1942–43 Blackpool F.C. season

English football club season May 2025 December 2014 Blackpool F.C. 1942–43 League North Joe Smith 1st (first competition); 13th (second competition) Jock Dodds (47) FA Cup Competition suspended League War Cup Winners (Northern Section) _whiteborder _whitecollarplain _whiteborder _orangetop ffa500 ffa500 ffa500 ffffff 000000 1941–42 1943–44 The 1942–43 season was Blackpool F.C.'s fourth season in special wartime football during World War II. They competed in League North, finishing first in the first competition and thirteenth in the second. Blackpool also won the League War Cup Northern Section, beating Sheffield Wednesday in the final. They also won the Challenge Cup, a meeting with the winners of the southern section of the League War Cup, Arsenal. Blackpool beat the Londoners 4–2 at Stamford Bridge in front of 55,195 spectators.Calley, Roy (1992); Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992, Breedon Books Sport. 1-873626-07-X Jock Dodds was the club's top scorer for the fifth consecutive season, with 47 goals in all competitions. Notes References Roy Calley Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992 Breedon Books Sport 1992 1-873626-07-X Blackpool F.C. Category:Blackpool F.C. seasons