They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing bottom.

[2] They failed to win away from Bloomfield Road in the League; a record that would not be equalled for 106 years.

[3] Only seven more victories ensued in their 31 remaining league games,[2] which largely accounted for their lowly finishing position.

Of the eleven league games in which Bob Whittingham scored, Blackpool won four, drew five and lost two.

[2] The club's FA Cup run ended at the second-round stage, with a 2–1 defeat at Newcastle United on 6 February.