38	14	6	18	55	59	0.932	34
13	Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...	38	14	6	18	41	60	0.683	34
14	Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...	38	13	8	17	32	52	0.615	34
15	Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...	38	13	7	18	46	48	0.958	33
16	Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...	38	11	11	16	47	54	0.870	33
17	Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...	38	13	6	19	50	64	0.781	32
18	Glossop Glossop North End A.F.C. Glossop North End A.F.C. are an English football club based in Glossop, Derbyshire. Former members of the Football League, they are currently in the North West Counties League and are members of the Derbyshire County Football Association. They play their home matches at Surrey Street, which has a...	38	8	12	18	42	56	0.750	28
19	Leeds City	38	10	8	20	50	78	0.641	28
20	Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity F.C. Gainsborough Trinity Football Club are an English football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.Between 1896 and 1912 they were members of the Football League. They are currently in the Conference North, and play their home matches at The Northolme, which has a capacity of 4,304...	38	5	13	20	30	64	0.469	23

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

League

• Fiske – 32
• Crewdson – 35
• Gladwin – 26
• Thorpe
  Levy Thorpe
  Levi "Levy" Thorpe was an English professional association football player who played as a wing half. He made 98 appearances for Blackpool, all of which were in consecutive games...
  
   – 38
• Connor – 38
• Evans – 18
• Morley – 21
• Wolstenholme
  Arthur Wolstenholme
  Arthur E. Wolstenholme was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He was predominantly used as an inside-right, but could also play at inside-left if required. In a career spanning 17 years, he played for a number of Football League teams, in addition to spells in the...
  
   – 31
• Milne – 21
• Metcalfe – 3
• Nesbitt – 12
• Cahill
  Richard Cahill
  Richard Cahill was an English professional footballer. An outside right, he played in the Football League for just one club, Blackpool. He played 21 League games for the club during the 1911–12 campaign.-References:...
  
   – 21
• Clarke, W – 6
• Owen – 2
• Quinn – 27
• Dale – 14
• Downhall – 1
• Cowie
  Stanley Cowie
  Stanley Cowie was an English professional footballer. An inside right, he played in the Football League for Blackpool and was also on the books of Exeter City.-References:...
  
   – 3
• Dollins – 5
• Cox – 15
• Bradshaw – 17
• Kidd
  Jimmy Kidd
  James "Jimmy" Kidd was a footballer who played in the Football League for Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers and Derby County.-Blackpool:...
  
   – 6
• Bainbridge – 10
• Clarke, T – 2
• Mitchell – 3
• Wilson – 9
• Spencer – 1
• Howard – 1

Players used: 28

FA Cup

• Fiske – 2
• Crewdson – 4
• Gladwin – 4
• Thorpe
  Levy Thorpe
  Levi "Levy" Thorpe was an English professional association football player who played as a wing half. He made 98 appearances for Blackpool, all of which were in consecutive games...
  
   – 4
• Connor – 4
• Morley – 2
• Wolstenholme
  Arthur Wolstenholme
  Arthur E. Wolstenholme was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He was predominantly used as an inside-right, but could also play at inside-left if required. In a career spanning 17 years, he played for a number of Football League teams, in addition to spells in the...
  
   – 2
• Milne – 1
• Cahill
  Richard Cahill
  Richard Cahill was an English professional footballer. An outside right, he played in the Football League for just one club, Blackpool. He played 21 League games for the club during the 1911–12 campaign.-References:...
  
   – 4
• Clarke, W – 1
• Quinn – 3
• Cowie
  Stanley Cowie
  Stanley Cowie was an English professional footballer. An inside right, he played in the Football League for Blackpool and was also on the books of Exeter City.-References:...
  
   – 2
• Cox – 3
• Bradshaw – 4
• Kidd
  Jimmy Kidd
  James "Jimmy" Kidd was a footballer who played in the Football League for Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers and Derby County.-Blackpool:...
  
   – 2
• Bainbridge – 2

Players used: 16

League

• Wolstenholme – 9
• Milne – 6
• Morley – 4
• Nesbitt – 4
• Quinn – 3
• Connor – 2
• Clarke, W – 1
• Thorpe – 1
• Wilson – 1

League goals scored: 31 (plus one own-goal)

FA Cup

• Bainbridge – 1
• Cowie
  Stanley Cowie
  Stanley Cowie was an English professional footballer. An inside right, he played in the Football League for Blackpool and was also on the books of Exeter City.-References:...
  
  – 1
• Milne – 1
• Quinn – 1
• Wolstenholme – 1

FA Cup goals scored: 5