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1942–43 Blackpool F.C. season

English football club season

English football club season

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clubBlackpool F.C.
season1942–43
leagueLeague North
managerJoe Smith
league result1st (first competition); 13th (second competition)
season topscorerJock Dodds (47)
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultCompetition suspended
cup2League War Cup
cup2 resultWinners (Northern Section)
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The 1942–43 season was '*Blackpool F.C.''''s fourth season in special wartime football during World War II. They competed in League North, finishing first in the first competition and thirteenth in the second. Blackpool also won the League War Cup Northern Section, beating Sheffield Wednesday in the final. They also won the Challenge Cup, a meeting with the winners of the southern section of the League War Cup, Arsenal. Blackpool beat the Londoners 4–2 at Stamford Bridge in front of 55,195 spectators.

Jock Dodds was the club's top scorer for the fifth consecutive season, with 47 goals in all competitions.

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References

References

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