1982–83 Blackpool F.C. season

English football club season December 2014 May 2026 Blackpool F.C. 1982–83 Division Four Sam Ellis 21stBlackpool's lowest-ever league finish Dave Bamber (10) Dave Bamber (15) FA Cup Second round League Cup Third round _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _2whiteshoulderstripes _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _orange_stripes _band_white ffa500 ffa500 ffa500 ffffff ffa500 1981–82 1983–84 The 1982–83 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 75th season (72nd consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the bottom tier of English football, finishing 21st, their lowest-ever finish in the Football League. The club had to seek re-election to the League, and they were successful in their application, as were the other three bottom-four clubs. Sam Ellis succeeded Allan Brown as manager prior to the start of the season. Dave Bamber was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with fifteen goals (ten in the league, one in the FA Cup and four in the League Cup). On 17 January 1983, the Football League deducted Blackpool two points for fielding an ineligible player. John Butler had played two League games and one League Cup game without his registration having been confirmed. The club explained that they had signed him on 8 September and immediately sent off his registration forms to the Football League, who were then based in nearby Lytham St. Annes. Blackpool chose not to appeal, as there were stiffer options available to the committee. The points deduction saw the Seasiders slip two places. Had they not been docked points, they would have finished safely in 18th and would not have needed to re-apply.Gillatt Peter Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year Pitch Publishing Ltd 30 November 2009 978-1-905411-50-4 Table Fourth 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