Blackpool F.C. season 1902-03
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| Season 1902-03 1902-03 in English football The 1902–03 season was the 32nd season of competitive football in England.-Honours:Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition-First Division:-Second Division:... |
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| League | Division Two Football League Second Division From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams... |
| Manager | None |
| League position | 14th |
| Top goalscorer | Walter Cookson Walter Cookson Walter S. Cookson was an English professional footballer. He played for Nelson, Bristol City, Blackpool, Wellingborough, Brentford and Portsmouth.-Blackpool:... and Geordie Anderson (8 each) |
| Highest home attendance | 4,000 (v. Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... , Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... and Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... ) |
| Lowest home attendance | 600 (v. Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... ) |
| Previous season | ← 1901-02 Blackpool F.C. season 1901-02 The 1901-02 season was Blackpool F.C.s fifth season in the Football League. They competed in the eighteen-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.... |
| Next season | 1903-04 Blackpool F.C. season 1903-04 The 1903-04 season was Blackpool F.C.s seventh season in the Football League. They competed in the eighteen-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.... → |
The 1902-03
1902-03 in English football
The 1902–03 season was the 32nd season of competitive football in England.-Honours:Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition-First Division:-Second Division:...
season was Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
's sixth season (third consecutive) in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
. They competed in the eighteen-team Division Two
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
, then the second tier of English football
Football in England
Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...
, finishing fourteenth.
Walter Cookson
Walter Cookson
Walter S. Cookson was an English professional footballer. He played for Nelson, Bristol City, Blackpool, Wellingborough, Brentford and Portsmouth.-Blackpool:...
and Geordie Anderson were the club's joint-top scorers, with eight goals apiece.
Harry Stirzaker
Harry Stirzaker
Henry "Harry" Stirzaker was an English professional footballer. He played as a defender and spent his entire professional career with Blackpool....
retired at the end of the season, after nine years of service for Blackpool, his only professional club.
Season review
Blackpool opened the season with a trip to Burslem Port ValePort Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
on 6 September. Fred Heywood, on his debut for the club, netted Blackpool's goal in a 1–1 draw. Two other Blackpool players were given debuts: Teddy Duckworth
Teddy Duckworth
Thomas Crook "Teddy" Duckworth was an English professional football player and manager. As a player, he was an outside right. He played in the Football League and the Southern League for Blackpool, West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers.-Playing career:Born in Blackpool, Duckworth began his career...
and, from Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
, Walter Cookson
Walter Cookson
Walter S. Cookson was an English professional footballer. He played for Nelson, Bristol City, Blackpool, Wellingborough, Brentford and Portsmouth.-Blackpool:...
.
Seven days later, the Seasiders hosted Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
at Bloomfield Road. Geordie Anderson scored a hat-trick in a 3–3 draw.
Three more draws followed: 0–0 at Gainsborough Trinity
Gainsborough Trinity F.C.
Gainsborough Trinity Football Club are an English football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.Between 1896 and 1912 they were members of the Football League. They are currently in the Conference North, and play their home matches at The Northolme, which has a capacity of 4,304...
, 3–3 at home to Burton United
Burton United F.C.
Burton United Football Club was an English football club from Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire that played in The Football League between 1901 and 1907, before folding in 1910.-History:...
(Anderson, Jack Parkinson
Jack Parkinson (footballer born 1869)
John "Jack" Parkinson was an English professional football player. He played as a forward.-Career:Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, Parkinson, with fifteen goals, he was top scorer for his hometown club in 1896-97, their first-ever season in the Football League; indeed, he played in the club's first...
and Duckworth getting the hosts' goals) and 2–2 at home to Glossop North End (Parkinson and Cookson).
Blackpool obtained their first win in their six-game unbeaten start to the campaign against Stockport County
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
on 25 October. Jack Birchall
Jack Birchall
John "Jack" Birchall was an English footballer. He played for Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers.-Career:Birchall began his career with Liverpool in 1899 as a 23-year-old, but did not make any League appearances for the Anfield club. He joined Blackpool the following year and went on to make 86 League...
(his only goal of the season) and a Stockport own-goal were the decisive strikes.
On 8 November, Blackpool travelled to Woolwich Arsenal and suffered their first defeat of the season, 2–1, with Edward Threlfall
Edward Threlfall
Edward Threlfall was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over three hundred Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender.-Career:...
getting the visitors' goal.
After a two-week break, Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
hosted Blackpool. Parkinson and Anderson scored in a 2–0 win for the Lancastrians.
A week later, Small Heath visited Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road is an all-seater football stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It has been the permanent home of Blackpool F.C. since 1901 and is named after the road on which the stadium's main entrance used to stand. The stadium has been in a process of redevelopment since 2000...
and won by a single goal.
Into December, Blackpool travelled to Leicester Fosse on the 6th. Cookson scored, but the visitors lost 2–1.
Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
made it three straight defeats for the Seasiders on 13 December, winning 3–0 at Bloomfield Road.
Blackpool made the short trip to East Lancashire the following week to take on Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
. Cookson scored his third of the season as the honours were shared in a 1–1 draw.
On Christmas Day, Blackpool put four without reply past Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...
at Bloomfield Road. Harold Hardman
Harold Hardman
Harold Payne Hardman was an English footballer and later football chairman.-Football career:Born in Newton Heath, Manchester, he was discovered by Blackpool as a schoolboy and thrown into the first team during their season in exile from the Football League in 1899-1900...
(two), Parkinson and William Anderton
William Anderton
William Anderton was an English professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the 1900s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played in midfield....
scored the goals.
The next day, Blackpool travelled to Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
for a first meeting with their north-west neighbours since they changed their name from Newton Heath. Heywood scored two goals as Blackpool held on for a 2–2 draw.
The same scoreline followed in Blackpool's third game in as many days, at home to Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
in the first West Lancashire derby
West Lancashire derby
The West Lancashire derby is a local derby in English football, between Lancashire neighbours Blackpool F.C. and Preston North End F.C. The derby has taken place across all four tiers of the Football League, but not yet in the Premier League...
of the season, Heywood and Cookson the scorers for Pool.
Blackpool suffered a New Year's Day
New Year's Day
New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome...
single-goal defeat at home to Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
to kick off 1903. It was the first of three consecutive reversals, the other two being at home against Burslem Port Vale (2–5; Anderson and Cookson the scorers) and away to Barnsley (0–6).
The ship was steadied briefly with a 4–0 victory over Gainsborough Trinity at Bloomfield Road on 17 January (two goals from Anderson and one each from Hardman and Anderton), but another defeat followed — 0–2 at Burton United.
A run of three consecutive wins in late January and early February boosted Blackpool's league position. Firstly, on 31 January, they defeated Bristol City on the road with a single Cookson goal. This was followed by a 2–0 result at home to Burnley, a Jack Scott
Jack Scott (footballer)
Jack "John" A. Scott was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven years at Blackpool in the late 1890s and early 1900s, making over 300 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender...
penalty and Hardman's fourth strike of the season doing the damage. Finally, Manchester United visited Bloomfield Road on 14 February, and were dealt a 2–0 defeat, Cookson and Threlfall getting the goals.
Away defeats against Glossop North End and Stockport County (0–1 and 0–4, respectively) followed, however, then two draws (1–1 at Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
— Anderton getting Blackpool's goal — and 0–0 at home to Woolwich Arsenal).
Three consecutive defeats made it seven games without a win for the Seasiders. On 14 March they lost 3–0 at Doncaster Rovers. A week later, at home to Lincoln City, they were overturned 3–2 (Hardman and Parkinson netting their goals), and on 28 March they suffered a 5–1 defeat, with Hardman making the scoresheet. Blackpool's goalkeeper, Arthur Hull
Arthur Hull (footballer)
Arthur Hull was an English football goalkeeper. He made over 100 Football League appearances for Blackpool in four years in the early 20th century. In season 1902–03, he made one appearance as a midfielder.-References:...
, played in midfield.
On 4 April, Blackpool returned to winning ways with a 2–0 result at home to Leicester Fosse. Duckworth scored both goals.
Six days later, Blackpool faced arch-rivals Preston North End at Deepdale
Deepdale
Deepdale is a stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England, the home of Preston North End F.C. and, up to 2010, England's National Football Museum. Preston North End are one of the founder members of the Football League.- History :...
and returned pointless after a 3–1 defeat. Scott scored the visitors' goal from the penalty spot.
The next day saw another defeat, this time 2–0 at champions-elect Manchester City.
The season was rounded off with a 2–1 victory over Chesterfield at Bloomfield Road.
Table
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
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| 1 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 95 | 29 | 3.276 | 54 |
| 2 | Small Heath Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
34 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 74 | 36 | 2.056 | 51 |
| 3 | Woolwich Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 30 | 2.200 | 48 |
| 4 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 38 | 1.553 | 42 |
| 5 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 38 | 1.395 | 38 |
| 6 | Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 67 | 40 | 1.675 | 37 |
| 7 | Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 40 | 1.400 | 36 |
| 8 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 51 | 1.078 | 34 |
| 9 | Burslem Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 62 | 0.919 | 34 |
| 10 | Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 53 | 0.868 | 30 |
| 11 | Glossop North End | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 58 | 0.741 | 29 |
| 12 | Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity F.C. Gainsborough Trinity Football Club are an English football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.Between 1896 and 1912 they were members of the Football League. They are currently in the Conference North, and play their home matches at The Northolme, which has a capacity of 4,304... |
34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 59 | 0.695 | 29 |
| 13 | Burton United Burton United F.C. Burton United Football Club was an English football club from Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire that played in The Football League between 1901 and 1907, before folding in 1910.-History:... |
34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 59 | 0.661 | 29 |
| 14 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 0.746 | 28 |
| 15 | Leicester Fosse Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 65 | 0.631 | 28 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 72 | 0.486 | 25 |
| 17 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 39 | 74 | 0.527 | 20 |
| 18 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 77 | 0.390 | 20 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Appearances
- Fred Heywood – 33
- Jack ParkinsonJack Parkinson (footballer born 1869)John "Jack" Parkinson was an English professional football player. He played as a forward.-Career:Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, Parkinson, with fifteen goals, he was top scorer for his hometown club in 1896-97, their first-ever season in the Football League; indeed, he played in the club's first...
– 31 - Jack ScottJack Scott (footballer)Jack "John" A. Scott was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven years at Blackpool in the late 1890s and early 1900s, making over 300 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender...
– 32 - Bob BirkettBob BirkettRobert Kirkham "Bob" Birket was an English professional footballer who spent his entire ten-year football league career with Blackpool after signing from Fleetwood Rangers....
– 30 - Harold HardmanHarold HardmanHarold Payne Hardman was an English footballer and later football chairman.-Football career:Born in Newton Heath, Manchester, he was discovered by Blackpool as a schoolboy and thrown into the first team during their season in exile from the Football League in 1899-1900...
– 30 - William AndertonWilliam AndertonWilliam Anderton was an English professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the 1900s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played in midfield....
– 28 - Tom Wolstenholme – 28
- Edward ThrelfallEdward ThrelfallEdward Threlfall was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over three hundred Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender.-Career:...
– 26 - Jack BirchallJack BirchallJohn "Jack" Birchall was an English footballer. He played for Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers.-Career:Birchall began his career with Liverpool in 1899 as a 23-year-old, but did not make any League appearances for the Anfield club. He joined Blackpool the following year and went on to make 86 League...
– 22 - Geordie Anderson – 21
- Arthur HullArthur Hull (footballer)Arthur Hull was an English football goalkeeper. He made over 100 Football League appearances for Blackpool in four years in the early 20th century. In season 1902–03, he made one appearance as a midfielder.-References:...
– 16 (including one in midfield) - Joe Dorrington – 12
- Lorenzo Evans – 11
- Teddy DuckworthTeddy DuckworthThomas Crook "Teddy" Duckworth was an English professional football player and manager. As a player, he was an outside right. He played in the Football League and the Southern League for Blackpool, West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers.-Playing career:Born in Blackpool, Duckworth began his career...
– 10 - Harry StirzakerHarry StirzakerHenry "Harry" Stirzaker was an English professional footballer. He played as a defender and spent his entire professional career with Blackpool....
– 9 - Walter CooksonWalter CooksonWalter S. Cookson was an English professional footballer. He played for Nelson, Bristol City, Blackpool, Wellingborough, Brentford and Portsmouth.-Blackpool:...
– 8 - J.W. Wright – 7
- Henry Parr – 3
Players used: 18
Goals
- Geordie Anderson – 8
- Walter CooksonWalter CooksonWalter S. Cookson was an English professional footballer. He played for Nelson, Bristol City, Blackpool, Wellingborough, Brentford and Portsmouth.-Blackpool:...
– 8 - Harold HardmanHarold HardmanHarold Payne Hardman was an English footballer and later football chairman.-Football career:Born in Newton Heath, Manchester, he was discovered by Blackpool as a schoolboy and thrown into the first team during their season in exile from the Football League in 1899-1900...
– 6 - Jack ParkinsonJack Parkinson (footballer born 1869)John "Jack" Parkinson was an English professional football player. He played as a forward.-Career:Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, Parkinson, with fifteen goals, he was top scorer for his hometown club in 1896-97, their first-ever season in the Football League; indeed, he played in the club's first...
– 6 - Fred Heywood – 4
- William AndertonWilliam AndertonWilliam Anderton was an English professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the 1900s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played in midfield....
– 3 - Teddy DuckworthTeddy DuckworthThomas Crook "Teddy" Duckworth was an English professional football player and manager. As a player, he was an outside right. He played in the Football League and the Southern League for Blackpool, West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers.-Playing career:Born in Blackpool, Duckworth began his career...
– 3 - Jack ScottJack Scott (footballer)Jack "John" A. Scott was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven years at Blackpool in the late 1890s and early 1900s, making over 300 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender...
– 2 - Edward ThrelfallEdward ThrelfallEdward Threlfall was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over three hundred Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender.-Career:...
– 2 - Jack BirchallJack BirchallJohn "Jack" Birchall was an English footballer. He played for Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers.-Career:Birchall began his career with Liverpool in 1899 as a 23-year-old, but did not make any League appearances for the Anfield club. He joined Blackpool the following year and went on to make 86 League...
– 1
Goals scored: 43 (plus one own-goal)
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|Teddy Duckworth
Teddy Duckworth
Thomas Crook "Teddy" Duckworth was an English professional football player and manager. As a player, he was an outside right. He played in the Football League and the Southern League for Blackpool, West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers.-Playing career:Born in Blackpool, Duckworth began his career...
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|Walter Cookson
Walter Cookson
Walter S. Cookson was an English professional footballer. He played for Nelson, Bristol City, Blackpool, Wellingborough, Brentford and Portsmouth.-Blackpool:...
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|Fred Heywood
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|Tom Wolstenholme
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|J.W. Wright
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|Henry Parr
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|1902
|Arthur Hull
Arthur Hull (footballer)
Arthur Hull was an English football goalkeeper. He made over 100 Football League appearances for Blackpool in four years in the early 20th century. In season 1902–03, he made one appearance as a midfielder.-References:...
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|John Burden
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|1902
|Sammy Brookes
Sammy Brookes
James Samuel "Sammy" Brookes was a professional footballer. A right half, he played three Football League games for Blackpool, his only known club, in 1901. He scored one goal in those three games.-References:SpecificGeneral...
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|Jack Foster
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|William Higginson
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|A. Boulton
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|Nicholas Gillett
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|Watty Allan
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|Tom Barcroft
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|Joseph Billington
Joseph Billington
Joseph Billington was an English footballer. He played one Football League game for Blackpool in 1902, his only known professional first-team appearance.The game in question was at Leicester Fosse on 15 March 1902. The hosts won by a single goal....
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