1953–54 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1953-54
League	Division One
Manager	Joe Smith
League position	6th
Top goalscorer	League: Stan Mortensen (21) Combined: Stan Mortensen (22)
FA Cup	Fifth round^[1]
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1952-53
Next season	1954-55 →

The 1953-54 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 46th season (43rd consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing sixth.

West Bromwich Albion succeeded Blackpool as the holders of the FA Cup. Blackpool were knocked out in the fifth round by Port Vale.

Stan Mortensen was the club's top scorer for the tenth consecutive season, with 22 goals (21 in the league and one in the FA Cup).

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	25	7	10	96	56	1.714	57
2	West Bromwich Albion	42	22	9	11	86	63	1.365	53
3	Huddersfield Town	42	20	11	11	78	61	1.279	51
4	Manchester United	42	18	12	12	73	58	1.259	48
5	Bolton Wanderers	42	18	12	12	75	60	1.250	48
6	Blackpool	42	19	10	13	80	69	1.159	48
7	Burnley	42	21	4	17	78	67	1.164	46
8	Chelsea	42	16	12	14	74	68	1.088	44
9	Charlton Athletic	42	19	6	17	75	77	0.974	44
10	Cardiff City	42	18	8	16	51	71	0.718	44
11	Preston North End	42	19	5	18	87	58	1.500	43
12	Arsenal	42	15	13	14	75	73	1.027	43
13	Aston Villa	42	16	9	17	70	68	1.029	41
14	Portsmouth	42	14	11	17	81	89	0.910	39
15	Newcastle United	42	14	10	18	72	77	0.935	38
16	Tottenham Hotspur	42	16	5	21	65	76	0.855	37
17	Manchester City	42	14	9	19	62	77	0.805	37
18	Sunderland	42	14	8	20	81	89	0.910	36
19	Sheffield Wednesday	42	15	6	21	70	91	0.769	36
20	Sheffield United	42	11	11	20	69	90	0.767	33
21	Middlesbrough	42	10	10	22	60	91	0.659	30
22	Liverpool	42	9	10	23	68	97	0.701	28

Notes

↑ Entered competition in third round

References

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

Blackpool F.C. seasons

1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00

1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10

1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20

1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

1953–54 in English football

FA competitions

Football League

Lower leagues

Related to national team

Club seasons

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Burnley
Cardiff City
Charlton Athletic
Chelsea
Huddersfield Town
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Middlesbrough
Newcastle United
Portsmouth
Preston North End
Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday
Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division

Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers
Brentford
Bristol Rovers
Bury
Derby County
Doncaster Rovers
Everton
Fulham
Hull City
Leeds United
Leicester City
Lincoln City
Luton Town
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
Oldham Athletic
Plymouth Argyle
Rotherham United
Stoke City
Swansea Town
West Ham United

North	Accrington Stanley Barnsley Barrow Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Gateshead Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepools United Mansfield Town Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southport Stockport County Tranmere Rovers Workington Wrexham York City

South	Aldershot Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Colchester United Coventry City Crystal Palace Exeter City Gillingham Ipswich Town Leyton Orient Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Queens Park Rangers Reading Shrewsbury Town Southampton Southend United Swindon Town Torquay United Walsall Watford

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