1959–60 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
1959–60 season
ManagerRon Suart
Division One11th
FA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ray Charnley (18)
All: Ray Charnley (18)

The 1959–60 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 52nd season (49th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing eleventh, mid-table.

Ray Charnley was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with eighteen goals.

Hugh Kelly retired at the end of the season after seventeen years of service for Blackpool, his only professional club. George Farm left mid season to join Queen of the South after becoming the first player to make 500 first team appearances for Blackpool.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
9 Preston North End 42 16 12 14 79 76 1.039 44
10 Fulham 42 17 10 15 73 80 0.913 44
11 Blackpool 42 15 10 17 59 71 0.831 40
12 Leicester City 42 13 13 16 66 75 0.880 39
13 Arsenal 42 15 9 18 68 80 0.850 39
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