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1969–70 Blackpool F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Blackpool F.C.
season	1969–70
league	Division Two
manager	Les Shannon
league result	2nd (promoted)
league topscorer	Fred Pickering (17)
season topscorer	Fred Pickering (18)
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Fourth round
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	Third round
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prevseason	1968–69
nextseason	1970–71

The 1969–70 season was '''Blackpool F.C.''''s 62nd season (59th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing second. As a result, they were promoted to Division One after an absence of three seasons.

This was Les Shannon's first season as manager, after his succession of Stan Mortensen. He was installed by new chairman Bill Gregson.

Fred Pickering was the club's top scorer, with eighteen goals (seventeen in the league and one in the FA Cup).

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Entered competition in third round
Entered competition in second round

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