Blackpool F.C. season 1940-41
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| Season 1940-41 1940-41 in English football The 1940–41 season was the second season of special wartime football in England during World War II.-Honours:League competition was split into two regional leagues, one North and one South. Many fixtures were unfulfilled and winners were decided on goal average rather than points.-References:... |
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| League | North Regional League |
| Manager | Joe Smith |
| League position | 6th |
| Top goalscorer | League: Jock Dodds Jock Dodds Ephraim "Jock" Dodds was a Scottish professional football player. He played in the 1936 FA Cup Final, and, at the time of his death, he was the oldest surviving player to have played in a final at Wembley Stadium.... (26) Combined: Jock Dodds Jock Dodds Ephraim "Jock" Dodds was a Scottish professional football player. He played in the 1936 FA Cup Final, and, at the time of his death, he was the oldest surviving player to have played in a final at Wembley Stadium.... (28) |
| 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... |
Competition suspended |
| League War Cup Football League War Cup The Football League War Cup was an association football tournament held between 1939 and 1945 which aimed to fill the gaping hole left in English Football by the cancellation of the FA Cup.- Background:... |
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| Previous season | ← 1939-40 Blackpool F.C. season 1939-40 The 1939-40 season was Blackpool F.C.s first season in special wartime football during World War II. Upon the abandonment of League football in September 1939 , they competed in the North-West Regional League, finishing third.Jock Dodds was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive... |
| Next season | 1941-42 Blackpool F.C. season 1941-42 The 1941-42 season was Blackpool F.C.s third season in special wartime football during World War II. They competed in League North, finishing first. Blackpool also won the Lancashire Cup, beating Blackburn Rovers 7-1 in the final.... → |
The 1940-41
1940-41 in English football
The 1940–41 season was the second season of special wartime football in England during World War II.-Honours:League competition was split into two regional leagues, one North and one South. Many fixtures were unfulfilled and winners were decided on goal average rather than points.-References:...
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 second season in special wartime football during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. They competed in the North Regional League, finishing sixth.
Jock Dodds
Jock Dodds
Ephraim "Jock" Dodds was a Scottish professional football player. He played in the 1936 FA Cup Final, and, at the time of his death, he was the oldest surviving player to have played in a final at Wembley Stadium....
was the club's top scorer for the third consecutive season, with 28 goals in all competitions. These don't count in official statistics, however.