1994–95 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
1994–95 season
Owner and chairmanOwen Oyston
ManagerSam Allardyce
Division Two12th
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerTony Ellis (17)

The 1994–95 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 89th season (86th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English league football, finishing twelfth.

Sam Allardyce replaced Billy Ayre as manager prior to the start of the season.

Blackpool exited both domestic cup competitions at the first-round stage.

Tony Ellis was the club's top league scorer, with seventeen goals.

Mike Davies retired at the end of the season after eleven years of service for Blackpool, his only professional club. He subsequently moved into a coaching role at the club.

Blackpool signed veteran goalkeeper Les Sealey from Manchester United before the season began, but he transferred back to the Premier League with a move to West Ham on 28 November.

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
10 Swansea City 46 19 14 13 57 45 +12 71
11 Stockport County 46 19 8 19 63 60 +3 65
12 Blackpool 46 18 10 18 64 70 −6 64
13 Wrexham 46 16 15 15 65 64 +1 63 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
14 Bradford City 46 16 12 18 57 64 −7 60
Source: [1]

References

  1. ^ "England 1994–95". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

Further reading

  • Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.