1969–70 Blackpool F.C. season

English football club season December 2014 December 2014 Blackpool F.C. 1969–70 Division Two Les Shannon 2nd (promoted) Fred Pickering (17) Fred Pickering (18) FA Cup Fourth roundEntered competition in third round League Cup Third roundEntered competition in second round _whiteborder _whitecollar _whiteborder ffa500 ffa500 ffa500 ffffff ffa500 1968–69 1970–71 The 1969–70 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 62nd season (59th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing second. As a result, they were promoted to Division One after an absence of three seasons. This was Les Shannon's first season as manager, after his succession of Stan Mortensen. He was installed by new chairman Bill Gregson. Fred Pickering was the club's top scorer, with eighteen goals (seventeen in the league and one in the FA Cup). Table Second Division y BLP 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