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1960–61 Blackpool F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Blackpool F.C.
season	1960–61
league	Division One
manager	Ron Suart
league result	20th
league topscorer	Ray Charnley (27)
season topscorer	Ray Charnley (28)
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Fourth round
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	Second round
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prevseason	1959–60
nextseason	1961–62

The 1960–61 season was '''Blackpool F.C.''''s 53rd season (50th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing twentieth.

The League Cup competition was introduced this season, and Blackpool exited at the second-round stage (the round in which they entered) at the hands of Leeds United, after a replay.

Ray Charnley was the club's top scorer for the third consecutive season, with 28 goals (27 in the league and one in the FA Cup).

On 10 September 1960, Bloomfield Road became the venue for the first televised football game in England for the visit of Bolton Wanderers. The Trotters won by a single goal.

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References

Entered competition in third round
Entered competition in second round
"The Football Supporters Federation".

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