Williamson was the club's top scorer, with ten goals (six in the principal competition, three in the subsidiary and one in other games).

Staff and recovering patients from the King's Lancashire Medical Convalescent Hospital (KLMCH) and staff from the Royal Army Medical Corps Depot (RAMC), both based at Squires Gate, provided players throughout the season.

[2] The Principal competition for the 1916–17 season consisted of sixteen teams, two more than in the 1915–16 season with the addition of Blackburn Rovers and Port Vale: Blackpool began the campaign on 2 September 1916, with a home match against Preston North End.

The team included Jim Simmons, a Sheffield United player who was on honeymoon in Blackpool.

The club continued to struggle to field a team, and against Stoke City on 25 November began the game with only nine players.

Private Williamson, a soldier from Merseyside, made his debut against Oldham Athletic on 2 December, and he went on to become the club's top scorer this season.

However, they ended the season with a 9–0 win over Oldham Athletic on 17 March (including four goals from Hampton).

In the combined Subsidiary Competition table Blackpool finished 10th, with Rochdale emerging as champions.