1993–94 Blackpool F.C. season

English football club season December 2014 May 2026 Blackpool F.C. 1993–94 Division Two Owner and chairman Owen Oyston Billy Ayre 20th Andy Watson (20) FA Cup First round League Cup Third round 1992–93 1994–95 The 1993–94 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 86th season (83rd consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English league football, finishing twentieth, avoiding relegation by one point after a final-day 4–1 victory over Leyton Orient at Bloomfield Road. It was Billy Ayre's third full season as manager. He was sacked in the summer. Andy Watson was the club's top league scorer, with twenty goals. Watson's total remained a record for 27 years, until Jerry Yates went one better in the 2020–21 campaign."The Preview Show: Play-Off Final Edition" – Blackpool F.C.'s official YouTube, 28 May 2021 On 22 January 1994, Blackpool ended a run of seven consecutive defeats with a 1–1 draw against Swansea City at Bloomfield Road. Andy Gouck put the Seasiders ahead after seven minutes. The free admission attracted 7,080 spectators to the match, and the experiment was a deemed a success. "The crowd was twice as big as we would have expected otherwise," said Billy Ayre. "It gave us all a lift."Gillatt Peter Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year Pitch Publishing Ltd 30 November 2009 1-905411-50-2 Table Second Division y BLP References External links "Bassett hounded as brave Blackpool rock on: Blades' pressure fails to leave mark" – The Independent, 6 October 1993 Category:1993–94 Football League Second Division by team 1993-94