1981–82 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C. 1981–82 football season

Blackpool F.C.

1981–82 season

Manager

Allan Brown

Division Four

12th

FA Cup

Fourth round

League Cup

First round

Top goalscorer

League: Dave Bamber (15)
All: Dave Bamber (17)

Home colours

← 1980–81

1982–83 →

The 1981–82 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 74th season (71st consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the bottom tier of English football, finishing twelfth.

This was the first season in which three points were awarded for a win, instead of two.

Dave Bamber was the club's top scorer, with seventeen goals (fifteen in the league, one in the FA Cup and one in the League Cup).

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Hereford United	46	16	19	11	64	58	+6	67
11	Tranmere Rovers	46	14	18	14	51	56	−5	60
12	Blackpool	46	15	13	18	66	60	+6	58
13	Darlington	46	15	13	18	61	62	−1	58
14	Hartlepool United	46	13	16	17	73	84	−11	55

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

References

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

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1981–82 in English football

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National teams

League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Level 5	Alliance Premier League
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (level 6 only) Southern League (Midland, Southern) (level 6 only)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two) Athenian League (level 8 only) Cheshire County League (One, Two) Combined Counties League (Eastern, Western) (level 8 only) Town & Country League (level 8 only) Essex Senior League (level 8 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 8 only) Lancashire Combination (level 8 only) London Spartan League (Premier, Senior) Midland Football Combination (level 8 only) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern League (level 8 only) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only) Western League (Premier, One) Yorkshire League (One, Two)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Football League Group Cup (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Brighton & Hove Albion Coventry City Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Nottingham Forest Notts County Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Cambridge United Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Chelsea Crystal Palace Derby County Grimsby Town Leicester City Luton Town Newcastle United Norwich City Oldham Athletic Orient Queens Park Rangers Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Watford Wrexham
Third Division	Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Burnley Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Fulham Gillingham Huddersfield Town Lincoln City Millwall Newport County Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Preston North End Reading Southend United Swindon Town Walsall Wimbledon
Fourth Division	Aldershot Blackpool Bournemouth Bradford City Bury Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Hull City Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Southport Stockport County Torquay United Tranmere Rovers York City